expedition in utah for r&c
Naturalist
Dinosaurs in the Desert
A crew heads to the Badlands of Utah and New Mexico and return with (literally) tons of fossil treasure, plus a few big surprises.
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bird dinosaur fossil china
Naturalist
Dinosaurs in China
NHM Scientists Seek Out Birds From the East
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nate smith in antarctica
Naturalist
Meet Our Polar Explorer
Dr. Nathan Smith, Associate Curator of NHM’s Dinosaur Institute, is an experienced Antarctic fossil hunter.
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A few of the six-million-year-old coprolites (fossilized feces) of extinct bone-crushing dogs; the one on the right has visible bits of bone sticking out. (Ouch.)
Research and Collections
The Proof Is in the Pooping
Fossilized feces help confirm the diet of extinct “bone-crushing” dogs
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