Tag: Paul Sereno
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New ‘scimitar-crested’ Spinosaurus species discovered in the central Sahara
Phys.org has a story about a new species of spinosaurus. Spinosaurus mirabilis was found in Niger at a remote locale in the central Sahara by a team of 20 researchers led by Paul Sereno, Ph.D., Professor of Organismal Biology and Anatomy at the University of Chicago. The animal is described in the paper “Scimitar-crested Spinosaurus species from…
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ESCONI Field Trip to the Lab of Dr. Paul Sereno at the University of Chicago, Saturday, April 12, 2025
There will be a field trip for ESCONI members on Saturday, April 12, 2025, to the lab of Dr. Paul Sereno at the University of Chicago. We will be given a tour by Dr. Sereno of his lab and all the exciting projects he is working on. The tour begins at 2PM and will last…
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Open House at Paul Sereno’s Fossil Lab at the University of Chicago – Thursday, August 8, 2024
Paul Sereno’s Fossil Lab at the University of Chicago has moved into a new facility, and they’re having an open house to welcome visitors in to see the new space and observe some of the new specimens they’ve been working on. Thursday, August 8, from 3:30-5:00pm.5437 S. Wabash (just West of the main University of Chicago…
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A Swimming Dinosaur? Maybe Not, Study Says
The New York Times has an interesting article about Spinosaurus. Was Spinosaurus a swimming dinosaur? That question is controversial in the world of dinosaur paleontologists. A new paper recently published in the journal Nature extends the discussion. The new research led by Nathan Myhrvold, a former chief technology officer at Microsoft and an amateur paleontologist and…
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Paul Sereno At the Gail Borden Public Library in downtown Elgin – July 26th, 2017
Paul Sereno will be speaking at the Gail Borden Public Library in downtown Elgin on the evening of Wednesday, July 26, 2017. Full information can be found here: https://www.gailborden.info/library-info/2402-amazing-dinosaurs-with-paul-sereno
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Dinosaur Giants at the Main Elgin Library
“Dinosaur Giants” from the Sereno Fossil Lab will be on exhibit in the main Elgin library (Gail Borden Public Library) from May 15 to September 24, 2017. On exhibit will be Jobaria, Suchomimus and a pterosaur. This will include fossils, dinosaur bones you can touch and expedition images, as well as activities for kids. The Chicago Tribune has…
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Paul Sereno: African Dinosaurs Exhibit at Burpee Museum
By Mary Fairchild A 1997 “People Magazine” sporting Paul Sereno as one of 50 most beautiful people was autographed and auctioned off for $80 last night at the 13th annual Paleofest hosted by the Burpee Museum of Natural History in Rockford, Illinois. Sereno’s appearance was “part of the package” for his traveling exhibit of African dinosaurs, “Splendid Isolation:…
