Japan univ. to set up new "dinosaur department" as popularity grows

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Japan univ. to set up new "dinosaur department" as popularity grows

A university in western Japan will establish a department specializing in dinosaur studies beginning next April as the field grows in popularity. The Okayama University of Science already offers a course on dinosaurs, but plans to increase the number of lectures, opportunities for field work, and professors with the new department, as well as widening research to include areas such as biosciences in addition to geology and paleontology. Read ful…