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News From Friday, January 22, 2010
10:30:09 PM Humans caused demise of giant kangaroos, birds, reptiles
USA Today

Paleontologists has long said that all of the continent's huge megafauna disappeared about 51 to 40 thousand years ago -- just when human beings arrived ... [more]

7:10:44 PM UT museum gives kids a free look at nature past and present
Austin American-Statesman - Austin,TX,USA

At the Paleo Lab, operating during museum hours, you can watch paleontologists or interns at work, preparing fossils for study and exhibit, said Romberg. ... [more]

7:06:30 PM W&M offers new minor in marine science
William and Mary News (press release) - Williamsburg,VA,USA

Elective courses include invertebrate biology, microbial ecology, wetland ecology, and paleontology. Experience gained during the three-year pilot program ... [more]

6:08:22 PM Who can save the ROM this time?
Globe and Mail - Toronto,Ontario,Canada

“Museums are entertainment, you have to acknowledge it,” said Hans-Dieter Sues, a former ROM manager who is now the curator of vertebrate paleontology and ... [more]

5:34:59 PM Dinosaurs have invaded southwest Alabama
Gulf Coast Newspapers - Baldwin County,AL,USA

The adventure sweeps from Mongolia's Gobi Desert to New Mexico, and follows American Museum of Natural History paleontologists as they explore some of the ... [more]

4:21:38 PM Humans were once an endangered species
HomepageDaily - Sydney,NSW,Australia

.... Story of Evolution . . read more 19 sep | Paleoanthropologist Zeresenay Alemseged is looking for the roots of humanity in Ethiopia's badlands. ... [more]

4:08:02 PM Zoo Prepares For Dinosaur Invasion
WLKY - Louisville,KY,USA

Along with watching the dinosaurs, kids will be able to excavate dinosaur fossils at a paleontologist dig site using brushes and sifters to search for clues ... [more]

12:28:40 PM 'Messages from the Mesozoic' set
Martinsville Bulletin - Martinsville/Henry County,VA,USA

Activities will include a “dino dig pit” where people use paleontology tools to uncover fossil casts, dinosaur-themed children's craft activities and ... [more]

12:08:32 PM Children's Museum of New Hampshire events
Foster's Daily Democrat - Dover,NH,USA

.... egg to take home and hatch, inventing a dinosaur, and playing the role of paleontologist to search for clues in the museum's Dino Detective exhibit. ... [more]

7:27:32 AM 'Remarkable Creatures' by Tracy Chevalier
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA

But just 200 years ago, the word "paleontology" hadn't been invented and Britain's Geology Society was just a few years old, its very existence a careful ... [more]

1:29:24 AM Paleontologist moving museum to Kingsport
Kingsport Times News - Kingsport,TN,USA

Paleontologist Jerry Jacene is relocating the Highlands Prehistoric Museum and his Prehistoric Exhibits company from Cookeville to the Model City. ... [more]



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