A Patagonia Easter egg hunt?

[MKIRKALDY@aol.com]

The AP is doing a dino blitz today. 

Dinosaur Eggs Found in Patagonia 
By Malcolm Ritter
AP Science Writer
Saturday, April 10, 1999; 11:08 a.m. EDT

> AUCA MAHUIDA, Argentina (AP) -- Millions of years ago, before the 
> Andes Mountains rose to the west and the Atlantic Ocean grew wide 
> to the east, dinosaurs bigger than city buses gathered here by the 
> hundreds to lay their eggs. 

http://search.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/WAPO/19990410/V000035-041099-idx.html
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New Clues Aid Dinosaur Researchers 
By Malcolm Ritter
AP Science Writer
Saturday, April 10, 1999; 3:28 p.m. EDT

> Titanosaurs, the creatures that apparently laid the eggs in Auca Mahuida, 
> hold much mystery for scientists. But recent findings on three continents 
> may help clarify our view of the placid plant-eaters. 

http://search.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/WAPO/19990410/V000109-041099-idx.html
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Age of Dinosaur Eggs Examined 
By Malcolm Ritter
AP Science Writer
Saturday, April 10, 1999; 11:10 a.m. EDT

> AUCA MAHUIDA, Argentina (AP) -- How old are the eggs? 

> When scientists announced the discovery last November, they could 
> only estimate that the eggs were some 70 million to 90 million years old. 
> That was based on the kinds of animal fossils found in the same 
> geological formation. 

http://search.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/WAPO/19990410/V000039-041099-idx.html

Mary
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