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Archaeopteryx fossil with clearly visable feathers.75

The Origins of the Theory of Dinosaur to Bird Evolution

Not many people know that the theory that birds evolved from dinosaurs is almost as old as dinosaur paleontology itself. It dates back to same period Darwin was starting to propose his theory of evolution....

57 comments    education history science
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Mammals from the Age of Dinosaurs

As the discipline of craniate palaeontology has become ever specific, and the fossil track record of vertebrates is getting better cognized, a roll down of collection books has been released in late years....

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The Burgess Shale Fauna and Fossils

When most people picture paleontologists, they see scientists sweating in the summer's heat to wrest treasures from rocks. From this image, some might think that the paleontologists recognize the greatest...

0 comments    geology fossils paleontology
Silky Bantam - adorned with the feathers bird anscestors probably origionally sported.82

Jurassic Chicken: The Resurrection of Dinosaurs

It may not be as crazy as it sounds. Paleontology and experimental biology are meeting for the first time in our history. Will this result in the ressurrection of dinosaurs?

6 comments    education science chicken
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Preschoolers Learn Paleontology with PBS Kids’ Dinosaur Train

Dinosaur Train premiered on PBS with a four episode marathon on Labor Day 2009 (September 7, 2009). This series joins Sid the Science Kid as a PBS show that teaches about science. The main...

1 comment    entertainment education children
A look at Ceratages prickly thorned spines from above. 85

The Strangest Cambrian Creatures Ever Discovered

The Cambrian Period (542-488 million years ago) is known as being the first burst in the diversity of animal life. It wasn't that animals didn't exist before this time, as they did, that made this period...

10 comments    animals evolution ocean
While we usually think of alligators and crocodiles as looking like this, if we go back into their evolutionary history, we find their ancestors were very different.78

Evolution of Alligators and Crocodiles

It's hard to imagine, but modern crocodylians (alligators, crocodiles and gavials) are very different from their ancestors. The ancestors of crocodylians were not aquatic ambush predators as their descendants...

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Skull matrix excavation Hillfieldion Seazoria.(2005) A Hallettestoneion Seazoria Dragon. Discoverer Mike Hallett photographed with Hillfieldion Seazoria skull after just beginning to excavate the the right hand side of mouth below skull. 71

Dragon (remains) discovery. Hallettestoneion seazoria Dragons. Utah USA.

Subject: Dragons (remains) discovered. Prehistoric sea dragon myth finally busted. Hallettestoneion Seazoria Dragons. Utah USA ...

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Examples of Insular Dwarfism

Insular Dwarfism is a biological process in which large animals, over time, evolve to be smaller to better suit their environment. This most often happens on islands where food may be in shorter supply (giving...

1 comment    education science animals
Skull matrix excavation Hillfieldion Seazoria. A Hallettestoneion Seazoria Dragon. Hallettestoneion Research Project. 2,005 Skull and Teeth right side.58

Hallettestoneion Seazoria Dragons; Prehistoric discovery, Utah

What do you do when you have found the true prehistoric sea dragons, long missing from the historical text book. Who do you contact. The legendary dragons are supposed to be a product of mythology right!....

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