Dinosaur
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Environment
Massive volcanic eruptions were not the cause of dinosaur extinction, climate scientists say
Paleogeographic context of North America highlighting study locations alongside physical stratigraphy, MBT’5me, and bulk organic δ13C records from West Bijou (blue) and Pyramid Butte (orange). Credit: Science Advances (2024). DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.ado5478 A massive volcanic eruption on the Indian peninsula has long been proposed as an alternative cause of the dinosaur extinction. This phase of active volcanism occurred 66 million years…
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Biology
Dinosaur skeleton sold for 6 million euros at Paris sale
The buyer promised to donate the Apatosaurus, nicknamed Vulcan, to a museum. A 22-metre (70-foot) dinosaur skeleton sold for 6 million euros (about 640 million yen) on Saturday, AFP heard from auction houses Colins du Bocage and Barbarossa. An anonymous collector has bought a vegetarian Apatosaurus rex unearthed in the United States for 4.7 million euros, or 6 million euros…
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