NPR reports on a team of Chinese paleontologists that discovered the fossilized remains of a small flying dinosaur with four wings.

"A scanning device most commonly seen in hospitals is reshaping the science of paleontology by allowing researchers to peer inside irreplaceable fossils without damaging them." Find out what scientists are now able to see that they've...

"A scanning device most commonly seen in hospitals is reshaping the science of paleontology by allowing researchers to peer inside irreplaceable fossils without damaging them." Find out what scientists are now able to see that they've...

"A scanning device most commonly seen in hospitals is reshaping the science of paleontology by allowing researchers to peer inside irreplaceable fossils without damaging them." Find out what scientists are now able to see that they've...

Dr. Mary R. Dawson, paleontologist.

Dinosaur paleontologist Dr. Steven Nicklas.

This drawing shows the possible appearance of Achelousaurus, a dinosaur from the late Cretaceous Period (around 80 million years ago) that lived in what is now North America. Achelousaurus was a herbivore that reached around 6 metres (20...

"The survivals and extinctions at the close of the Cretaceous are such as might be expected to result from intensely hot winds such as would be generated by extra large meteoritic impacts." This article suggests that this theory should...

[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart can be used to spring discussions on fossils, geography, adaptations, as well as different kinds of dinosaurs. This can be a companion to The Magic School Bus chapter book, Dinosaur...

A portrait of Richard Owen from the Dibner Library of the History of Science and Technology, made available through the Smithsonian Institution's Scientific Identity Collection.

A portrait of Richard Owen from the Dibner Library of the History of Science and Technology, made available through the Smithsonian Institution's Scientific Identity Collection.

A portrait of Richard Owen from the Dibner Library of the History of Science and Technology, made available through the Smithsonian Institution's Scientific Identity Collection.

This site contains many links as well as a description of the museum.

Test knowledge about dinosaurs with this ten question quiz.

Guidelines for investigating fossils in the field include specimen-finding strategies, dos and don'ts, examples of the kinds of fossils you may see, and other helpful information, such as how to record your observations and finds in a...

A how-to science project with instructions to make a complete dinosaur bone dig site burying chicken bones in plaster of Paris. Click on the starred words to learn more about the topic.

As part of the Burke Museum's site on Geology, this page details the birthstones for each month and discusses both the myth and the history behind birthstones.

A tutorial on how to draw a realistic dinosaur starting from a picture of a skeleton.

Photo of trilobite fossil.

Composite black-and-white drawings of crows in assorted settings.