LAND OF THE DEAD

Exploring ancient worlds and the plants and animals that lived in them

Saturday, January 7, 2012

SACRED BIRDS, LUCKY RHINOS, AND THE VIRGIN AND THE SAUROPOD

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Fig. 1 Large theropod track from the Early Jurassic. It should come as no surprise that dinosaur tracks are known from thousands of s...
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Wednesday, January 4, 2012

MAYBE THEY ARE DUMBER THAN A FIFTH GRADER?

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Allosaurus has been the Utah state fossil for well neigh forty years. Utah is a remarkable state when it comes to dinosaur fossils, in pa...
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Saturday, December 31, 2011

NEW YEAR, NEW NAME, NEW LOOK, SAME OLD CRAZY BLOGGER

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The completion of the Quarry Visitor Center rehabilitation and reconstruction project poses a conundrum for the Quarry Visitor Center bl...
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Saturday, December 24, 2011

HAPPY HOLIDAYS 2011

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  Five minutes sooner and I would have gotten a photo before T. rex got to  all the reindeer! Photos Reindeer killing field: ht...
Thursday, December 22, 2011

EVERY SILVER CLOUD HAS A DARK LINING

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The Park Service often finds itself on the horns of a dilemma inherent in its creation. The 1916 Organic Act creating the NPS gave it a dual...
Wednesday, November 23, 2011

THANKS

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For the last 18 months I have been your on-the-spot cub reporter for the construction project at Dinosaur. But in truth I am just a lowly ve...
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Saturday, November 12, 2011

HANGING DINOSAURS

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Here’s the challenge: how do we make this … “ Differs from other plagiaulacoids in having restricted enamel on both the lower incisors and...
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DAN CHURE: I have been the paleontologist at Dinosaur National Monument for 34 years. My main research interests are dinosaurs & the ecosystems they lived in. I am also interested in fossil resource management & preservation, & the impacts of 20th century warfare and social revolutions on fossil collections & scientists. This blog is personal and not an official blog of Dinosaur National Monument or the National Park Service.
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