Tag Archives: fossil hunting

“Could sauropods swim?”

Posted on October 3, 2011 by

Last week, while watching the 1925 movie The Lost World, a lively debate broke out at Caterpickles Central about whether or not sauropods could swim. I will spare you the less informed arguments generated in our playroom in favor of … Continue reading →

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Last Dinosaur Before Mass Extinction Discovered

Posted on July 13, 2011 by

OK, so the odds are that this guy wasn’t actually the very last dinosaur on the planet before the mass extinction, but it makes for a good headline. (Isn’t it wonderful how facts can be misconstrued so succinctly?) But I … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Stone Girl, Bone Girl

Posted on June 30, 2011 by

Stone Girl, Bone Girl: The Story of Mary Anning By Laurence Anholt Illustrated by Sheila Moxley Orchard Books, 1998 Age Range: 4-8 Stone Girl, Bone Girl tells the story of Mary Anning, an extraordinarily prolific fossil hunter born in England … Continue reading →

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“Do you need a lot of shots to go to Botswana?”

Posted on June 13, 2011 by

I suppose this entry should really be titled, “Why did our daughter ask me how many shots she would need to go to Botswana?”, because that’s what my husband actually said when he came back downstairs after putting our daughter … Continue reading →

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