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Things to Do with the Tyrannosaurus Skeleton You Just Bought [Skeletons]This Sunday, a New York auction house is offering up the perfect gift for the eccentric billionaire in your life: a complete skeleton of a Tyrannosaurus bataaris , an equally tyrannical Asian cousin of the North American T. rex, . To clarify: the skeleton is not so much "complete" as "mostly complete." Heritage Auctions, the house conducting the ... (more)
Topix.net | 18-May-2012 08:57
Largest known croc likely fed on early man
The largest known crocodile was big enough to swallow a human being and likely terrorized our ancestors two to four million years ago.
Topix.net | 18-May-2012 04:43
Ancient Deep-Sea Bacteria Are In No Hurry To Eat
Researcher Hans Roy opens a core sample taken from the bottom of the Pacific Ocean.
Topix.net | 18-May-2012 00:28
Ancient Deep-Sea Bacteria Are In No Hurry To Eat
Back when the dinosaurs ruled the Earth, some hardy bacteria took up residence at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean.
Topix.net | 18-May-2012 00:28
Live Slow, Die Old
In the northern Pacific Ocean, buried 20 meters below the ocean floor, are bacteria that live life in the extreme slow lane.
Topix.net | 17-May-2012 23:29
Ancient giant turtle fossil was size of Smart car
Paleontologists from North Carolina State University have found just such a specimen -- the fossilized remains of a 60-million-year-old South American giant that lived in what is now Colombia.
Topix.net | 17-May-2012 21:19
Ancient Giant Turtle Fossil Revealed
Newswise - Picture a turtle the size of a Smart car, with a shell large enough to double as a kiddie pool.
Topix.net | 17-May-2012 21:19
Moose-on-the-loose mingle with Muscovites
A fascinating sea creature captured by underwater cameras during deep-sea drilling reportedly near Brazil has evoked wild debate on the web.
Topix.net | 17-May-2012 19:14
Towering Tyrannosaur Prepares for Auction
In a showroom on the west side of Manhattan, minerals worth hundreds of thousands of dollars, tufts of mammoth hair, pieces of the moon, not to mention a nearly complete Tyrannosaur skeleton, are being unpacked and arranged.
Topix.net | 17-May-2012 17:14
Napoleon Gallery Honors the Tortured Genius of a Local Dinosaur Lover
If cats dream of mice, and mice dream of cheese, then do paleontologists dream of dinosaurs? Artist Ryan Wilson Kelly, who impersonates Philadelphian paleontologist Edward Drinker Cope in his performance and installation at Napoleon Gallery, insists that they do: "Cope had been prone throughout his life to recurring dreams about being attacked by ... (more)
Topix.net | 17-May-2012 12:59
'Loch Ness Monster' had arthritis -- poor old lady pliosaur
Yes, the Loch Ness Monster is a girl. At least the pliosaur that scientists been studying.
Topix.net | 17-May-2012 08:54
Jurassic Pain: Giant Flea-like Insects Plagued Dinosaurs 165 Million Years Ago
This ancient "flea-like" insect, Pseudopulex jurassicus, lived 165 million years ago.
Topix.net | 17-May-2012 07:55
Utah's Cedar Mesa formation yields new raptor dinosaurs
Geologist Don DeBlieux at the site near Arches where he discovered a new raptor species of dinosaur.
Topix.net | 17-May-2012 03:40
Triassic Parq to Roar at Off-Broadway's SoHo Playhouse
The musical Triassic Parq is set to play a limited engagement at the SoHo Playhouse June 12 through August 5. Written by Marshall Pailet, Bryce Norbitz and Steve Wargo and directed by Pailet, Triassic Parq officially opens on June 27.
Topix.net | 17-May-2012 02:35
Natural History Auction Offers Chance to Fulfill Lifelong Dream of Owning Tyrannosaurus Skeleton
Who among us has not dreamed of one day owning a life-sized Tyrannosaurus Rex skeleton, like the one in the lobby of Jurassic Park that eventually gets destroyed when the real T-rex does battle with the raptors ? Next to owning an actual dinosaur, a dinosaur skeleton is the next best thing, especially since it can't turn against you and eat all ... (more)
Topix.net | 17-May-2012 00:31
Copy-cat ink: Never mind the press release. That's no dinosaur...
