Dinosaur “mummies” couldn’t be further from my mind as I stomped through the grassy Zerbst Ranch in eastern Wyoming, and then students from the University of Chicago went on a field trip related to my “Dinosaur Science” course. As a university professor, I realized early on that to understand paleontology, students would need to see … Read more
The Lance Formation in eastern Wyoming is rich in prehistoric fossils. And one area in particular — less than 10 kilometers (6 miles) in diameter — has yielded scientists at least half a dozen remarkably well-preserved specimens of dinosaurs with scaly skin, hooves and spines. Paleontologist Dr. Paul Sereno and his colleagues have dubbed it … Read more
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two fossilized “mummies” unearthed by scientists in the Wyoming lowlands reveal the external anatomy of the duck-billed dinosaur Edmontosaurus in exquisite detail, including the surprising presence of hooves on its feet, a first for any dinosaur. Two individuals of Edmontosaurus, dating to the very end of the Age of … Read more