Rare juvenile T. rex fossil found by children in North Dakota and on display at Denver museum

A rare juvenile Tyrannosaurus rex fossil found nearly two years ago by three children during a family hike in the North Dakota Badlands will soon be on display at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science, the museum said Tuesday. The unlikely discovery was made in July 2022 by brothers Jessin and Liam Fisher, their … Read more

Investments in clean energy this year are expected to be twice the amount going to fossil fuels. – News – IEA

Global spending on clean energy technologies and infrastructure is on track to reach $2 trillion by 2024, even as higher financing costs hinder new projects, especially in emerging and developing economies Despite funding pressures, global investment in clean energy is expected to nearly double the amount going into fossil fuels by 2024, helped by improving … Read more

Three boys found a T. rex fossil in North Dakota. Now a museum in Denver is working to reveal it in full

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Two young brothers and their cousin were wandering through a fossil-rich stretch of North Dakota’s badlands when they made a discovery that left them “completely speechless”: a T. rex bone sticking out of the ground. The trio publicly announced their discovery Monday during a Zoom news conference, as workers at the Denver Museum of Nature … Read more

The largest stegosaurus fossil ever found, auctioned by Sotheby’s in New York

The largest stegosaurus fossil ever found will be auctioned next month with an estimated value of up to $6 million. The specimen, known as “Apex,” was unearthed in 2023 near the Morrison Formation in Colorado, close to the town of Dinosaur, according to auction house Sotheby’s. According to the auction house, part of the armored … Read more

Stegosaurus fossil goes on sale – but not everyone is happy | CNN

CNN — A Stegosaurus skeleton described as the “most complete and best preserved” of its kind ever discovered is expected to fetch up to $6 million at auction this summer – but not everyone is happy about it. The “exceptional” and “nearly complete” dinosaur fossil, which measures 3.5 meters high and 6 meters long, will … Read more

Meet this 300-million-year-old ‘spiny spider’, found in one of America’s best fossil hunting sites

A fascinating new species of arachnid from the late Carboniferous is introduced in a new … [+] article published in the Journal of Paleontology. Selden & Dunlop (2024) Many people harbor the false belief that most of the world’s animals have already been discovered. But that is not the case. By some estimates, as many … Read more