For many years, the paleontology program at Brigham Young University revolved almost entirely around one man, “Dinosaur Jim” Jensen, a prolific field researcher with a
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Allosaurus Roar’s Fossil of the Month: Gastonia
Recently National Geographic has published photos from one of the most dramatic dinosaur fossils ever found, an unidentified nodosaur. What are nodosaurs? They are a family
Allosaurus Roar Review: Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA
Philadelphia is one of America’s oldest large cities, and it has been the home of many American “firsts,” including serving as the first U.S. capital. Among
Allosaurus Roar Review: KU Natural History Museum, Lawrence, KS
One of the nation’s top university museums, the KU Natural History Museum at the University of Kansas boasts an almost unparalleled collection of Cretaceous period
Allosaurus Roar’s Fossil of the Month: Didelphodon
Mammals lived during the Mesozoic Era when dinosaurs ruled the earth, but they were relatively small, never growing much larger than a modern opossum. Because
A New Golden Age of Dinosaur Museums
When the movie Jurassic Park hit theaters in the summer of 1993, there was no question that the dinosaur renaissance–that had been coursing through the
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