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Dinos Found in Spain, Croatia

July 20, 2002

Dinosaur fossils continue to be discovered around the world. The BBC news hints that surprises may be forthcoming from a new cache in Spain that has yielded stegosaurs, crocodilians and carnivorous dinosaurs, and a pelvic bone possibly from Diplodocus. On a resort island of Croatia, trackways of titanosaurs have been discovered, reports EurekAlert. The BBC […]

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Ichthyosaurs Suddenly Appeared in Triassic Oceans

April 20, 2002

“Ichthyosaurs were a group of Mesozoic marine reptiles that evolved fish-shaped body outlines,” begins Ryosuke Motani (UC Davis) in the Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences,1 in a paper on “Evolution of Fish-Shaped Reptiles… in Their Physical Environments and Constraints.” But while much is said about their environments and constraints, little is said to […]

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Dinosaurs of the Month

February 20, 2002

The tools of paleontologists continue to turn up interesting things. Here are some of the latest dinosaur discoveries reported this month: Mighty mouth: An African theropod with massive, shark-like teeth was found in the African Sahara, reported National Geographic News and PhysOrg. It was named Eocarcharia dinops, or “fierce-eyed dawn shark.” Another similar individual, presumed […]

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Daffy Duck Found in Dino Park

January 20, 2002

A fossil duck from the Cretaceous has been discovered, indicating that the branch of birds including waterfowl already coexisted with the dinosaurs. A press release from NC State explains the significance of the paper published in Nature1 this week. Dr. Julia Clarke and colleagues say this means that “at least duck, chicken and ratite bird […]

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