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“Observations from NASA ’s Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer mission indicate the family of asteroids some believed was responsible for the demise of the dinosaurs is not likely the culprit.” Quoted from the NASA press release.
Tags: asteroid, astronomy, california, dinosaurs, earth, earth sciences, marcellus-shale, pennsylvania, satellite images, university, waterQuick excavations were done to recover a fossil thalattosaur that was only exposed during low tide at certain times of the year. The University of Alaska Museum of the North is now preparing the marine reptile for study.
Tags: ads-by-google, alaska, california, dinosaurs, earthquakes, energy, fossils, geology-news, Geology.com, Jobs, middle-east, north, virginia, waterThe longest-known stretch of dinosaur footprints is located on the Dampier Peninsula of Australia . Chevron, Shell, BP and other companies want to develop a natural gas port that will be the first major development on the 80 kilometer footprint area.
Tags: australia, dinosaurs, earth sciences, energy, financial, geology, geology-news, historical geology, Jobs, oil and gas, pennsylvania, waterA new species of raptor dinosaur, “Linheraptor exquisitus,” has been discovered in Inner Mongolia, China. The nearly complete skeleton is related to the well-known species “Velociraptor,” and will help scientists understand other related dinosaurs within the Dromaeosauridae family.
Tags: ads-by-google, china, dinosaurs, earth sciences, europe, fossils, geology-news, Geology.com, marcellus-shale, national-geographic, pennsylvania, university, virginiaA new fossil discovery was made in Tanzania of a dinosaur-like creature that lived about 10 million years before the first dinosaur. Characteristics of this animal suggests that the first dinosaur might have lived earlier than previously believed.
Tags: africa, article, dinosaurs, florida, fossils, Geology.com, Jobs, massachusetts, national-geographic, pennsylvania, washingtonA new discovery by researchers at Oregon State University suggests that it is unlikely that birds descended from known theropod dinosaurs.
Tags: archaeology, australia, dinosaurs, europe, geology, geology-news, historical geology, massachusetts, michigan, oregon, pennsylvania, photos, universityA 7.5-acre site in Prince George#8217;s County will become Maryland#8217;s first dinosaur park. County archaeologist, Donald Creveling calls it #8220;one of the most prolific sites for dinosaur and plant fossils east of the Mississippi River.#8221;img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Geologycom/~4/E2ijDjqMmwY” height=”1″ width=”1″/
Tags: africa, canada, dinosaurs, earth sciences, energy, fossils, geology, geology-news, Geology.com, marcellus-shale, michiganNumerous dinosaur imprints measuring up to 2 meters in diameter and covering a distance of over 100 meters have been discovered near the village of Plagne, France.img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Geologycom/~4/myQdYmWz8Gc” height=”1″ width=”1″/
Tags: dictionary, dinosaurs, fossils, Geology.com, marcellus-shale, search, virginia, washingtonOnce a name attains global popularity it can be very difficult to make a correction. A post at Everything Dinosaur explains the confusion between the names Apatosaurus and Brontosaurus.img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Geologycom/~4/d2W6Vj2bNR4″ height=”1″ width=”1″/
Tags: dinosaurs, europe, florida, Geology.com, Jobs, marcellus-shale, pennsylvania, washingtonOne of the largest known specimens of Tyrannosaurus Rex will be auctioned by Bonhams #038; Butterfields on Saturday, October 3, 2009 in Las Vegas. The skeleton is expected to bring millions of dollars.
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