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Paleontologists in China have discovered the skeletal remains of a remarkable new genus and species of huge-sized mamenchisaurid dinosaur from the Late Jurassic epoch. Fossil remains of Tongnanlong zhimingi. Image credit: Wei et al., doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-09796-0. The newly-described species lived in what is now southwestern China some 147 million years ago (Late Jurassic epoch). Scientifically named Tongnanlong zhimingi, this sauropod …

Denver Museum Finds a Dinosaur Fossil Under Its Parking Lot  The New York Times Museum discovers rare 67-million-year-old dinosaur bone under its own parking lot  Fox News Science museum discovers dinosaur fossils hidden under its parking lot  The Washington Post Jurassic Park-ing lot: Dino fossil turns Denver museum into dig site  ABC News – Breaking News, Latest News and Videos A Denver dino museum …

The website Atlas Obscura likes quirky roadside attractions nearly as much as I do. It’s a fun site to check out, but I was a little hurt recently that Alabama was left of its list of “14 Roadside Dinosaur Attractions Worth the Stop.” If you have a dino-obsessed family member, Alabama has no shortage of attractions to see and learn …

Science museum discovers dinosaur fossils hidden under its parking lot  The Washington Post A Denver dino museum makes a find deep under own parking lot. Like ‘a hole in one from the moon.’  ABC News – Breaking News, Latest News and Videos Museum discovers rare 67-million-year-old dinosaur bone under its own parking lot  Fox News Denver museum discovers nearly 70-million-year-old fossil under parking …