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Black Dinosaur Feathers May Have Helped Archaeopteryx Fly

elegant — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:00:00 +0000

An Archaeopteryx fossil was microscopically examined for pigment clues, which were compared with cells of living birds.

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Winged dinosaur Archaeopteryx dressed for flight

publisher — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 21:30:30 +0000

The iconic, winged dinosaur Archaeopteryx was dressed for flight, an international team of researchers has concluded. The group identified the color of the raven-sized creature’s fossilized wing feather, determining it was black. The color and the structures that supplied the pigment suggest that Archaeopteryx’s feathers were rigid and durable, which would have helped it to fly.

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Fossils in South Africa reveal dinosaur nesting site: 190 million years old

creative — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 01:25:25 +0000

An excavation at a site in South Africa has unearthed the 190-million-year-old dinosaur nesting site of the prosauropod dinosaur Massospondylus — revealing significant clues about the evolution of complex reproductive behavior in early dinosaurs.

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A. O. Scott on the Musical Movement of ‘The Tree of Life’

admin — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 10:00:00 +0000

Terrence Malick’s “Tree of Life,” which plays almost like a piece of music, doesn’t shy away from considering the divine.

Feathers Trapped in Amber Reveal a More Colorful Dinosaur Age

creative — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 04:00:00 +0000

Paleontologists in Canada have found 70-million-year-old amber preserving 11 specimens showing a wide diversity of feather types and pigments in the Mesozoic Era.

Deal Will Expand Petrified Forest National Park in Arizona

admin — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 04:00:00 +0000

Petrified Forest National Park in Arizona will expand its boundaries and increase opportunities for visitors to peer into a time period that preceded the era when dinosaurs thrived.

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Fossil May Evict Archaeopteryx From Avian Family Tree

creative — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 04:00:00 +0000

A Chinese fossil representing a previously unknown species of birdlike dinosaur could represent the final straw in the theory that Archaeopteryx was the earliest bird.

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Dinosaur Hall at Los Angeles Museum – Review

admin — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 04:00:00 +0000

The newly refurbished Dinosaur Hall at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County puts more emphasis on the dynamic process of discovery and interpretation rather than on the static, frozen moment of the diorama.

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Dinosaur Hall at Los Angeles Museum – Review

Some Sauropods Were as Warm as People, Scientists Report

publisher — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 04:00:00 +0000

Testing the chemical composition of dinosaur teeth, researchers found that some sauropods were warmer than modern crocodiles and alligators.

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Some Sauropods Were as Warm as People, Scientists Report

T. Bataar Skeleton Is Found in the Gobi Desert

admin — Mon, 09 May 2011 04:00:00 +0000

In life, the specimen weighed less than 70 pounds, compared with the six-ton weight of a full-grown T. bataar.

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T. Bataar Skeleton Is Found in the Gobi Desert