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Is that an apocalyptic asteroid blazing overhead? What else could explain why some of the nation’s most rip-roaring dinosaur ...

New Jersey is known for many things: the Jersey Shore, Atlantic City and the Sopranos. But it’s now becoming known for something else — a hotbed of dinosaur activity. When an asteroid hit Mexico 66 ...

Travelers can get their hands dirty and track down ancient dinosaur fossils, jewels and more treasures through excursions across the country. Families planning a visit to Mantua, New Jersey, for ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. MANTUA, N.J. − Kenneth Lacovara's career in paleontology has taken him around the world: He's explored the Gobi Desert, led ...

The Denver Museum of Nature and Science already houses a stunning collection of some 4.3 million relics spanning eras, fields, and cultures. As it happens, the museum is sitting on even deeper history ...

New Jersey is a hotspot for ancient fossils. With just a sifter, a trowel, and a sense of curiosity, you can come face-to-face with New Jersey’s prehistoric past. Dr. Dana Ehret, curator of natural ...

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The first dinosaur fossils in North America were discovered in Montana in 1854, as was the world’s first Tyrannosaurus rex nearly a half-century later. With over 75 dinosaur species —including a new ...