LA Times article on the source of earth's water
Please see Water that formed before sun on Page AA2 of Saturday, September 27, 2014 issue of Los Angeles Times
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New Discovery - Spinosaurus
Spinosaurus: A huge predatory dinosaur, built to swim A digital skeletal reconstruction and transparent flesh outline of Spinosaurus aegyptiacus. The bones suggest this dinosaur was built to swim. Color codes show the origin of different parts of the digital skeletal model. (Model by Tyler Keillor, Lauren Conroy and Erin Fitzgerald, Ibrahim et al., Science/AAAS) By AMINA KHAN contact the reporter Animal Research Scientific Research Museums University of Chicago This dinosaur was no landlubber! Scientists say Spinosaurus could swim like a champ Dinosaurs ruled the land for millions of years. Now scientists have discovered a fearsome species that could have wreaked havoc in its prehistoric waters. An unusual fossil whose parts were flung across two continents appears to be the first known semi-aquatic dinosaur, according to a report published Thursday by the journal Science. Measuring 9 feet longer than a Tyrannosaurus rex , the 95-m...
New Mammoth find in Texas
Please thank Docent Carolyn Weiss for this! --Forwarded Message Attachment-- Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2014 09:59:50 -0700 From: lpcarolyn@earthlink.net Subject: Complete Mammoth Skeleton Found In Texas To: coolmdr@ca.rr.com Open the link below to view video: http://www.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/us/2014/08/27/dnt-mammoth-skeleton-found-texas.wfaa.html Carolyn Marie
Late Crustacean Dino Hunter in Utah
June 25, 2014 article in the LA Times about Utah dino hunter: Dinosaur hunter is making prehistory
The Docent Roundtable June 2014 Luncheon
The following pictures were taken in the second floor North American Mammals Hall. Double click on image to enlarge: