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Why dinosaurs are not extinct

Greg — Sun, 03 Oct 2010 20:41:33 +0000

In the twenty plus years I have been involved in paleontology I have been witness to a revolution within science. The revolution has been quiet, not noticed by most of the public. Like any good revolution, the battles of this revolution took place between two camps, the “traditionalists” and the “radicals” who were out to […]

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Spending time in Purgatoire

Greg — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 18:11:01 +0000

One of the many places that I have been fortunate to spend time in is Purgatoire. Perhaps not the same thing you are thinking, but I am referring to the Purgatoire River Canyon in southeastern Colorado. Located south of La Junta, this area is an often-overlooked gem. The scenic vistas could be used for your […]

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Dinosaurs dragging their bellies—Huh?

Greg — Thu, 27 May 2010 00:38:03 +0000

Isaac Newton famously wrote in 1676,“If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of Giants.” This gets to the heart of the scientific process—a gradual addition and refinement of human knowledge and understanding of the natural world. But, of course, sometimes even giants had wacky ideas. The particular “giant” to whom […]

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Feathered dinosaurs may have changed coats

Greg — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 23:25:20 +0000

Some of the most exciting finds of the last couple of decades were the discovery of feathered dinosaurs. These fossils mostly have come from fine-grained formations of the Cretaceous Period in China, where feather impressions were preserved along with the bones. Each of these fossils gives us a snapshot image of the body covering sported […]

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SuperCroc at Sternberg

Greg — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 22:25:37 +0000

The Sternberg Natural History Museum at Fort Hays State University is featuring a new exhibit, The Science of SuperCroc from now until August 5. The star of the show is the African crocodilian species Sarcosuchus whose remains have been found in the modern Sahara, in the Elrhaz Formation. This Early Cretaceous (~112 million years ago) […]

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