- Ancestors of modern birds were theropod dinosaurs
- The earliest birds are reported to share much in common with their theropod relatives, including feathers and egg-laying
Interview with Dr. Holly Woodward on her article: 6-Foot-Tall T. Rex Skeletons Not a New Pygmy Species, Just Teenagers.
- Weight estimates of The Argentinosaurus - a type of titanosaur - range from 77 tons (70 metric tons) up to 110 tons (100 metric tons)
- The Micropachycephalosaurus, a thick-headed plant-eater, measured 2 feet (70 cm) in length
Mystery #3: Is It Possible to Clone a Dinosaur?
- Another long-gone animal that some scientists have thought about “bringing back” through cloning is the woolly mammoth
- Conservationists argue that resources should be spent on currently threatened or endangered animals
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