Scientists discover vast field of footprints from 8-million-year-old elephant herd - io9.com
22 February 2012, 2:31 pm
One of the largest paleontological finds in history has been discovered in the United Arab Emirates. Researchers working in the country's deserts have uncovered a massive tract of land riddled with the footprints of four-tusked titans called ...

Personality Test: Carnegie Museum's Mike Lamanna - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
22 February 2012, 1:20 pm
Lamanna -- who lives in Seven Fields with his wife, Mandi -- is the assistant curator of vertebrate paleontology at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History in Oakland. He has a Ph.D. and master's degree in Earth and environmental science from the University ...

Coral to Drill at Robertson in Spring - msnbc.com
22 February 2012, 6:53 am
The meeting outlined the need for a new Environmental Assessment. In particular, the various categories to be studied in the EA - cultural, wild life, native religions, hazmat, paleontology, range management, noxious weeds, air quality, hydrology ...

The Robotic Dinosaurs That Could Change Paleontology Forever - Time
22 February 2012, 3:33 am
Could Tyrannosaurus rex run down its prey or did the eight-ton “tyrant lizard” shuffle its feet on the ground like an elephant? How did large dinosaurs lay eggs? Could they kneel down or did they simply drop off their offspring from 2 1/2 ...

Fossilized forest discovered under layer of volcanic ash - msnbc.com
21 February 2012, 1:21 pm
"This ash-fall buried and killed the plants, broke off twigs and leaves, toppled trees, and preserved the forest remains in place within the ash layer," the authors, led by Jun Wang of the Nanjing Institute of Geology and Paleontology in China ...

Robotic dinosaurs on the way for next-gen paleontology at Drexel - PhysOrg
21 February 2012, 9:18 am
Researchers at Drexel University are bringing the latest technological advancements in 3-D printing to the study of ancient life. Using scale models of real fossils, for the first time, they will be able to test hypotheses about how dinosaurs ...

EurekaMag.com Publishes New Reviews of Roquefort, Australopithecus and Paleontology - YAHOO!
21 February 2012, 2:01 am
The Online Natural Sciences Magazine EurekaMag.com publishes reviews of subjects in all areas of natural sciences including biology, agriculture, horticulture, forestry, geography, environment and health. Drawing from this pool of scientific disciplines ...

Regal Elite to Showcase Glove Force Vehicles and Prehistoric 3-D Remote Activated Creatures at 2012 TOY FAIR® - Yahoo Finance
20 February 2012, 7:34 pm
Robotime toys can be assembled without glue or tools making children's paleontology easier than ever. Using the remote control, children become masters of their prehistoric pets. In "demo" mode, dino is motion-activated, warding off intruders ...

Philanthropist Erna Butler, 89, also loved paleontology - Denver Post
11 February 2012, 1:58 am
That Erna Butler had cancer came as quite a shock to both her and those who knew her best. "She had no symptoms whatsoever and passed just weeks after her diagnosis," said her daughter, Nancy Accetta. "It's very sad, but we are thankful that the ...

Canadian researcher hails discovery as new 'way to approach paleontology' - Calgary Herald
9 February 2012, 5:46 pm
Hailed as a "first ever" discovery in dinosaur science, a Canadian paleontologist has used fossilized skin rather than bone to differentiate between two species of hadrosaurs — also known as duck-billed dinosaurs — from Alberta and Mongolia. The ...