Topic: Dinosaurs
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15 great stories from Hollywood legends
From the book Conversations at the American Film Institute with the Great Moviemakers, Hollywood luminaries share some fascinating stories.
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10 best books for readers ages 7 to 9
Ten delightful literary adventures for young readers aged 7 to 9.
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In Pictures: Space photos of the day: Massive craters
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The Flintstones turns 50: The five dumbest moments
The Flintstones is a classic. Fifty years after the show first aired, Fred, Wilma, and the gang are still popular enough to gain a seat atop Google's homepage. But their place in the cartoon pantheon doesn't mean that they're infallible. The Flintstones did some pretty stupid things in their day. Here are five of the dumbest. Click through to read them all.
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In Pictures: Asteroids
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For sale: Tyrannosaurus skeleton at NYC auction
A nearly complete Tyrannosaurus bataar skeleton, the Asian cousin of the T-Rex dinosaur, is up for sale Sunday. Starting bid: $850,000.
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Did gassy dinosaurs cause global warming?
A new study found that giant plant-eating dinosaurs could have produced giant quantities of methane, a powerful greenhouse gas.
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Scientists: Dinosaur flatulence may have warmed Earth (+video)
Like gigantic, long-necked, prehistoric cows, sauropod dinosaurs roamed widely around the Earth 150 million years ago, scientists reported in the journal Current Biology on Monday.
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Did dinosaur 'emissions' help warm the prehistoric climate? (+video)
In a new study, scientists theorize that giant, vegetation-munching sauropods emitted nearly as much methane each year into the warm atmosphere as do all natural and industrial sources today.
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Humongous fleas gorged on dinosaurs, report scientists
Five to 10 times larger than today's bloodusuckers, the flea-like Mesozoic bugs whose fossils were unearthed in China are thought to have dined on feathered dinosaurs and mammals.
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Some dinosaurs were declining before asteroid struck, say scientists (+video)
By the time that giant meteor collided with our planet at the end of the Cretaceous, some dinosaur species were already heading toward extinction, new research indicates.
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Did egg-laying lead to the dinosaurs' demise?
New research suggests that dinosaurs' reproduction through egg-laying may have been a fatal weakness.
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Which came last, the dinosaur or the egg?
Scientists unearthed remains of a new kind of dinosaur and its eggs in Patagonia recently. The fossil find provides fresh clues to the past.
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Modern Parenthood
Could PBS Kids Barney be an extinct T. rex – in a good mood?
When we saw the photos of the big fuzzy – but extinct – T. rex that scientists in China discovered, we couldn't help wonder about the PBS Kids Barney and what this means for evolution of kids' toys.
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Humongous fuzzy dinosaur unearthed in China (+video)
An ancestor of Tyrannosaurus rex, Yutyrannus huali weighed 3,000 pounds and was covered in a downy fuzz.
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Dressed to kill: A feathered tyrannosaur is discovered in China
A team of paleontologists has dubbed their find Yutyrannus huali – beautiful feathered tyrant. At 1.5 tons, this 'fuzz ball ... with a mouth full of killer teeth' is the largest feathered dinosaur by far.
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Was Tyrannosaurus rex actually fuzzy? (+video)
The unearthing of a fuzzy ancestor of Tyrannosaurus rex in China casts doubt on the image of the king of dinosaurs as a scaly beast.
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15 great stories from Hollywood legends
From the book Conversations at the American Film Institute with the Great Moviemakers, Hollywood luminaries share some fascinating stories.
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First dinosaur fossil discovered in Spain much newer than thought
Unearthed in 1987, Aragosaurus ischiaticus, roamed what is now Spain some 130 million years ago. Using fossilized pollen, paleontologists have calculated that it lived about 15 million years later than previously thought.
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The dinosaur that dressed like Anna Wintour
Gliding through trees in what is now China some 130 million years ago, the microraptor sported shimmering black feathers, a new study reveals.
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T. rex bite: Tyrannosaurus easily out-chomped alligators, but not ancient sharks
T. rex bite: The Tyrannosaurus rex had the strongest bite of any terrestrial animal to live on Earth. Now scientists have found that T. rex had a stronger bite than was previously understood.
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T. rex bite much worse than previously thought (+video)
The Tyrannosaurus rex had a very strong bite; probably stronger than any other land animal. The force of its jaw would have been similar to that of a medium sized- elephant sitting on you.
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10 best books for readers ages 7 to 9
Ten delightful literary adventures for young readers aged 7 to 9.
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Oldest dinosaur nursery includes eggs containing embryos
The newly unearthed clutches of eggs, many with embryos inside, belonged to a plant-eating dinosaur, the predecessor of the largest animals to ever walk the Earth, long-necked sauropods such as Brachiosaurus.
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Fossil find could solve lingering Antarctic dinosaur mystery
Scientists report unearthing a Titanosaur fossil in Antarctica. The continent had been the only one lacking evidence of sauropods – dinosaurs with long necks and tails.
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Tyrannosaur: movie review
'Tyrannosaur' is sometimes unfulfilling, but the performances carry the film.
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Archaeopteryx may not have been a bird, but just a feathery dinosaur
Archaeopteryx: The creature long believed to be the earliest known bird may not have been a bird at all, suggests a new Chinese fossil find.
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Last known dinosaur: Fossil find suggests meteor caused extinction
Last known dinosaur fossil discovery could pinpoint how they vanished. Researchers found what could be a horn from the last known dinosaur in Montana.
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Largest spider fossil found in China
Largest spider fossil has been discovered in volcanic ash in China. The largest spider fossil is believed to be as old as the dinosaur.
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Sharp-toothed fossil was T. rex ancestor
Sharp-toothed fossil: The dinosaur in question, Daemonosaurus chauliodus, dates back to the end of the Triassic Period, approximately 205 million years ago.
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