January 2011
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Jan 30th
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“Heaman and his colleagues believe if their new uranium-lead dating technique...”
– Huh. You’d think they would’ve wanted to test more fossil samples before making the press release. I know revision happens a lot on paleontology, but it’ll be embarrassing to read an article in a few months that says “Whoops, sorry guys, our technique is totally shitty and...
Jan 29th
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DINOSAUR OFFICE
whatfreshheckisthis: I’ve had the “Dinosaurs” drawer in my desk for nearly five years. I have never needed the space for paperwork or office accessories.
Jan 28th
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bycoincidence asked: this is the best blog i have ever found x
Jan 28th
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Three rex
A trio of links about the continuation of the old argument: was T. rex a scavenger king or a hunter? Wired The Guardian The Telegraph (image by Nobu Tamura, CC-by-SA)
Jan 26th
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Jan 26th
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Jan 26th
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Jan 25th
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Jan 25th
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Jan 25th
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Jan 21st
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Jan 20th
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Jan 20th
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Jan 18th
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Dinosaur Wars
Tonight PBS is showing Dinosaur Wars, about the rivalry between Cope and Marsh and their rush to see whose penis was A) biggest and B) could discover and name the most dinosaurs. I was searching for more information about the series when I came across some unrelated but TOTALLY AWESOME books on Amazon: Self-published with a vanity press? Check. Cover art done by the author? Check. SOLD...
Jan 17th
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Smithsonian: Top Dinos of 2010 →
I still haven’t found a comprehensive list of all the goodness in 2010, but this will suffice for now.
Jan 17th
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Jan 15th
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Jan 15th
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Jan 14th
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Jan 13th
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Jan 12th
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Jan 12th
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Jan 11th
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Jan 11th
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Jan 10th
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Jan 7th
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ATTENTION EVERYONE
ieffinglovedinosaurs: sayrawrdinosaur: TODAY IS VELOCIRAPTOR AWARENESS DAY. AS YOU MAY BE AWARE, VELOCIRAPTORS ARE VERY DANGEROUS, SINCE THEY CAN OPEN DOORS. BE AWARE OF VELOCIRAPTORS. IT COULD SAVE YOUR LIFE.
Jan 7th
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Jan 7th
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Jan 6th
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Utah Dinosaurs 2010 →
I’m still looking for a good single resource for all dinosaurs in 2010, but let’s be content with this for now. In order of awesome names: . Iguanacolossus fortis Abydosaurus mcintoshi Geminiraptor suarezarum Diabloceratops eatoni Kosmoceratops richardsoni Hippodraco scutodens Seitaad ruessi Utahceratops gettyi . Sorry, sports fans. I’m not so much a fan of the...
Jan 6th
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WatchWatch
This is a great segment from 60 Minutes, but if for the sake of everything good in your life, don’t read the comments.
Jan 4th
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Jan 4th
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Jan 3rd
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