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Liujiang skeleton re-dates earliest Homo sapiens in China
EarthSky· 5 days agoA new study has shed light on the date of the ancient Liujiang skeleton – a significant human fossil...
Chicago museum acquires new specimen of famed Archaeopteryx
WHTC 1450 Holland· 6 days agoBy Will Dunham (Reuters) - An exquisitely preserved fossil of the earliest-known bird Archaeopteryx, a pigeon-sized specimen revealing new anatomical details of a creature ...
Wolfgang Grulke: Fossils collected over 50 years to be sold
BBC via Yahoo News· 5 days agoArtefacts include the world's largest uncoiled ammonite, an entire ichthyosaur skeleton, and huge...
A Major Donation of Fossils Will Help Rebuild the National Museum of Brazil
The New York Observer· 2 days agoBurkhard Pohl, the Swiss-German owner of one of the world’s biggest collections of private fossils,...
US restorationist solves 60-million-year-old dinosaur fossil 'puzzles'
AFP via Yahoo News· 5 days agoBefore a T. rex can tower over museum visitors or a Triceratops can show off its huge horns,...
Girl, 11, Helps Discover Largest Ever Reptile
newser· 1 day agoHis daughter, Ruby, kept her eyes to the ground and soon came across an even larger and better preserved fossil. This species—described in a study...
Field Museum acquires fossil of earliest known bird
WGN Chicago via Yahoo News· 6 days agoCHICAGO — The Field Museum unveiled its acquisition Monday of a fossil showing the earliest known bird species — Archaeopteryx. Only a dozen other...
University of Chicago Fossil Lab moves to new home in Washington Park
CBS News· 5 days agoProfessor Paul Sereno opened the 6,000-square-foot facility in an old warehouse building on Wabash...
Dino-might: Field Museum’s Archaeopteryx may be the ‘most important fossil ever’
Daily Herald· 6 days agoThe Field Museum’s iconic T. rex, Sue, may be a little jealous. There’s a new exhibit in town,...
This Dinosaur Is an Early Bird
The Wall Street Journal· 6 days agoThere are only 13 intact Archaeopteryx skeletons in the world, and one is now being displayed at Chicago’s Field Museum. These rare fossils provide...