SCIENCE NOW - RECENT NEWS
IN PALEONTOLOGY

California Academy of Sciences

Dinosaur Nostrils Move Ahead

http://www.nature.com/nsu/010809/010809-2.html
http://www.newscientist.com/hottopics/dinosaurs/dinonose.jsp

Dinosaurs Grew Rapidly

http://www.newswise.com/articles/2001/7/DINOSAUR.FSU.html
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2001/07/010730081218.htm

Eggs Hold Skulls of Titanosaur Embryos

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2001/09/0927_TVdinoeggs.html
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_1566000/1566641.stm

Feathered Dinosaur Fossils Are Unearthed in China

http://www.cnn.com/2001/TECH/science/04/25/spread.eagle.dinosaur/index.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/04/25/science/26CND-DINO.html

“Jurassic Park” Unearthed in Argentina’s Patagonia

http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns9999431

Dinosaurs' World Heated by Greenhouse Effect

http://unisci.com/stories/20014/1004015.htm

Did Dinosaurs Survive "The Asteroid"?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_1562000/1562191.stm

Current Fossil Discoveries

http://dailynews.yahoo.com/fc/Science/Dinosaur_and_Fossil_Discoveries

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OTHER RECENT PALEONTOLOGY IN THE NEWS

New Fossils Show Whales Related to Hippos, Cows, Rather Than to Carnivores

http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_1553000/1553008.stm
http://www.enn.com/news/wire-stories/2001/09/09202001/ap_45024.asp

Oldest Hominid Fossils in Southern Africa Found

http://www.calacademy.org/science_now/archive/headline_science/hominid_genus_0400401.htm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_1544000/1544717.stm

Cal Scholar's Team Says it Found Oldest Humanlike Fossil:  Evolutionary Theories Called into Question

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2001/07/12/MN167810.DTL&type=science
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_1434000/1434099.stm

Skull an Evolutionary Riddle

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2001/03/22/MN236638.DTL&type=science
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_1234000/1234006.stm

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GENERAL INFORMATION ON DINOSAURS

The Dinosauria

http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/diapsids/dinosaur.html

Dinosaur Links

http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/diapsids/dinolinks.html

Dinosaurnews Webzine

http://www.dinosaurnews.org/

Walking with Dinosaurs – BBC Online

http://www.bbc.co.uk/dinosaurs/

Zoom Dinosaurs

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/dinosaurs/

Academy Resources

Life Through Time Bibliography

http://www.calacademy.org/research/library/biodiv/biblio/lthrought.htm

Evolution Bibliography

http://www.calacademy.org/research/library/biodiv/biblio/evolution.htm

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For more information on dinosaurs or paleontology, ask a librarian.

October 2001 -- url update July 2003