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This story that appeared in the LA Times on 8/12/11 was sent to you by: Chuck ------ Plesiosaurs carried young like a mammal, study finds.   The fossil of a pregnant plesiosaur indicates that the ancient marine reptile grew a fetus and did not lay eggs.  By Daniela Hernandez, Los Angeles Times August 11 2011, 4:13 PM PDT  Plesiosaurs — giant marine reptiles that ruled the oceans 75 million years ago — gave birth to single large babies and may even have nurtured their young, according to a new study.   The complete article can be viewed at: http://www.latimes.com/news/science/la-sci-plesiosaur-20110812,0,5829302.story    Visit latimes.com at  http://www.latimes.com

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

Interesting article and link below concerning an evolutionary advantage of music for humans (click on link below to read abstract):: http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/56767067.html?FMT=ABS  

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

More pics taken by Art:   Video-Remarks by Karen (click on arrow in lower left hand of screen):

Outside: Inside: But first, For Our Amusement (video): PowerPoint Presentation: Nature Walk with Tracy: Red Tailed Hawk: Lunch at Doubletree Hotel in Torrance: Host and Organizer Maria Martinez: