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The people have spoken, and L.A.’s newest Jurassic-era resident has its forever name. Dinosaur fans who responded to the museum’s request for input overwhelmingly chose to call the Natural History ...

A newly discovered raptor had a knobby bump on its head, suggesting that, like some larger dinosaurs, it engaged in ...

The Los Angeles County Natural History Museum is seeking the public’s help in naming a 70-foot-long sauropod skeleton unearthed by the museum’s paleontologists. The dinosaur will be the focal point of ...

Mounting technician Kevin Krudwig installs a temporary styrofoam head on "Gnatalie," a new fossil sauropod exhibit coming to the Natural History Museum in Los Angeles. (Ian Willms / Los Angeles Times) ...

The people have spoken, and L.A.’s newest Jurassic-era resident has its forever name. Dinosaur fans who responded to the museum's request for input overwhelmingly chose to call the Natural History ...