Paleontology

Solved!: Egg came before chicken, scientists now say

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 08:00:00 GMT

Imprints of eggs and their broken shells, part of a 77-million-year-old dinosaur nest, are displayed ... A rare fossilized dinosaur nest helps answer the conundrum of which came first, the chicken or the egg, ...

Photo in the News: Birdlike Dinosaur Eggs Found

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 08:00:00 GMT

November 14, 2008 - If it looks like a duck-billed dinosaur nest, it's probably from a duck-bill - unless it's a newly identified clutch of fossilized eggs from a private collection in Calgary, Canada .

A closer look into bird evolution

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 12:09:24 GMT

By Scott Haggett Calgary, Alberta - Canadian researchers say they've narrowed down the likely owner of a dinosaur nest, abandoned on a river's edge 77-million years ago, adding the discovery offers a unique ...

New data on the late Neandertals: Direct dating of the Belgian Spy fossils

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 13:59:09 GMT

EsepBib Abstract In Eurasia, the period between 40,000 and 30,000 BP saw the replacement of Neandertals by anatomically modern humans during and after the Middle to Upper Paleolithic transition.

Which Came First? Eggs Before Chickens, Scientists Now Say

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 16:16:29 GMT

The nest and eggs either belonged to a bird-like dinosaur that looked similar to an oviraptor or a relative of Velociraptor .

Rare dinosaur nest offers look into bird evolution

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 18:00:24 GMT

Canadian researchers say they've narrowed down the likely owner of a dinosaur nest, abandoned on a river's edge 77 million years ago, adding the discovery offers a unique look at dinosaur reproduction and the ...

Happy birthday, Elasmosaur...

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 18:07:11 GMT

He's the oldest resident in town and on Saturday he's celebrating his birthday - and everyone is invited.

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Thu, 20 Nov 2008 05:13:14 GMT

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Friday Sprog Blogging: dog days.

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 20:06:54 GMT

Categories Archives Chemistry Biology Paleontology Ecology Geoscience Medicos Friday Sprog Blogging: dog days.

Scientists Pinpoint Origin Of Rare Dinosaur Nest

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 21:34:39 GMT

Canadian researchers have been given a unique look at dinosaur reproduction and the evolution of birds as they've narrowed down the likely owner of a dinosaur nest, abandoned on a river's edge 77 million years ...

Exhibit tells feathered dinosaurs' story

Sat, 15 Nov 2008 01:36:03 GMT

The Fresno Metropolitan Museum's "Feathered Dinosaurs and the Origin of Flight" should help feed the public's never-ending fascination with dinosaurs in movies and exhibits.

Rare dinosaur nest offers l...

Sat, 15 Nov 2008 11:39:26 GMT

Comment about "Rare dinosaur nest offers look into bird evolution" Phone Name Comment 0 Rare dinosaur nest offers look into bird evolution Reuters University of Calgary paleontologist Darla Zelenitsky shows a ...

Climate Change/Environmental Science Articles

Sat, 15 Nov 2008 16:34:00 GMT

Information compiled by Environmental Defense Fund Climate: most of them Oceans: 5, 19, 23, 26 LWW: 1-3, 5, 13, 15, 17, 26, 28, 29, 31, 33, 35 Air quality: 18, 32, 34 International: 3, 10, 14, 15 Econ/tech: 7, ...

UM's Mohr recommended for honor

Sun, 16 Nov 2008 07:12:18 GMT

University of Montana marketing professor Jakki Mohr, who specializes in high-tech marketing, has been recommended to the Montana Board of Regents for appointment as a Regents professor - a rare honor among ...

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Thu, 20 Nov 2008 05:13:14 GMT

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UM Paleontology Center uses grant for major reorganization

Sun, 16 Nov 2008 09:45:19 GMT

Faculty and staff at the University of Montana's Paleontology Center have spent the past nine months organizing and categorizing the university's fossil collection.

Carnivorous dinosaur eggs discovered

Sun, 16 Nov 2008 11:46:26 GMT

From National Geographic : November 14, 2008a 'If it looks like a duck-billed dinosaur nest, it's probably from a duck-billa 'unless it's a newly identified clutch of fossilized eggs from a private collection ...

Some assembly required: A peek inside where dinos are made

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 11:06:28 GMT

From the outside, it could be any one of the dozens of bleak, dusty warehouses that speckle Chester's West End.

Women, scientists, and ordinary human beings. [Adventures in Ethics and Science]

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 04:31:55 GMT

Widget doesn't work? Here's my giving page . Thanks! Categories Archives Where I'm coming from Chemistry Physics, Astronomy Biology Paleontology Ecology Math, Logic, Statistics Psychology, Neuroscience ...

Dino fossil? mystery - Zee News

Sat, 15 Nov 2008 04:09:00 GMT

Washington, Nov 15: Scientists have solved a 77-million-year old mystery of a unique fossilized nest and eggs, by determining the egg layer to be a small theropod (meat-eating) dinosaur. The scientific detective work was conducted by University of ...

Solved!: Egg came before chicken, scientists now say - News-Star

Sat, 15 Nov 2008 06:40:00 GMT

Imprints of eggs and their broken shells, part of a 77-million-year-old dinosaur nest, are displayed ? A rare fossilized dinosaur nest helps answer the conundrum of which came first, the chicken or the egg, two paleontologists say. The small ...

