SCIENCE IN THE NEWS WEEKLY
Fossil News From Asia, Europe, North America
Dinosaur fossils were much in the news last week. In one story, researchers said the remains of an ancient relative of birds found in Mongolia had tail feathers that may have evolved for show rather than flight. In another, researchers reported using an X-ray technique to glean important insights about early evolution from fossilized sea creatures found in Herefordshire, England.
Two finds were reported in Utah. One, described as "a dinosaur dance floor," consisted of more than 1,000 dinosaur footprints, estimated to be 190 million years old, that were preserved in rock. The other involved a "dinosaur graveyard" that has yielded a wealth of fossils and footprints, including the well-preserved skeleton of a sauropod.
Among investigations into the more recent past, archaeologists reported insights gained from old houses and streets in Annapolis, Md., where they have uncovered artifacts of the early American slave culture.
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