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Flowering plants, new teeth and no dinosaurs: New study sheds light on the rise of mammals
A new study identified three factors critical in the rise of mammal communities since they first emerged during the Age of Dinosaurs.
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UW’s Burke Museum moves to a new space less than 500 feet away
The 113,000-square-foot building is the 21st-century version of the 57-year-old cramped museum.
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How not to run anyone over with a dinosaur: The Burke Museum moves into its new digs
The Burke Museum is moving its collection, including seldom-seen objects, to its new home, which is scheduled to open in the fall.
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Iguana-sized dinosaur cousin discovered in Antarctica, shows how life at the South Pole bounced back after mass extinction
Scientists have just discovered a dinosaur relative that lived in Antarctica 250 million years ago. The iguana-sized reptile’s genus name, Antarctanax, means Antarctic king.
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How T-shirt artist Ray Troll fused ‘Cruisin’ the Fossil … ’ collaborations with paleontologist Kirk Johnson
The Backstory: ‘Paleo-nerds’ collided at Seattle’s Burke Museum, resulting in friendship — and 2 science books featuring Troll’s quirky art.
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Scientists say iguana-sized reptile reigned as ‘Antarctic King’ before the dinosaurs
A reptile about the size of an iguana was the king of Antarctica is now part of the permanent collection at the Burke Museum.
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Ancient whale named for UW paleontologist Elizabeth Nesbitt
A newly discovered species of whale — found preserved in ancient rock on the Oregon coast — has been named for a University of Washington paleontologist.
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Burke Museum will close out old building and 2018 at the same time
The old Burke’s last hurrah will be a New Years Eve party.
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Possibly oldest deer jaw in North America found in Ellensburg
After spending roughly 4.9 million years in Ellensburg, the jaw bone of deer is making its way to the collection at the Burke Museum on the University of Washington campus in Seattle.
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Moving the Burke’s entire collection is a dinosaur of a task
How do you move a museum? Very carefully, and very slowly.
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Journey behind bars to aid in prisoners' learning
Dr. Holly Barker and Burke Museum's Oceania collections assist with University Beyond Bars classroom learning.
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Spiders are your friends!
Rod Crawford, Curator of Arachnids at the University of Washington's Burke Museum, debunks spider myths.
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Decade of fossil collecting in Africa gives new perspective on Triassic period, emergence of dinosaurs
UW biology professor, Christian Sidor, digs into the insights from over 2,200 fossils and counting.
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Decade of fossil collecting in Africa gives new perspective on Triassic period, emergence of dinosaurs
Christian Sidor, UW biology professor and curator at the Burke, weighs in on a decade's worth of research from the Southern Hemisphere and the over 2,200 fossils collected.
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They dug up a T-rex skull, now you can watch them restore it
Last year paleontologists from the Burke discovered a Tyrannosaurus rex in eastern Montana. The fossil pieces include a complete skull -- one of only 15 ever discovered in the world.