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Article: State Museum Unveils First Ever Dinosaur Fossils Documented in Nevada, Plans for New Facility at Las Vegas Springs Preserve.
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- November 30, 2006
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Fossils of Raptor and T-rex Ancestor Showcase Museum's Vision for New 79,000 Sq. Ft. Home
LAS VEGAS, Nov. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Nevada State Museum unveiled the first dinosaur fossils reported in the state along with plans for a new $36 million facility at the Las Vegas Springs Preserve that will house the state museum upon completion in 2008. The fossils, which include the femur from a dromaeosaur (raptor); a tooth from a Tyrannosauroid ("tyrant lizard-like" creature and ancestor to the Tyrannosaurus rex); a tooth from a sauropod (a long-necked dinosaur), a tooth from an iguanodontid (a primitive duck-billed dinosaur); and fossilized eggshell fragments were found ...