Tag: Nevada
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New Plant-Eating Dinosaur Species Uncovered in Nevada
SciNews has a piece about the discovery of a new dinosaur. Nevadadromeus schmitti lived between 100 and 94 million years ago during the Cretaceous Period in what is now Nevada. It seems to be related to Thescelosaurinae, but also has features of Orodrominae. It is an Ornithiscian dinosaur, a group that includes hadrosaurs, cerotapsian, and…
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Park Ranger Stumbles Upon Treasure Trove of Several-Million-Year-Old Fossils in Northern California
Smithsonian Magazine has a story about the discovery of some Miocene fossils in the Sierra Nevada Mountains in California. The eight million year old fossils were discovered by Park ranger and naturalist Greg Francek while patrolling the Mokelumne River Watershed. The treasure trove consists of petrified wood, a mastodon skull, a rhino skeleton, a giant…
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Scott’s Rock Trips
Interesting web site displaying photos and descriptions of this person's rock hunting trips. The latest trip was to an open pit mine on Rainbow Ridge in Virgin Valley Nevada for opals. (via geology.com)
