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News From Friday, December 18, 2009
9:02:17 PM Today in Health History
Intelihealth.com - Blue Bell,PA,USA

A few paleontologists were skeptical, but most members of the scientific fraternity called this “Piltdown Man” the missing link between ape and man. ... [more]

8:12:10 PM Rare UW Mammoth Specimen Joins Major Traveling Exhibition
University of Wyoming News - Laramie,WY,USA

University of Wyoming paleontologist Mark Clementz says the Columbian mammoth skull, housed in the university's Geological Museum for decades, .... [more]

7:19:19 PM Near-forgotten Canadian scientist discovered new era in life on Earth
Vancouver Sun - British Columbia, Canada

By Randy Boswell, Canwest News ServiceDecember 18, 2009 10:04 AM An undated photo of Elkanah Billings, Canada's first government paleontologist, ... [more]

7:07:54 PM Koala Evolution Illuminated
Science Daily (press release) - USA

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 2009; 29 (4): 981 DOI: 10.1671/039.029.0412 Need to cite this story in your essay, paper, or report? ... [more]

5:35:09 PM The Mighty Power of Blogosaurus?
Glob smacked

Over the past few days, I've been following a tale of paleontological woe with a surprisingly happy ending. Matt Wedel, a paleontologist, has been blogging ... [more]

1:38:32 PM Discovery of 4.4 million-year-old 'Ardi' named 'Breakthrough of ...
Spero News - USA

They will also install an exhibit on Ardi, assembled by paleoanthropologist Gen Suwa of the University of Tokyo, in the museum's public exhibition space. [more]

4:21:16 AM Skeleton Of Newly Discovered Dinosaur Species Found at Ghost Ranch
Rio Grande Sun - Espanola,NM,USA

The species is the oldest known dinosaur found in North America for which there are good skeletons, Ghost Ranch paleontologist Alex Downs said. ... [more]

3:54:05 AM Cheeseburgers and dinosaurs: Ray Troll does fossils at the Burke
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Liz Nesbitt, the Burke Museum's curator of invertebrate paleontology and co-curator (with Johnson) of the exhibit, says Troll's work is so vivid, .... [more]



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