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January 28:

 * 1846 - J. K. Murphy donated some fossils to the Smithsonian Institution of a large theropod dinosaur discovered in Washington D.C., USA by workers attempting to install a sewage system. The specimen was catalogued as NMNH 3049 and known by the nickname Capitalsaurus.
 * 1858 - Eugène Dubois was born in Eijsden, Netherlands.
 * 1878 - Édouard Lartet was born in Séissan, France.
 * 1930 - Edwin Tulley Newton died.
 * 1956 - Tim Flannery was born in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
 * 1998 - Capitalsaurus was recognized as the official dinosaur of Washington, D.C.
 * 2000 - The site in Washington, D.C. where Capitalsaurus was discovered was named Capitalsaurus Court.
 * 2001 - Washington, D.C. mayor Anthony A. Williams declared January 28th a local holiday, "Capitalsaurus Day".

Evidence of Combat in Triceratops

Andrew A. Farke, Ewan D. S. Wolff, Darren H. Tanke

published 28 Jan 2009