N. Ky. Indian hunt & kill site a rare find - Fox 19

Sat, 15 Nov 2008 15:22:00 GMT

UNION, Ky. (AP) - Archaeologists have dug up and will display evidence of an American Indian bison hunt that happened hundreds of years ago in northern Kentucky. Evidence at the site shows hunters killed and butchered the animals with stone tools ...

Indian hunt-and-kill site a rare find - Lexington Herald-Leader

Sat, 15 Nov 2008 16:34:00 GMT

UNION, Ky. -- An archaeological dig in northern Kentucky has uncovered Native American tools and bison bones from a hunt that took place hundreds of years ago. Evidence at the site in Big Bone Creek shows that the hunters killed, and butchered the ...

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Thu, 20 Nov 2008 05:13:14 GMT

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Indian hunt & kill site a rare find - Wave 3

Sat, 15 Nov 2008 19:26:00 GMT

UNION, KY (AP) - An archaeological dig in northern Kentucky has uncovered Native American tools and bison bones from a hunt that took place hundreds of years ago. Evidence at the site in Big Bone Creek shows that the hunters killed, and butchered the ...

News briefs from around Kentucky at 4:58 p.m. EST - Lexington Herald-Leader

Sat, 15 Nov 2008 23:36:00 GMT

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) - Joe Craddock threw for 212 yards and two touchdowns as Middle Tennessee State defeated Western Kentucky 21-10 on Saturday. Phillip Tanner rushed for 92 yards and a touchdown, helping Middle Tennessee (4-6) to 313 total yards ...

N. Ky. discovery excites paleontologist - Lexington Herald-Leader

Sun, 16 Nov 2008 07:50:00 GMT

UNION ? Archaeologists have dug up and will display evidence of an Native American bison hunt that happened hundreds of years ago in Northern Kentucky. Evidence at the site shows hunters killed and butchered the animals with stone tools, leaving ...

N. Ky. discovery excites paleontologist - Lexington Herald-Leader

Sun, 16 Nov 2008 12:29:00 GMT

Scientists Find Rare Indian Kill Site - LEX 18

Sun, 16 Nov 2008 23:28:00 GMT

Rare dinosaur nest offers look into bird evolution - Kerala Next

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 05:47:00 GMT

CALGARY, Alberta ? Canadian researchers say they've narrowed down the likely owner of a dinosaur nest, abandoned on a river's edge 77 million years ago, adding the discovery offers a unique look at dinosaur reproduction and the evolution of birds ...

Virginia museum names Ward as its 1st curator emeritus - WDBJ7.com

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 16:17:00 GMT

MARTINSVILLE, Va. (AP) -- The Virginia Museum of Natural History has named retired curator Lauck "Buck" Ward as its first curator emeritus. Ward had served as curator of invertebrate paleontology at the museum for 19 years before he recently retired ...

Va. museum names Ward as its 1st curator emeritus - Daily Press

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 16:39:00 GMT

MARTINSVILLE, Va. - The Virginia Museum of Natural History has named retired curator Lauck "Buck" Ward as its first curator emeritus. Ward had served as curator of invertebrate paleontology at the museum for 19 years before he recently retired. The ...

Virginia Museum of Natural History names 1st curator emeritus - WSLS

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 16:39:00 GMT

MARTINSVILLE, Va. (AP) - The Virginia Museum of Natural History has named retired curator Lauck ?Buck? Ward as its first curator emeritus. Ward had served as curator of invertebrate paleontology at the museum for 19 years before he recently ...

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Thu, 20 Nov 2008 05:13:14 GMT

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Preservation question still to be answered - Las Vegas Sun

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 17:22:00 GMT

Jill DeStefano, founder of the preservation group Protectors of Tule Springs, leads a tour last week of the Upper Las Vegas Wash. For 30 months preservationists have been waiting for the findings of a Utah State University study on the potential ...

Debating the Dinosaur Dance Floor - Astrobiology Magazine

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 08:09:00 GMT

Geologist Winston Seiler with some of the dinosaur tracks. The impressions once were thought to be potholes eroded by water. Now researchers have suggested that the impressions comprise a large dinosaur "trample surface" in northern Arizona. Credit ...

Museum names first curator emeritus - Martinsville Bulletin

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 10:04:00 GMT

The Virginia Museum of Natural History has named retired curator Lauck ?Buck? Ward as its first curator emeritus. Ward served as curator of invertebrate paleontology at the museum for 19 years before he recently retired. He also has been the ...

Museum of the Rockies announces layoffs - Missoulian

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 18:10:00 GMT

BOZEMAN - Five people employed at the Museum of the Rockies in Bozeman have received layoff notices. Two others with professional appointments scheduled to end in June got word they may have to leave in January, instead. The museum known for its ...

Museum of the Rockies cuts staff - Billings Gazette

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 08:01:00 GMT

BOZEMAN - The Museum of the Rockies in Bozeman has told five employees that they will be laid off, perhaps has early as Jan. 1. In addition, two museum staffers who have professional appointments scheduled to end in June may have to leave in January ...

Alta. researchers find fossilized nest of small dinosaur

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 05:30:21 GMT

University of Calgary Paleontology assistant professor Dr. Darla Zelenitsky shows off a rare fossil nest made by a meat-eating dinosaur thought to have been abandoned by its owner 77 million years ago at the U ...