If you asked Americans to name two extinct animals that lived after the dinosaurs died out, there is little doubt the two most common answers
Category: Natural History Museums
Allosaurus Roar’s Fossil of the Week, 2/20/17
In typical circumstances, excavating a fossil dinosaur is extremely difficult. In 1991, paleontologist Dr. William Hammer and his team from Augustana College excavated a large
Allosaurus Roar’s Fossil of the Week, 2/13/17
Before the late author Michael Crichton sat down to write Jurassic Park, he read a news story about a dinosaur discovered in Montana by Yale
Allosaurus Roar Review: Beneski Museum of Natural History, Amherst College, Amherst, MA
The Beneski Museum of Natural History is located on the campus of Amherst College in Amherst, Massachusetts. Although the museum is not well known nationally,
Allosaurus Roar’s Fossil of the Week 1/30/17
This week’s Fossil of the Week features the only North American specimen of one of the world’s most famous (and important) prehistoric animals, the Archaeopteryx. First
Allosaurus Roar Review: Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, CA
On this snowy winter day in Omaha I’m “California Dreamin’” about Los Angeles, one of my very favorite cities to visit. I have been fortunate
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