Researchers Unveil Nev. Dinosaur Fossils

December 1, 2006

(AP) -- Nevada's state fossil, the giant ocean-roaming fish-reptile known as the ichthyosaur, will have to share the scientific stage after researchers this week unveiled the first fossils of land-based dinosaurs ever found in Nevada.

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