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Fighting Dinosaurs: New Discoveries from Mongolia

Abstract:: This Web site, created to complement an American Museum of Natural History exhibition, reports on one of the most famous fossil finds in the world (the fighting dinosaurs of Mongolia) and other ancient animal fossils discovered in the Gobi Desert.

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Going Gobi

Abstract:: This Web article is part of OLogy, where kids can collect virtual trading cards and create projects with them. Here they meet two Museum scientists who go fossil hunting every year in the Gobi, and view the duo's scrapbook. The article begins by introducing students to Mike Novacek, who wants to understand which prehistoric fossils are related to modern mammals, and Mark Norell, who is trying to figure our how certain dinosaurs evolved into modern birds. Students also learn about Roy Chapman Andrews, a naturalist who led the Museum's first expeditions to the Gobi in the 1920s. In addition to seeing photos and illustrations from the Gobi scrapbook, students learn about the journey to Mongolia, discover the challenges of fossil hunting, and see what a typical day is like for these scientists.