Virginia Museum of Natural History - Vertebrate Paleontology News

Vertebrate Paleontology News

Rare fossil called 'phenomenal' - Martinsville Bulletin - July 3, 2008

Quarry workers find a 2-ton fossil: The Virginia Museum of Natural History says the stromatolite was formed by algae some 500 million years ago - Roanoke Times (Roanoke, Virginia) - June 30, 2008

500 million year old fossil found in Blue Ridge - WDBJ7 (Roanoke, Virginia) - June 30, 2008

Big Fossil Found in Quarry - WSET, ABC 13 (Lynchburg, Virginia) - June 30, 2008

VMNH confirms discovery of 500 million-year-old fossil - WAVY TV 10 (Portsmouth, Virginia) - June 30, 2008

Museum confirms discovery of rare fossil - The Boston Globe - June 27, 2008

Museum confirms discovery of rare fossil - Culpeper Star-Exponent (Culpeper, Virginia) - June 27, 2008

Museum confirms discovery of rare fossil - Citizen-Times (Asheville, North Carolina) - June 27, 2008

Museum confirms discovery of rare fossil - The Columbus Dispatch (Columbus, Ohio) - June 27, 2008

Rare Stromatolite Disovered at Boxley Blue Ridge Quarry - MartinsvilleDaily.com - June 27, 2008

Museum confirms discovery of rare fossil - AOL News - June 27, 2008

Museum confirms discovery of rare fossil - CBS News - June 27, 2008

Virginia Museum of Natural History Upper James River Boat Trip - The Virginian-Pilot (Hampton, Virginia) - June 27, 2008

Museum confirms discovery of rare fossil - Associated Press - June 27, 2008

Museum confirms discovery of rare fossil - Las Vegas Sun (Las Vegas, Nevada) - June 27, 2008

Museum confirms discovery of rare fossil - WRIC8 television (Richmond, Virginia) - June 27, 2008

Museum confirms discovery of rare fossil - The San Luis Obispo Tribune (San Luis Obispo, California) - June 27, 2008

Museum confirms discovery of rare fossil - The Citizen (Auburn, New York) - June 27, 2008

Museum confirms discovery of rare fossil - New York Times - June 27, 2008

Museum confirms discovery of rare fossil - Daily Journal (Park Hills, Missouri) - June 27, 2008

Museum confirms discovery of rare fossil - Centre Daily Times (State College, Pennsylvania) - June 27, 2008

Museum confirms discovery of rare fossil - Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Atlanta, Georgia) - June 27, 2008

Museum confirms discovery of rare fossil - South Florida Sun Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, Florida) - June 27, 2008

Museum confirms discovery of rare fossil - San Francisco Examiner (San Francisco, California) - June 27, 2008

Museum confirms discovery of rare fossil - Sun Herald (Gulfport, Mississippi) - June 27, 2008

Museum confirms discovery of rare fossil - Burlington County Times (Willingboro, New Jersey) - June 27, 2008

Museum confirms discovery of rare fossil - The Fresno Bee (Fresno, California) - June 27, 2008

Museum confirms discovery of rare fossil - The Kansas City Star (Kansas City, Missouri) - June 27, 2008

Museum confirms discovery of rare fossil - WOKV radio (Jacksonville, Florida) - June 27, 2008

Another Rare Fossil Found - WHSV Television (Harrisonburg, Virginia) - June 27, 2008

Museum confirms discovery of rare fossil - WDBJ7 Television (Roanoke, Virginia) - June 27, 2008

Museum confirms discovery of rare fossil - Earthlink.net - June 27, 2008

Museum confirms discovery of rare fossil - Comcast News - June 27, 2008

Museum confirms discovery of rare fossil - Houston Chronicle (Houston, Texas) - June 27, 2008

Museum confirms discovery of rare fossil - WIBC radio (Indianapolis, Indiana) - June 27, 2008

Museum confirms discovery of rare fossil - WVEC Television (Norfolk, Virginia) - June 27, 2008

Museum confirms discovery of rare fossil - Contra Costa Times (California) - June 27, 2008

Museum confirms discovery of rare fossil - The Sacramento Bee (Sacramento, California) - June 27, 2008

Museum confirms discovery of rare fossil - Star Banner (Ocala, Florida) - June 27, 2008

