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A Brief History of Dinosaur Discoveries

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By Darren Naish, Paul Barrett
| Smithsonian Magazine Verified
The group of animals that we today call dinosaurs was first recognized scientifically during the 1840s. At this time, British anatomist Richard Owen proposed that three large fossil reptiles, all from southern England, shared features of the hip region lacking in other reptiles. The animals that possessed these unusual features were all large, and the key features that Owen regarded as important showed how their bodies and limbs were specialized to carry great weight.
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Uncovering the Secrets of Dinosaurs With Amazing Fossils

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By Paul Barrett
| Smithsonian Magazine Verified
Scientists who study dinosaurs make new discoveries in the field, extracting previously unknown specimens from the ground. Other revelations come from surveys of historical museum collections or work in the laboratory. New technologies are continually applied to these old bones, including state-of-the-art imaging techniques, sophisticated chemical tests, and complex statistical analyses.
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How a houseboat helped us find Zimbabwe’s new dinosaur

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By Paul Barrett, Kimberley Chapelle, Lara Sciscio, Jonah Choinier
| Daily Maverick Verified
THE CONVERSATION Paleontologists scour the shores of Lake Kariba for fossil bones and discover plenty – including a limb from an unknown species. Visitors to Lake Kariba – the world’s largest man-made lake, along the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe – come to enjoy the abundant wildlife, fine fishing or spectacular scenery. However, in 2017, our crew of palaeontologists came to Zimbabwe to hunt game of a different kind: dinosaurs.
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