Copy-cat ink: Never mind the press release. That's no dinosaur with an arthritic jaw.
Topix.net | 16-May-2012 23:31
Did Gigantic Phartosaurs Devastate the Mesozoic Climate?
The following piece was previously published on Al Fin Potpourri blog UK climate scientologists scientists have discovered that huge dinosaurs -- nicknamed "phartosaurs" -- may have produced enough methane by flatulence to tip the balance of the mesozoic climate into catastrophe.
Topix.net | 16-May-2012 23:31
Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs - 'American Dream Pt II'
More recommended tracks Ahh, the American Dream. You never hear anyone banging on about French Fancy or the Romanian Rumination.
Topix.net | 16-May-2012 20:16
Our Place In The Universe
Sometimes death comes from unexpected places. If you were a dinosaur living some 65 million years ago, your greatest fear was probably other dinosaurs; especially if you weren't a mighty meat-eater like the tyrannosaur, who had little to fear apart from, perhaps, other mighty meat-eaters. Yet, in spite of possible downward trends in some types of ... (more)
Topix.net | 16-May-2012 20:16
The world needs better planning
Fifty million years ago, world temperatures were 10 degrees Celsius warmer than today and Alberta was a sub-tropical home to dinosaurs, whose fossilized skeletons are on display at the Royal Ontario Museum.
Topix.net | 16-May-2012 19:16
Animatronic dinos arrive at Bristol Zoo
An anamatronic Dilophosaurus dinosaur arrives at Bristol Zoo Gardens in Bristol, England.
Topix.net | 16-May-2012 19:16
Trapped in Amber, the Oldest Evidence of Pollination | 80beats
Peering inside an ancient piece of amber, scientists have uncovered the oldest direct evidence of pollination : insects covered in pollen grains, likely from a gingko tree, from between 105 and 110 million years ago.
Topix.net | 16-May-2012 19:16
Browse gas hub threatens dinosaur tracks
Woodside Petroleum's proposed marine drill survey of the controversial $30 billion James Price Point gas hub in Western Australia encroaches on a national heritage site, according to a leading Australian paleontologist.
Topix.net | 16-May-2012 17:06
Pliosaurus: Lochness Monster-Like Animal Also Had Arthritis Problem
Pliosaurus also had an arthritis problem, according to a new study. Bristol University scientists have found signs of a degenerative condition similar to human arthritis in the jaw of a pliosaur.
Topix.net | 16-May-2012 17:06
Tyrannosaurus skeleton to be auctioned in New York
Nearly complete skeleton of 2.5-metre tall and 7-metre long Tyrannosaurus bataar expected to fetch up to A 1m The bones of the Tyrannosaurus bataar, a cousin of Tyrannosaurus rex, was found in the Gobi desert in Mongolia.
Topix.net | 16-May-2012 17:06
Pliosaurs Had Arthritis, Too
The pliosaur, a prehistoric whale-like animal, may have been menacing to other creatures of the sea in the Jurassic Era, but at least one had a very modern-sounding malady.
Topix.net | 16-May-2012 12:56
Forget Mummies, Researchers Discover Oldest Pollinators
As humans, we're always discovering the world around us. It could be a block or two from your neighborhood or deep in the ocean.
Topix.net | 16-May-2012 09:47
China's dams threaten unique river species
THE Yangtze River is still home to some amazing marine life, but projects like the construction of the Xiaonanhai Dam, the latest in a series of 12 dams constructed by the Three Gorges Corporation, may spell the end for several rare species.
Topix.net | 16-May-2012 05:41
Cambrian shutter of doom becomes sucker of worms
I have a soft spot for Anomalocaris . Of all the Cambrian oddballs, this segmented invertebrate was one of the strangest.
Topix.net | 16-May-2012 04:37
Lessons for today in ancient mass extinctions
This month's Evo in the News on Understanding Evolution looks at the work of incoming UCMP faculty curator Seth Finnegan.
