upr.org
Paleontologists in Argentina say they have unearthed the fossils of the biggest dinosaur ever to walk the planet.
How many of you know about these dinos?
cnews.canoe.ca
Everyone can point out a T-Rex, or even call out a Velociraptor thanks to Hollywood movies like Jurassic Park.
hngn.com
A new study has found that dinosaur claw shapes evolved to adapt to the species’ changing dietary needs.
space.io9.com
Before the movie or even the book, the United States dedicated a park specifically to Jurassic dinosaurs. Dinosaur National Monument straddles the border between Colorado and Utah, a national park stuffed to the canyons with fossils from dinosaurs that roamed long ago.
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A new species of dinosaur has been unearthed in southern China — a long-snouted tyrannosaur.
A new species of dinosaur has been unearthed in southern China — a long-snouted tyrannosaur.
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Looking for any dinosaur in particular? Check out this fun website to find and compare your favorite dinos!
findthebest.com
csmonitor.com
A giant carnivorous dinosaur apparently possessed an enormous power to heal its broken bones, thanks to new findings revealed by powerful X-rays, researchers say.
The most well-traveled tooth? One dinosaur tooth’s journey to modern day—a fun read.
phenomena.nationalgeographic.com
Last summer, while spending a day with paleontologist Joe Peterson and his crew at the Cleveland-Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry, I was lucky enough to find a dinosaur tooth. The shiny fossil had once fit into the mouth of a beaky herbivore called Camptosaurus, and, 150 million years later, was nothing more than an isolated crown. The tooth either broke off as the dinosaur fed, or snapped off the root sometime after the animal’s death.
An exciting spotlight on some of Utah’s finest dino-country featuring James Kirkland, Utah State Paleontologist.
nbcnews.com
If you know where to walk and what to look for, dinosaur bones are easy to find at Utah’s Grand Staircase-Escalante Park. KSL’s John Hollenhorst reports.
National Geographic Features Utah’s Ancient Past
kcsg.com
The ancient swamplands of southern Utah, known today as the arid Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, is the topic for “Digging Utah’s Dinosaurs” – a feature article in the May 2014 issue of National Geographic Magazine released this week.
Utah Is Becoming A Worldwide Dinosaur Destination
kutv.com
Just 75-million years ago modern-day Utah was a lush island landmass; paleontologists call this prehistoric region Laramidia.
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