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September 5, 2006

Most Dinosaurs Remain Undiscovered

Dinosaurs remain to be discovered (bozos broke link so I deleted it - poor usability)

Peter Dodson of the University of Pennsylvania and Steve Wang of Swarthmore College estimate that 71 percent of all dinosaur genera — groups of dinosaur species — have yet to be discovered.

“It’s a safe bet that a child born today could expect a very fruitful career in dinosaur paleontology,” Dodson said in a statement.
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The estimates are based on the rates of discovery — about 10 to 20 annually — and the recent increase in finds of fossils in China, Mongolia and South America.

Vast Majority of Dinosaurs Still to Be Found, Scientists Say, National Geographic:

The pair predicts that scientists will eventually discover 1,844 dinosaur genera in total—at least 1,300 more than the 527 recognized today from remains other than isolated teeth.

What’s more, the duo believes that 75 percent of these dinos will be discovered within the next 60 to 100 years and 90 percent within 100 to 140 years, based on an analysis of historical discovery patterns.

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CuriousCat: Giant Duck-Billed Dinosaur Discovered in Mexico Says:
February 12th, 2008 at 7:12 pm
“The discovery of the 72-million-year-old fossil adds to the rich gallery of dinosaurs that scientists now know lived in western North America during the latter part of the dinosaur era…”