Fearsome 'saguarosaurus' poised in desert, set to strike

A saguaro that looks like a dinosaur (think Tyrannosaurus rex) is poised to ambush prey by Ridgeside Drive south of Sediment Drive.

Oddity: Fearsome 'saguarosaurus' poised in desert, set to strike

Saguaro cacti grow in an almost endless array of shapes, but few have the fearsome appearance of one that Roman Vasquez sees on his morning walks.

Tucson Oddity: Fearsome 'saguarosaurus' poised in desert, set to strike

A saguaro that looks like a dinosaur (think Tyrannosaurus rex) is poised to ambush prey by Ridgeside Drive south of Sediment Drive.

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Jewish Food Festival is Sunday

This week's hot 5 events

Built to Spill to do benefit Wednesday for Dry River

On Wednesday at 6 p.m., indie rock mainstays Built to Spill will play a benefit show at and for the Dry River Collective.

Tiny dinosaur 'would have looked like a roadrunner on steroids'

LOS ANGELES — Fossil bones housed at a Los Angeles museum belong to the smallest dinosaur discovered in North America, scientists said Tuesday.

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Creativity key at Bear Essential News' annual costume contest

Winning a costume contest is fun. I know because I won third place in Bear Essential News' Halloween Bash and Costume Contest at Golf N' Stuff last year. But that wasn't the first costume contest I was in. Here are some tips:

Creativity key at Bear Essential News' annual costume contest

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Many events offer discounted tickets for students, seniors, military and others. Call venue for details.

Scientists: Dinos' bones crushed by their own kind

SALT LAKE CITY — A vast collection of broken dinosaur bones unearthed in southeast Utah indicates they were smashed underfoot by other dinosaurs shortly after they died, according to paleontologists.