Fossil area closed after 2 boys die in Minn. park
St. Paul authorities shut down a popular fossil-hunting area in a riverside park Thursday, one day after two children were killed and two others injured by a landslide.Full story
1 child dead, 1 missing in Minn. park landslide
A fourth-grade field trip to a Mississippi River park popular with fossil hunters turned deadly Wednesday when gravel saturated by persistent rain gave way, killing one child and injuring two others. A fourth child was missing. Full story
Smuggled Dinosaur's Return May Boost Mongolian Paleontology
When Mongolia’s most famous dinosaur, a relative of T. rex, returns to the Asian country on May 18, it returns to a homeland rich in dinosaur fossils, but with scant resources to display and study them. Full story
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Pterosaur fossil on display in Brazil
The National Museum of Brazil unveils the fossilized remains of a giant flying prehistoric reptile known as Pterosaur along with a life-sized replica of the winged lizard. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports.
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A dinosaur fossil is seen during a ceremony in New York
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