Fossils from this period are on display at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History. South Dakota is one of the most landlocked states in the United States. It is over 1,000 miles from both the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. It’s hard to imagine that this dry land was once covered with water.But 70 million … Read more
Gus, the Tyrannosaurus rex found on a cattle ranch in South Dakota, will go up for auction in the summer of July 14, 2026. (Image credit: Matthew Sherman/Sotheby’s) Owning one of the world’s largest Tyrannosaurus rex skeletons may soon become a reality. But there’s a huge “what if” factor. The buyer must own and be … Read more
Cannonball-sized dinosaur crystal eggs discovered in China (Photo source – Journal of Paleogeography) Dinosaur eggs sometimes bring surprises. In eastern China, two fossilized eggs were discovered in a layer of red sandstone and subsequently cut open for study. What the researchers saw were not small bones inside, but hollow spaces lined with transparent crystals. The … Read more