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What will Yemen's dinosaur trackways tell us?
Dinosaur trackways have been found in Yeman on the Arabian peninsula, where evidence of dinosaur activity was previously limited: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7410032.stm … more »
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What's New on CILC
Rebecca Morrison wrote 23 hours ago: CILC sent out new videoconferences listed on their website, www.cilc.org, and programs include two f … more »
Paleo vs. Neo Carbs (not Cons)
saij wrote 1 day ago: (cross-posted @ the Dojo) Dr. Lam has a post on the link between sugar and all the ills of humanit … more »
Were Dinosaurs Warm Blooded?
saij wrote 3 days ago: During the 1990’s there was a lot of discussion (yelling?) over the question of whether or no … more »
Slime-Bag Dinosaur: What Science Is, What It Isn't
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saij wrote 6 days ago: Carl Zimmer discusses his new piece in Science. It’s about the 2005 discovery of potential … more »
Scientists map out Vietnam’s palaeontology
Bao Viet Nam wrote 1 week ago: – A comprehensive atlas on the paleaontology of Vietnam is expected to be published next year. Th … more »
Panspermia, Red Rain, and Falling Rocks
saij wrote 2 weeks ago: In an article in the International Journal of Astrobiology, P. McCafferty discusses the possibility … more »
The state of palaeontology survey
David Hone wrote 1 month ago: This post is a combination of several from the Mk.1 version of the musings. The theme of ‘the … more »
Why palaeontology needs all the World's research funding
David Hone wrote 1 month ago: I do like the odd thought experiment and this is one that cropped up in my mind a while back and I t … more »
Should we name fragments?
David Hone wrote 1 month ago: The title of this was goign to be about names, but after the last two, I thought that no-one might b … more »
What will Yemen's dinosaur trackways tell us?
erlaurie wrote 1 month ago: Dinosaur trackways have been found in Yeman on the Arabian peninsula, where evidence of dinosaur act … more »
Dinosaur Road Trip Planned! Evaluate the Evolution/Creation Controversy?
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Dr. Jim wrote 1 month ago: SHUFFLer Natasha has planned a road trip from Lethbridge to the world famous Royal Tyrrell Museum in … more »
Stanford gets Steven J. Gould Library
saij wrote 2 months ago: My Grandmother (who owns thousands of books herself) would love this about Steven J. Gould (one of t … more »
Pinin' for the fjords
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saesferd wrote 2 months ago: This is palaeontology, not archaeology, but quite an amusing piece: *City man finds oldest parrot … more »
Xenoposeidon, another skeleton in the closet
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monado wrote 2 months ago: Sauropod Vertebra of the Week: get a look at this beauty: Xenoposeidon proneukos, a new English dino … more »
Major landslip on south Dorset coast
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erlaurie wrote 3 months ago: There has been a major landslip between Lyme Regis and CHarmouth on the Dorset “Jurassic Coast … more »
Palaeos: recent updates
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monado wrote 3 months ago: I just scorfed this off the front page of Palaeos to remind you all to visit for the latest about … more »
The Dangerous Language Of Intelligent Designers
thedarwinreport wrote 3 months ago: A few weeks back Richard Dawkins and PZ Myers attempted to sneak into a screening of the creationist … more »
Did Elephants evolve from an aquatic ancestor?
erlaurie wrote 3 months ago: It has been suggested that elephants evolved from water-loving ancestors, similar in lifestyle to mo … more »
Is the Burgess Shale the most important fossil locality in the world?
erlaurie wrote 3 months ago: The Burgess Shale, in British Columbia, Canada, is famous for its preservation of soft bodied fossi … more »
