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  • Geographic Origin of Dinosaurs Pinned Down

    12/11/2009 10:38:25 AM PST · by JoeProBono · 27 replies · 1,205+ views
    livescience ^ | 10 December 2009 | Jeanna Bryner
    Long, long ago, some of the first dinosaurs walked the Earth. But scientists have not known with any confidence where those initial dino prints were made. Much more recently, hikers stumbled across a few bits of bone at Ghost Ranch in New Mexico, leading to the discovery of a game-changing dinosaur that reveals where it all began. The dinosaur, now called Tawa hallae, had a body that was only the size of a medium to large dog, but its remains have helped scientists shore up where dinosaurs came from. The research team used the extremely well-preserved and complete skeletal remains...
  • Early-bird dinosaur found in New Mexico

    12/10/2009 11:32:45 AM PST · by LibWhacker · 13 replies · 595+ views
    Guardian ^ | 12/10/09 | Ian Sample
    Palaeontologists delighted to discover 213m-year-old remains of feathered meat-eater that retain intact air sacs in their bones The remains of a two-legged meat-eating predator that roamed the Earth at the dawn of dinosaurs have been uncovered in an ancient bone bed by fossil hunters.