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This story was sent to you by: Chuck -------------------- Taking dinosaurs' temperature -------------------- By studying the teeth of large Jurassic-era sauropods, scientists find their body temperatures were above 96 degrees Fahrenheit. But that doesn't mean they were warm-blooded. By Daniela Hernandez, Los Angeles Times June 25 2011 Millions of years after dinosaurs roamed the Earth, scientists have taken their temperature and reported that their bodies operated between 96.8 and 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit. The complete article can be viewed at: http://www.latimes.com/news/science/la-sci-dinosaurs-20110625,0,7319352.story Visit latimes.com at http://www.latimes.com

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This story was sent to you by: Chuck -------------------- Dinosaur Hall holds something big -------------------- The Natural History Museum's revamped and enlarged exhibit  opens July 16,and for all the new dramatic displays and  hands-on exhibits, it's clear that the study of the  prehistoric creatures is unfinished and there is still much  to discover. By Sophia Lee, Los Angeles Times July 3 2011 There is nothing juvenile about the three Tyrannosaurus  rex skeletons at the heart of the Natural History Museum's  new Dinosaur Hall,crouching with their great heads and  menacing teeth hovering just above an unlucky duck-billed  Edmontosaurus skeleton — yet one could say they  represent the next generation of museum dinosaurs. The complete article can be viewed at: http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-ca-dinosaur-hall-20110703,0,243822.story Visit latimes.com at http://www.latimes.com