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8:52:25 PM Paleontologists audition modern examples of ancient behavior
EurekAlert - Washington,DC,USA

Paleontologists agree that it's difficult to observe behavior in fossil specimens that are dead – even extinct – and petrified. ... [more]

7:07:36 PM Webcams look in at John Day Fossil Beds
Blue Mountain Eagle (blog)

The other is set up in the Paleontology Lab. “The broadcast of continuous live image feeds from the Sheep Rock unit of the monument, will provide a brand new way for people to connect to the fascinating resources of the fossil beds. ... [more]

6:47:51 PM Dig pit offers new discoveries at Sternberg -3/16/2011, 11:19 AM
Hays Daily News

Currently, the star attraction of the interactive dig pit is the plesiosaur skull just waiting to be uncovered, or maybe a budding paleontologist will discover some sharks' teeth, said Museum Director Reese Barrick. Rather than having dinosaur bo [more]

2:55:10 PM Lower Paleolithic Controlled Use of Fire? Not so much
About - News & Issues (blog)

By K. Kris Hirst, About.com Guide March 16, 2011 In Monday's issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Early Edition, paleontologists Wil ... [more]

12:37:37 PM Rare seal fossils spark murder mystery
The Republic

A paleontologist suspects foul play in the death of two seals found along .... "Dinosaur paleontologists are off their rockers going so far," he said of the ... [more]

11:51:27 AM Columbian mammoth remains, thousands of other fossils found while ...
Parking Network (press release) - Maastricht,Netherlands

.... Brea Tar Pits) and allowed their paleontologists to work day and night to extract 23 huge tree boxes full of materials that are now deemed Project 23. ... [more]

9:06:56 AM The Sky Above, the Bodies Below
The L Magazine

by Daniel Loria In Nostalgia for the Light, the Chilean documentary auteur Patricio Guzmán travels to his country's Atacama Desert to find the intersection between astronomy, archeology, geology, paleontology and history. Atacama is the driest de [more]

12:32:12 AM The 'Missing Link' In ACOs: Patients
Kaiser Health News - Washington,DC,USA

Many paleontologists have postulated that D. masillae was the missing link, marking the point at which the evolutionary lineage of humans diverged from that ... [more]

12:03:15 AM Geologists' work reverses thoughts of the earliest forms of life
University Daily Kansan - Lawrence,KS,USA

They sliced the rock samples into tiny sections and examined them with the most advanced spectrometer dedicated to paleontology in the United States, located at the University's Multidisciplinary Research Building. The scientific community had .. [more]



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