Cinematic dinosaur representation. Accurate?
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Paleontologist Mark Loewen critiqued the accuracy of Hollywood’s depictions of dinosaurs for Vanity Fair in a video that has racked up nearly 2.5 million views on YouTube.
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Previous hypotheses questioned in origin of dinos in Argentina
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At the time of the first dinosaurs, variations in the ecosystem cannot be related to the climatic changes recorded throughout its deposition.
Read MoreNHMU launches Triceratops Traits for middle schoolers
The Research Quest program is designed to improve students’ critical thinking skills using real-world science investigations with researchers.
Read MoreA love letter to science
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Science is an idea that’s accessible to anyone, a process by which we observe, test and learn something new.
Read MoreTracking fossils to follow Utah’s past climate
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A paleontologist and her team documented over 600 new fossil finds from the Age of Mammals, a record in the multi-decade Uinta Basin Project.
Read MoreMaddie’s Haddie: When you know, you know
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A first-time paleontology volunteer used her keen intuition and some good old-fashioned beginner’s luck to find an impressive fossil skeleton.
Read More3-D printed replicas reveal swimming capabilities of ancient cephalopods
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Experiments in water tanks, including a U pool, suggest the ancient animals lived a vertical marine lifestyle.
Read MoreAncient ammonoids’ shell designs may have aided buoyancy control
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Researchers use 3D-printed models to explore fractal-like interior shell patterns.
Read MoreMysterious magnetic fossils offer past climate clues
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New method preserves these rare samples for scientific analysis
Read MoreFossil species named for U professor Kathleen Ritterbush
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Name honors Ritterbush’s research in the rock formation where the fossil shell was found.
Read More‘Behind the Scenes Reimagined’ with Ty Burrell
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Join the “Modern Family” actor for a five-part webcast examining the Natural History Museum of Utah’s collections.
Read MoreInsights into climate change during origin of dinosaurs
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An international team reveals discoveries about an unusual time called the ‘Carnian Pluvial Episode.’
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