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11:14:59 PM Rare Sea Reptile Uncovered In Montana
NBC Montana

A Montana man watched world-renowned paleontologists uncover the fossil of an ancient sea creature he discovered last year while hunting in the CM Russell National Wildlife Refuge. Over the last week, teams boated and then hiked cross country to the  [more]

8:18:09 PM Museum has added economic benefits
Tumbler Ridge News - BC, Canada

Your recent front-page feature on the Peace Region Paleontology Research Centre (PRPRC) and the Tumbler Ridge Museum Foundation (TRMF) was most welcome. Included in the article were details on funding the TRMF has allegedly received from the District [more]

6:13:06 PM Pterosaurs Evolutionary Late Bloomers
Discovery News

Research published in the Journal of Systematic Paleontology looked at the late-blooming pterosaurs' evolutionary history. “Usually, when a new group of animals or plants evolves, they quickly try out all the options. When we did this study, ... [more]

6:13:06 PM Translating the World Around Us
New Yorker - New York,NY,USA

The authors of the book, edited by Michael R. Canfield, are uniformly dignified—they are prominent researchers in fields including anthropology, botany, ecology, entomology, and paleontology—but it was the book's graceful design and beautiful ... [more]

12:08:37 PM Turtles survived dinosaur-killing extinction event
Wired.co.uk

American paleontologists discovered fossilised remains of Boremys, a turtle from the Baenid family, in North Dakota and Montana. The specimen was uncovered in deposits from the Paleocene era, a geologic epoch just after the extinction event. ... [more]

5:07:06 AM Preserve jobs at State Museum
Albany Times Union - Albany,NY,USA

The loss of the position of state paleontologist and curator of paleontology, held by Ed Landing, is especially difficult to understand. This position, established for James Hall in 1841, has been a hallmark of the State Museum for more than 170 year [more]

2:38:04 AM A life-long love affair with fossils
MyFox Tampa Bay - Tampa Bay,FL,USA

His fascination with paleontology began when he was only 8 years old. Even now, at 64, he still craves a good dig. "It's an incredible addiction, and it's a wonderful addiction; it really is. Cause the more you find, the more you want to find," the . [more]



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