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The Dinosaur Casualties of World War I
On December 6, 1916, two years into “the war to end all wars,” a German naval crew destroyed a set of 75-million-year-old dinosaur skeletons
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As part of a multi-organizational team, Smithsonian scientist Carlos Jaramillo uncovered the fossils of a gigantic snake
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Michelle Coffey moves from biology class to the Bighorn Basin and prepares for her first dinosaur dig
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Dinosaur Dispatch: Days 3 and 4
The paleontology team is finally in place. After setting up camp, the dig begins. Fossils are found and dinosaur tracks investigated
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Dinosaur Dispatch: Days 6, 7 and 8
The team survives the Death March dig and makes an essential stop in Thermopolis
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Dinosaur Dispatch: Days 9, 10 and 11
A new site and more digging yields a dinosaur discovery
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The paleontology team bids a fond farewell to Wyoming’s Big Basin
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Paleontologist William Hammer hunts dinosaur fossils in the Antarctic
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Biologist Beth Shapiro has figured out a recipe for success in the field of ancient DNA research
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Paleobiologist Aaron O’Dea has made his name by sweating the small stuff
Neil Shubin, Paleontologist, University of Chicago
The “missing link?” At least a step in a new direction
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