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Link! Via Futurismic.

The Gary Owens / Eric Boardman dinosaur documentaries that aired on the Disney Channel during the 80s were a big part of my childhood. When I recently found them on YouTube (via Laelaps) I discovered that I could almost recite them from heart. These things are wonderful. Enjoy them in their entirety after the jump.
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I was thinking about putting together a photo retrospective of Stan Winston’s work, but the folks over at io9 beat me to it. Bathe in the geeky goodness.

Here’s to ya, Mr. Winston

Don’t believe? See for yourself.

Laelaps has an interesting interview with paleontologist Robert Bakker. I literally wore out my copy of The Dinosaur Heresies as a kid (I patched it back together with packing tape), and got to meet him at an orientation meeting when I was a volunteer for Dinamation.* Cool guy. Interesting interview. I don’t agree with his last answer, but he’s a religious fellow. Whatcha gonna do?

*According to Wikipedia, it no longer exists! Well, that sucks!

In case anybody’s wondering, my birthday’s November 11. *cough* [via Laelaps]

Gizmodo:

When it comes to Dubai and attracting wealthy tourists, the word “restraint” is seldom used. Perhaps that is why it is not surprising that the locals are building a $1 billion theme park that will feature over 100 animatronic dinosaurs of 40 different species. Dubbed “Restless Planet,” the park will attempt to provide an educational experience amid all of the Vegas-style spectacle. This will be done using history themed rides and robots/habitats that represent an accurate portrayal (based on current knowledge) of what life was like millions of years ago.

Hmm… Two Michael Crichton stories in one! What could possibly go wrong?

Science News:

Paleontologists have unearthed an ancient, sediment-filled burrow that holds remains of the creatures that dug it. The find is the first indisputable evidence that some dinosaurs maintained an underground lifestyle for at least part of their lives.

Read on. [via Boing Boing]

Either this trading card series is a tad inaccurate, or there were some very confused herbivores during the Mesozoic. Who cares about accuracy, though, when something is this goddamned perfect? [via MetaFilter]