Museum confirms discovery of rare fossil - Washington Post - June 27, 2008

Museum confirms discovery of rare fossil - The Seattle Times (Seattle, Washington) - June 27, 2008

Museum confirms discovery of rare fossil - WAVY Television (Richmond) - June 27, 2008

Museum confirms discovery of rare fossil - Tri-City Herald (Tri-Cities, Washington) - June 27, 2008

Museum confirms discovery of rare fossil - WTOK Television (Meridian, Mississippi) - June 27, 2008

Museum confirms discovery of rare fossil - WWBT NBC 12 (Richmond) - June 27, 2008

Museum confirms discovery of rare fossil - The Ledger Independent (Maysville, Kentucky) - June 27, 2008

Museum confirms discovery of rare fossil - Ledger-Inquirer (Columbus, Georgia) - June 27, 2008

Museum confirms discovery of rare fossil - WRAL Television (Raleigh, Durham, Fayetteville, North Carolina) - June 27, 2008

Museum confirms discovery of rare fossil - MSNBC - June 27, 2008

Museum confirms discovery of rare fossil - KSL Television & Radio (Salt Lake City, Utah) - June 27, 2008

Museum confirms discovery of rare fossil - WTOP Radio (Washington, D.C.) - June 27, 2008

Museum confirms discovery of rare fossil - Palm Beach Post (Palm Beach, Florida) - June 27, 2008

Museum confirms discovery of rare fossil - Belleville News-Democrat (St. Louis, Missouri) - June 27, 2008

Museum confirms discovery of rare fossil - Yahoo News - June 27, 2008

Museum confirms discovery of rare fossil - Lexington Herald-Leader (Lexington, Kentucky) - June 27, 2008

Museum confirms discovery of rare fossil - The State (South Carolina) - June 27, 2008

Museum confirms discovery of rare fossil - The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, North Carolina) - June 27, 2008

Museum confirms discovery of rare fossil - Richmond Times-Dispatch - June 27, 2008

Museum confirms discovery of rare fossil - The Beaufort Gazette (Beaufort, South Carolina) - June 27, 2008

Virginia Museum of Natural History scientists confirm discovery of 500 million-year-old fossil - Star Tribune (Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota - June 27, 2008

VMNH confirms discovery of 500-million-year-old fossil - Martinsville Bulletin - June 27, 2008

VSE, Inc. donates $25,000 to Visitor's Center whale project - The Caroline Progress - June 27, 2008

SCI-KIDS: Ear bones link whales to cows, paper suggests - Richmond Times-Dispatch - May 1, 2008

Whale fossil display discussed - Richmond Times-Dispatch - April 18, 2008

Children dig Dino Days at VMNH - Martinsville Bulletin - January 13, 2008

Out & About: DAY TRIPPIN: FIVE WEEKEND GETAWAYS (Dino Day Festival) - Carroll County Times (Maryland) - January 11, 2008

Freed to Fly Again: An Existential Crisis - American Scientist: The magazine of the Scientific Research Society

VMNH honors departing curator Fraser - Martinsville Bulletin - November 4, 2007

SCI-KIDS: Fossils tell the story of the early horses - Richmond Times-Dispatch - October 4, 2007

Dinosaurs, relatives coexisted - Casper Star-Tribune (Wyoming) - July 21, 2007

Dinosaurs, early relatives coexisted - San Francisco Chronicle - July 20, 2007

Dinosaurs shared Earth with older animals, study shows - The Standard-Times (Massachusetts) - July 19, 2007

Museum scientist discovers fossils of unknown reptile - Martinsville Bulletin - June 19, 2007

Winged Victory for Va. Scientist - Washington Post - June 18, 2007

Ancient Bird-Like Reptiles Discovered in China, US - Nick.com (Nickelodeon) - June 15, 2007

Ancient Reptile Glided on Air - Discovery Channel - June 13, 2007

Ancient Gliding Reptile Discovered in Quarry - Fox News - June 13, 2007

Prehistoric Gliding Lizard Discovered in U.S. - National Geographic News - June 12, 2007

Tiny, winged lizard unearthed from quarry - Roanoke Times - June 12, 2007

Ancient gliding reptile found on East Coast - MSNBC - June 12, 2007

CT Scan Reveals Ancient Long-Necked Gliding Reptile - Penn State news - June 12, 2007


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