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Local paleontologist talks Nevada's first dinosaur unveiling, backyard bones update

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 LAS VEGAS (FOX5) -- Paleontologists at the Nevada Science Center, located in downtown Henderson, are getting ready to unveil Nevada's first dinosaur species. Cofounder of the Nevada Science Center, Joshua Bonde, said the center is the only natural history museum in Henderson. Located off Water Street, the center is involved in geology and all aspects of paleontology. They host virtual field trips locally and for students as far as Europe.  The center recently announced they're set to unveil the first dinosaur from the state of Nevada. Bonde and his teammate at the time made the discovery in 2008 at the Valley of Fire State Park.  This month, the Nevada Science Center will unveil a new dinosaur species discovered in only the Silver State. "We came across a brand new site in the middle of a hail storm, and as we’re hunkered down in the middle of this hail storm she was looking down at the dirt. And when your head is down and the hail is hitting the back of your neck and pi...
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Nevada Science Center to unveil state's first dinosaur species Sept. 23

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  LAS VEGAS (FOX5) -- This month, the Nevada Science Center will unveil a new dinosaur species discovered in only the Silver State.  The Henderson-based nonprofit will reveal the state's "first dinosaur species" on Sept. 23 at Lovelady Brewing Company in Henderson. The center said paleontologists first discovered the fossils in 2008 in Valley of Fire State Park.  "Paleontologists and  colleagues first discovered the fossils in 2008 in the Valley of Fire State Park, and since have been piecing together this new dinosaur species; The time has now come to unveil this animal as Nevada’s first dinosaur species!" said a press release from Nevada Science Center.  The center said the  animal was first presented to the scientific community in 2019 at the Western Association of Vertebrate Paleontologists Conference.  “Nevada’s complex geologic history is only beginning to release its dinosaur stories," said Nevada Science Center Director of Research Dr. Jos...
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Back in Time – This Day in History – May 9

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 By Mick Ferris, Press Association, AP, UPI, calendar.songfacts.com, classicbands.com and thisdayinmusic.com 1092: Lincoln Cathedral was consecrated. It was the tallest building in the world for 238 years (1311–1548). The central spire collapsed in 1548 and was not rebuilt. The cathedral is still the fourth largest in the UK (in floor area) at around 5,000 square metres. (From Prof. Frank McDonough@FXMC1957) 1502: Christopher Columbus leaves Spain on his fourth and final trip to the New World. 1671: Colonel Thomas Blood attempts to steal the Crown Jewels. 1689: William III declares war on France. 1712: The Carolina Colony was officially divided into two entities: North Carolina and South Carolina. 1753: Louis XV disbands the French parliament. 1788: British parliament accepts the abolition of the slave trade. 1816: Lady Caroline Lamb publishes “Genarvon”, a thinly disguised account of her affair with Lord Byron. 1860: J.M. Barrie was born in Kirriemuir, Scotland. He was the creator...
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Back in Time – This Day in History – May 7

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1915: Lusitania By Mick Ferris, Press Association, AP, UPI, calendar.songfacts.com, classicbands.com and thisdayinmusic.com 558: The dome of the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul collapses. 1429: The seige of Orleans is broken by Joan of Arc and the French Army. 1663: The Theatre Royal in Drury Lane London opens. 1718: New Orleans is founded by Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville. 1763: Pontiac, chief of the Ottawa Indians, attempted to lead a sneak attack on British-held Fort Detroit, but was foiled because the British had been tipped off in advance. 1765: HMS Victory launched. 1789: America’s first inaugural ball was held in New York in honor of President George Washington, who had taken the oath of office a week earlier. 1812: Birth of poet Robert Browning. 1824: Beethoven’s 9th (Chorale) Symphony, premieres in Vienna. 1833: Birth of composer Johannes Brahms in Hamburg. 1840: Birth of composer Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky in Russia. 1866: German Premier Otto von Bismarck is seriously wounded in ...
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Another Time Traveler, Moon Mice, Killer Asteroid and More Mysterious News Briefly — May 4, 2021

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https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2021/05/another-time-traveler-moon-mice-killer-asteroid-and-more-mysterious-news-briefly-may-4-2021/
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