Fossils

Carlos Jaramillo (top row, third from the right), a staff scientist at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, co-organized the team that discovered the largest snake in world history.

Discovering the Titanoboa

As part of a multi-organizational team, Smithsonian scientist Carlos Jaramillo uncovered the fossils of a gigantic snake

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Did Sauropods Hold their Heads High?

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Did Juvenile Triceratops Hang Out in Gangs?

Fossil prospector Ron Frithiof (with a mosasaur from his collections) was sued over a T. rex that he uncovered.  "This whole experience," he says, "has been a disaster."

The Dinosaur Fossil Wars

Across the American West, legal battles over dinosaur fossils are on the rise as amateur prospectors make major finds

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Commercial Collectors and the Plight of Paleontology

In paleontology, "amateur" can be a dirty word

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Tyrannosaurus vs. Alamosaurus

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Tianyulong: An Unexpectedly Fuzzy Dinosaur

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Book Review: How to Build a Dinosaur

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Hesperonychus: A Tiny Killer

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The Sauropod “Kid’s Table”

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Getting a Handle on Theropod Arms

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An Early Theropod Leaves an Impression on Scientists

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The Dinosaur Name Game

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Tracking Dinosaurs in New Jersey

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Miragaia, the Long-Necked Stegosaur

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Which Dinosaur Would You Clone?

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Book Review: Feathered Dinosaurs

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Building a Better Dinosaur

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A New Early Dinosaur, Panphagia protos

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Darwin and the Dinosaurs

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