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A Lost-and-Found Nomad Helps Solve the Mystery of a Swimming Dinosaur

by Myrna Posted on September 11, 2014

A model of the largest known predatory dinosaur, and the only dinosaur known to spend much of its life in water, will be displayed in Washington. Link –  A Lost-and-Found Nomad Helps Solve the Mystery of a Swimming Dinosaur ; ; ;

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Dreadnoughtus, a 130,000-Pound Dinosaur That Wasn’t Done Growing

by Myrna Posted on September 4, 2014

The 85-foot-long dinosaur, whose remains were discovered in 2005 in Argentina but took years to excavate, is among the largest land animals ever. Link –  Dreadnoughtus, a 130,000-Pound Dinosaur That Wasn’t Done Growing ; ; ;

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Arts | Connecticut: From the Age of Dinosaurs, Hard Clues

by Myrna Posted on July 11, 2014

A Yale professor came across a piece of petrified wood believed to have come from Southbury, leading to the discovery of a new genus (or family) and species of conifer: a tree, now extinct, that grew 200 million years ago. Jump to original:   Arts | Connecticut: From the Age of Dinosaurs, Hard Clues ; ;Related ArticlesObservatory: Ancient Bird Had Some Feathers Just for ShowDot Earth Blog: In Urbanization Update, U.N. Sees Tokyo Atop Megacities List Until 2030Matter: Hope for Frogs Facing a Deadly Fungus ;

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Outsider Challenges Papers on Growth of Dinosaurs

by Myrna Posted on December 16, 2013

Nathan P. Myhrvold, the former chief technology officer of Microsoft, says that while trying to study why dinosaurs were so large, he found discrepancies in papers discussing the creatures’ growth rates. Excerpt from: Outsider Challenges Papers on Growth of Dinosaurs Related Articles A Struggle to Balance Wind Energy With Wildlife Energy Secretary Calls Oil Export Ban Dated Energy Secretary Voices Concern Over Dated Oil Export Restrictions

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Outsider Challenges Papers on Growth of Dinosaurs

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