Geology: Pink quartzite was carried 600 miles across the US in the stomachs of long-necked DINOSAURS

Large lumps of pink quartzite were transported some 600 miles across what is today the American Midwest in the bellies of long-necked dinosaurs, a study concluded.  Researchers from the US explained that the giant sauropods likely swallowed the stomach stones, known as ‘gastroliths’, to help grind up food they had eaten. The gastroliths ended up being … Read more