Article: Excavators discover massive dinosaur 'graveyard' in Spain

Article: Australia returns 20 tons of confiscated fossils to China by Mi Ligong
Xinhua News Agency;  September 30, 2005 ;     523 words ...Australia returns 20 tons of confiscated fossils to China by Mi Ligong PERTH, Australia...illegally imported dinosaur and other fossils to China on Friday, a move hailed as historic...protection. The handover involves about 10,000 fossils, with a total value of between 4 million...

Article: Biggest haul of fossils seized in Australia
Xinhua News Agency;  June 17, 2004 ;     219 words ...Biggest haul of fossils seized in Australia CANBERRA, June 17 (Xinhua...Australian police has seized a total of 1,300 fossils weighing 20 tonnes, which is believed to be the largest haul of fossils in the country, in the state of Western Australia...

Article: 300,000-year old fossils discovered in E. China province
Xinhua News Agency;  April 6, 2006 ;     216 words ...300,000-year old fossils discovered in E. China province HEFEI...mountainous areas to collect abundant fossils, dating back 300,000 years ago. Zhang...He has picked up over 1,000 pieces of fossils in over 20 types of animals and plants...

Article: "Dinosaur graveyard" found in southeast Utah
Xinhua News Agency;  October 18, 2008 ;     270 words ..."Dinosaur graveyard" found in southeast Utah LOS ANGELES, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) -- U.S. researchers have discovered a "dinosaur graveyard" in southeastern Utah that is yielding a wealth of fossilized animals and footprints from the Jurassic and...

Article: Some fossils are made into jewelry.(Neighbor)
Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL);  September 3, 2008 ;     485 words ...Have any fossils been found inside precious gems? asked...fourth-grader at Cumberland School in Des Plaines. Fossils are rocks with imprints or evidence of...situations, old bones and plants decay. When fossils form, the object does not decay because...

Article: Fossils: Clues to Ancient Life
The World Almanac for Kids 2005;      357 words ...The World Almanac for Kids 2005 01-01-2005 Fossils: Clues to Ancient Life Section: Dinosaurs Dinosaurs...about them? Paleontologists are scientists who use fossils to study the past. Fossils are the remains of long-dead animals (like dinosaurs...

Article: Fossils aren't old school
Post-Tribune (IN);  May 5, 2006 ;     430 words ......Sarah Batey, Jimmy Fonner and Damon Meeks identify fossils during a Fun with Fossils program at South Haven Elementary School.(PHOTO...checks out an interesting fossil during the Fun With Fossils program.(PHOTO - Color) Fifth-graders at South...

Article: Super seniors: Fossils steadily climb slowpitch softball ranks.
Waterloo Courier (Waterloo, IA);  August 11, 2007 ;     700+ words ......Sullivan Aug. 11--WATERLOO -- Sometimes, the Fossils' pursuit of softball glory feels old...the white flag after competing with the Fossils. Even players half their age nod in respect...to say that since forming in 1999, the Fossils (officially, the Fossils/Miken 60s) have...

Article: Fed: Garrett hands backs fossils to Chinese
AAP General News (Australia);  January 15, 2008 ;     327 words ......Australia) 01-15-2008 Fed: Garrett hands backs fossils to Chinese By Peter Williams CANBERRA...dinosaur eggs and other illegally imported fossils seized in Australia over the past three...Garrett today officially handed over the fossils to Chinese Ambassador Zhang Junsai in...

Article: Golden Fossils on display at Lizzadro Museum.(Neighbor)
Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL);  February 3, 2005 ;     364 words ......Findlay Daily Herald Staff Writer Any fossils will offer a glimpse of the earth's ancient history. But the fossils currently on exhibit at the Lizzadro...something really special. Bundenbach's Golden Fossils will be on display at the Elmhurst museum...

Article: Jurassic era fossils turning to dust in Jharkhand
The Hindustan Times;  July 26, 2008 ;     455 words ......July 26 -- Nature's treasure trove of fossils, some dating back to the Jurassic era...of Ranchi University, said: "The plant fossils of the Rajmahal area are extremely rare...Asia and Australia got fragmented. "The fossils are being destroyed by mining and road...

Article: Scientists Call for Ban on Smuggling of Fossils (2)
Xinhua News Agency;  June 1, 2000 ;     223 words ...The smuggling of bird fossils began a dozen years ago and many of them were...traffickers. The reports on the excavation of fossils of Mesozoic animals lured fossil smugglers to eye the rare fossils of primitive birds and dinosaurs. "Unprofessional...

Article: Man in east China collects rare fossils
Xinhua News Agency;  March 7, 2006 ;     207 words ...Man in east China collects rare fossils HEFEI, March 7 (Xinhua) -- A primary school...mountainous areas to collect abundant fossils, dating back 200 million years. Zhang...Township. He has picked up over 1,000 fossils of more than 20 types of animals and plants...

Article: WA: Government raids seize Chinese fossils worth millions
AAP General News (Australia);  June 17, 2004 ;     483 words ......06-17-2004 WA: Government raids seize Chinese fossils worth millions By Tim Clarke PERTH, June...A huge haul of 100 million-year-old fossils and dinosaur eggs, alleged to have been...spokesman said. Seized were about 1,300 fossils, weighing 20 tonnes in total, and including...