Topix.net | 16-May-2012 03:49
Ancient 'Loch Ness monster' had arthritis
Ancient creatures resembling stout-necked Loch Ness Monsters apparently developed arthritis in their monster jaws, revealing that even such lethal killers could suffer from and eventually succumb to diseases of old age, researchers find.
Topix.net | 16-May-2012 01:32
Dinosaur Train
Buddy, Tiny, and Mom ride the Dinosaur Train to meet Oren and Ollie Ornithomimus, some of the fastest dinosaurs ever! Our kids love meeting the fast-moving and fast-talking twins.
Topix.net | 15-May-2012 22:28
A drowned nesting colony of Late Cretaceous birds
Darren Naish is a science writer, technical editor and palaeozoologist . He mostly works on Cretaceous dinosaurs and pterosaurs but has an avid interest in all things tetrapod.
Topix.net | 15-May-2012 18:23
Complete Tyrannosaurus skeleton to be auctioned
A nearly complete skeleton of a towering Tyrannosaurus bataar is set to go on auction on Sunday .
Topix.net | 15-May-2012 16:13
Main image for Dinosaurs roar into Bristol Zoo - video
Visitors to Bristol Zoo had a sneak preview of the new DinoZoo exhibition as some of the 12 huge animatronic dinosaurs arrived and were wheeled into place around the zoo.
Topix.net | 15-May-2012 12:03
Dinosaur-Era Insects Frozen in Time During Oldest Pollination
With massive dinosaurs towering above, tiny female insects called thrips had just dusted themselves with hundreds of pollen grains from a gingko tree more than 100 million years ago when they perished, only to be preserved in tree resin called amber.
Topix.net | 15-May-2012 07:59
What's new in the world of travel
Latest Airbus VIRGIN Australia's first contemporary new Airbus 330-220 will begin service on domestic routes this week.
Topix.net | 15-May-2012 03:50
Prehistoric "Panda" Found in Spain-Giant Panda Has European Roots?
A prehistoric relative of the giant panda has been discovered in Spain - suggesting that the charismatic Chinese bears originated in Europe, a new study says.
Topix.net | 15-May-2012 02:44
Tumbler Ridge - The Home of the Rebellatrix, the Amazing Fossil Fish
"What are you raising money for" asks Mayor Darwin Wren as he visits Kayla and Avery's Lemonade stand.
Topix.net | 15-May-2012 00:33
Saturday 12 May 2012
Cognitive and mood effects of soy products during the menstrual cycle, Tasmanian marine science PhDs, Drug shows promise as treatment for alcohol abuse Luis Chiappe describes some of the amazing dinosaur exhibits at the Los Angeles County Museum.
Topix.net | 12-May-2012 23:41
Lincoln Brown: Gas Caused Global Warming Dino Demise
The great thing about writing a column is that you never know what subjects will blow your way as the day unwinds.
Topix.net | 12-May-2012 19:36
REGION: LA museum includes Hemet man's fossil finds
He received no formal training, but the fossil-sleuthing expertise of the late Harley Garbani of Hemet lives on at the showcase Dinosaur Hall at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County.
Topix.net | 12-May-2012 15:27
Love for Matheson
As a lifelong Democrat, I have been frustrated by the way my vote has been continually disenfranchised under the guise of diversity in our redistricting process.
Topix.net | 12-May-2012 11:02
Is it a dinosaur, a bird or both?
Luis Chiappe describes some of the amazing dinosaur exhibits at the Los Angeles County Museum.
Topix.net | 12-May-2012 07:02
Yoko Ono adds colour to downtown Kitchener
At Themuseum, 2012 will go down as the Summer of Peace thanks to an exhibition attached to an international celebrity.
Topix.net | 12-May-2012 02:53
Bozeman museum awarded $2.3M in lawsuit
A jury awarded the Museum of the Rockies $2.3 million in a lawsuit against a Bozeman-area developer who failed to pay a promised endowment and research gift.
Topix.net | 11-May-2012 22:43