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News articles from the media

24 Januari 2020 by Smaug
Eurekalert: Neutron source enables a look inside dino eggs.

17 Januari 2020 by Smaug
University College London: Asteroid impact, not volcanic eruptions, killed the dinosaurs.

16 Januari 2020 by Smaug
University of Colorado Boulder: Beach-combing Neanderthals dived for shells.

24 December 2019 by Smaug
Scimex: Oldest 'parent' fossil shows caring for kids began 40 million years earlier than we thought.

20 December 2019 by Smaug
The university of Queensland: Modern humans and Homo erectus did not co-exist in Java, study shows.

20 December 2019 by Smaug
State of the planet: Sailing Stone Track Discovered ‘Hiding in Plain Sight’ in Dinosaur Fossil.

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January 17th, 2020 Added two old localities from the Paris Basin, Rosières and Chamery.
December 30th, 2019 Added the no longer accessible quarry of Grignon
November 21st, 2019 Added two fossil sites from the Vexin region (France): Chaumont-en-Vexin and Les Andelys

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