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11:03:31 PM Debate: Are Humans Omnivores?
Opposing Views - Los Angeles,CA,USA

Finally, I'ma bit territorial about the nick-name “paleos”; paleontologists gave themselves that nick-name a long time ago, and now these dieters are trying to muscle in on our turf. I won't have it! In a recent entry you wrote that an adaptation for [more]

8:37:13 PM The zany world of palynology
Sonoma Valley Sun

Besides the effects certain pollen can have for those of us with this tortuous disposition, pollen analysis can assist both archaeologists and paleontologists to reconstruct past life-ways. What is pollen? It has the consistency of a powder and ... [more]

5:59:35 PM New Discovery Channel Special "Dino Gangs" Uncovers Ground-Breaking New
the futon critic - USA

The Futon Critic Now, leading paleontologist Dr. Phil Currie believes that Tyrannosaurs were cooperative pack animals that hunted in terrifying gangs. This major new discovery, and Dr. Currie?s radical theory, are the subject of the new special DINO  [more]

2:37:18 PM Family affair: Smashing rocks and digging bones with the Millers
Snowmass Sun Online News - Snowmass,Colorado,USA

Ian Miller, curator of paleontology at the Museum, is the co-leader of the fossil dig along with Kirk Johnson, the museum's vice president of research and collections and chief curator. Liz Miller, Ian's mother, is in charge of the “camp” logistics,  [more]

11:43:23 AM Live chat: Ask the dinosaur experts
Guardian - UK

Paleontologist Philip Currie believes that predators like the Tyrannosaurus rex hunted in co-ordinated packs. Photograph: Ray Tang/Rex Features The tyrannosaur family that preyed together, stayed together. That is the conclusion of University of ... [more]

12:30:03 AM ASU's Kimbel part of live chat for Science.org
Arizona State University

... can vary among individuals and is not a reliable trait for classifying taxa, says paleoanthropologist William Kimbel of Arizona State University, Tempe. ... [more]

12:27:42 AM Museum hosts Fossil Road Show
Peace River Record Gazette - Peace River,Alberta,Canada

Paleontologists from the Grande Prairie Regional College (GPRC) brought their collection of fossils, bones, teeth and unique rock formations to showcase at the hall, while also giving an hour-long presentation on the history of palaeontology in the . [more]



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