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Mosasaur Moment

Dallasaurus in the News

SMU paleontologist Michael Polcyn (left) and paleosculptor Ross McMillan with a model of the Dallasaurus and castings of other mosasaurs. (Photo by Hillsman Jackson, SMU)

Following the November 16, 2005, announcement of the discovery of Dallasaurus turneri, news accounts were published by national and international news media. They included:

Television

• FOX 4 News (Dallas)
• CBS 11 News (Dallas)

Print/Online

• The Associated Press (sample of the story published in numerous online news sites and newspapers worldwide)
• National Geographic News
• MSNBC
• The Dallas Morning News
• The Fort Worth Star Telegram
• Science Daily
• World Science
• People's Online Daily (Chinese)