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Seven Things to Do in Petrified Forest National Park - MSN
Petrified Forest National Park is the only U.S. National Park with a portion of the Historic Route 66. Route 66 also ...
North America's oldest known pterosaur, a flying reptile the size of a "small seagull," discovered in Arizona, researchers say
Researchers were able to date the fossil of the flying reptile, a close cousin of dinosaurs, back to more than 209 million ...
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US team discovers winged reptile that took powered flight with early dinosaurs
Smithsonian scientists have uncovered North America’s oldest known pterosaur from a 209-million-year-old bonebed in Arizona’s ...
Scientists unearth fossils of ‘previously unknown species’ from dinosaur era
The newly-found fossils are 209 million years old and include pterosaurs, primitive frogs and lizard-like reptiles ...
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Ben Kligman, Peter Buck Postdoctoral Fellow and paleontologist at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History (IMAGE)
Ben Kligman, a Peter Buck Postdoctoral Fellow and paleontologist at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History, ...
Arizona fossils reveal an ecosystem in flux early in the age of dinosaurs
Scientists have unearthed in Arizona fossils from an assemblage of animals, including North America's oldest-known flying reptile, that reveal a time of transition when venerable lineages that were ...
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National Park meets Mother Road in Holbrook
With a nod to Route 66’s vintage charm and the region’s rich geological and cultural history, the Petrified Forest Museum ...
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Petrified Forest Museum Association to open Route 66-themed store in Holbrook, Arizona
A new Route 66-inspired store and visitor hub will open in Holbrook on July 11.Petrified Forest National Park’s official ...