Tag Archives: fossil

The scientific tourist #271 — Gargoyleosaurus

Posted on 29 April, 2013 by Sam Wise

Coming to you from the Denver Museum of Nature and Science, it’s Gargoyleosaurus… Continue reading →

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The scientific tourist #265 — Saber-toothed cat

Posted on 11 March, 2013 by Sam Wise

On display at the Sternberg Museum of Natural History in Hays, Kansas — it’s a saber-toothed cat… Continue reading →

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The scientific tourist #262 — Diplocaulus

Posted on 18 February, 2013 by Sam Wise

Another excellent fossil at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science — it’s Diplocaulus… Continue reading →

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The scientific tourist #261 — Carcharodontosaurus (with and without skin)

Posted on 11 February, 2013 by Sam Wise

This week, you get two images of one subject on traveling display at the Sternberg Museum in Hays, Kansas — the skull of a Carcharodontosaurus… Continue reading →

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The scientific tourist #260 — Gomphotherium phippsi

Posted on 4 February, 2013 by Sam Wise

Brought to you from 13 million years back, courtesy of the Denver Museum of Nature and Science, it’s Gomphotherium phippsi… Continue reading →

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The scientific tourist #246 — Mosasaur

Posted on 29 October, 2012 by Sam Wise

Another excellent fossil, brought to you from the Sternberg Museum of Natural History in Hays, Kansas… Continue reading →

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The scientific tourist #239 — a trip through the Sternberg Museum of Natural History

Posted on 10 September, 2012 by Sam Wise

Let’s say you were driving across Kansas on I-70. And let’s say you were bored out of your skull. But I repeat myself… Bottom line — should you ever find yourself in the middle of Kansas, you’d be well advised … Continue reading →