"Remember, the original bones are replaced by rocklike minerals," Miss Bennett explained. "So a fossil is just a model of the original bone, like your handprint. And the dinosaur bones in the exhibit are models of the fossils." "Thank you, Miss Bennett," the children said together. "We...
For rocks with bigger particles, the transformation to a rock comes from cementation that is created by smaller particles that fills the pore spaces between the bigger particles. Groups There are two major groups of sedimentary rocks: chemical sedimentary rocks and detrital sedimentary rocks. Shale ...
So strong was the link between griffins and gold that in Book 3 of hisHistories, Herodotus explained that the north of Europe boasted “the most gold”. A group of one-eyed men known as Arimaspians stole the gold from griffins (1920, chapter 116). The Arimaspi lived in what is now t...
Fantastic museum, smartly housed in a multi purpose building (arena, concession, visitor info, two museums etc). The dinosaur museum was excellent...displays well explained and constructed with care. Very informative! Fun areas for younger kids as well. I really enjoyed my visit!! Spent three...
“It’s about 330 million years old,” he explained. “It’s older than any dinosaur that’s ever been found.”Meanwhile, the scientist had some helpful advice for kids to make their own discoveries someday. “Read about anything that you’re really interested in,” suggested Hodnett. “...
Osborn explained that the name was given due to the close proximity of the skull ofOviraptorto the nest (it was separated from the eggs by only four inches of sand). However, Osborn also suggested that the nameOviraptor"may entirely mislead us as to its feeding habits and belie its charact...