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Paleoflood Hydrology and Climate Dynamics
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (219+ words) The graph below shows the total number of articles in paleoflood hydrology and climate dynamics across all publications each year (not limited to Nature Index journals). Paleoflood hydrology: Study of ancient flood events using natural and human archives to reconstruct…...
Thai Researchers Digging in a Local Fossil Site Just Uncovered a Dinosaur With a Neck Length That Defied Every Expectation
2+ hour, 11+ min ago (588+ words) Uragasaurus is the first confirmed member of the Mamenchisauridae family ever found in Southeast Asia. Until now, these long-necked dinosaurs were almost exclusively linked to China, where fossils of similar species like Mamenchisaurus and Omeisaurus have been uncovered. The fact…...
Paleontologists Discover New Species of Titanosaur in Uruguay | Sci.News
5+ hour, 14+ min ago (98+ words) Paleontologists in Uruguay have identified a new species of aeolosaurine titanosaur from a pair of remarkably well-preserved tailbones unearthed in the 1980s near the Uruguay River....
South Dakota T. rex could bring $30 million or more at auction on Tuesday
5+ hour, 39+ min ago (697+ words) (South Dakota News Watch)– A Tyrannosaurus rex fossil discovered on a ranch in western South Dakota will be auctioned off in New York City on Tuesday with a possible sale price of $30 million or more. The 38-foot long skeleton, nicknamed…...
Call to display Rutland Sea Dragon fossil rejected
5+ hour, 16+ min ago (371+ words) A council has rejected calls to reconsider its decision not to display a huge fossil which was found beside a reservoir The Rutland Sea Dragon - a 180-million-year-old ichthyosaur - made headlines when it was unveiled in 2021 as the largest and most…...
T. Rex 'Gus' Could Make History at Auction
10+ hour, 41+ min ago (290+ words) One of the most complete T. rex fossils ever discovered is about to hit the auction block, with the potential to become the most expensive dinosaur ever sold. Dubbed "Gus,"... T. Rex 'Gus' Could Make History at Auction One of the most…...
Scientists Needed Just One Bone to Identify a Brand-New Giant Dinosaur Species Never Seen Before in Thailand
9+ hour, 40+ min ago (520+ words) Most dinosaur discoveries rely on dozens of bones. This one didn't. A fossil from Thailand has revealed something researchers had never formally identified before. A single fossil from northeastern Thailand has led scientists to identify a brand-new species of long-necked…...
You can own a real T Rex named Gus for £23,000,000
14+ hour, 21+ min ago (803+ words) If you’ve ever thought that a Tyrannosaurus Rex would really complete your living room, do we have some good news for you. The New York auction house Sotheby’s has put a near-complete fossil of the dinosaur up for action. ‘Gus…...
Meet the 300,000-year-old world's smallest cat fossil found in China that surprised scientists
22+ hour, 56+ min ago (481+ words) Rest of World News: Scientists in China just found something amazing. It's the world's smallest cat fossil found in China, and it belongs to a brand-new species of extinc. Scientists in China just found something amazing It's the world's smallest…...
Birds are not descended from dinosaurs — they are dinosaurs, a living branch of the theropod family that survived the asteroid and now fills the world with more than 10,000 species
18+ hour, 11+ min ago (138+ words) The pigeon on the windowsill is a dinosaur. Not the descendant of one. One....