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New Microraptorine Dinosaur Discovered in China | Sci. News
1+ hour, 26+ min ago (249+ words) Jian changmaensis is the first non-avian dinosaur found at a paleontological site that has yielded more than 100 specimens of Early Cretaceous birds....
Dinosaurs help kick off Clarence Dillon's kids' summer reading program
1+ hour, 40+ min ago (15+ words) New Jersey Hills Media Group...
New Dinosaur Fossil Discovery Disrups Understanding of Microraptor History
4+ hour, 55+ min ago (884+ words) A 120 million-year-old fossil unearthed in northwestern China is altering how scientists perceive an unusual group of predatory dinosaurs known as microraptors, as reported by Yahoo. The excavation site expands the known geographical range of this smaller, gliding cousin of the…...
Shark tooth buried in a 5 million-year-old whale skull reveals predator-packed North Sea
8+ hour ago (535+ words) "Direct evidence that relatives of sharks today fed on these whales." A shark tooth lodged in a whale skull for roughly 5 million years is offering scientists a startling glimpse of what the North Sea once looked like, as well as…...
Fossil reveals bizarre gliding creature that hunted birds 120 million years ago
2+ hour, 18+ min ago (13+ words) WRTV...
Genome study shows what made the extinct Ice Age cave lion unique
4+ hour, 16+ min ago (593+ words) June 4 (Reuters) " The cave lion was one of the biggest cats to ever live, prowling a huge swathe of territory from Western Europe across Siberia and into North America and hunting large prey " and perhaps even people " before going extinct…...
Paleontological Scandal: Ancient Lizard Fired from Turtle Ancestors
12+ hour, 3+ min ago (307+ words) Inbox. lv Paleontological Scandal: Ancient Lizard Fired from Turtle Ancestors Debates about the evolution of turtles have been ongoing for a long time. Molecular studies suggest a relationship between turtles and archosaurs, the modern representatives of which are birds and…...
New species of dinosaur, a cousin of Velociraptor, probably glided on four "wings" and hunted early birds
2+ hour, 25+ min ago (197+ words) And while scientists only have Jian's arm, they suspect that'Jian, like its fellow microraptors, had long feathers on both its arms and its legs, giving it the appearance of having four "wings" that it used to glide. "Jian and the…...
Fossils reveal how ancient cattle roamed Earth 4 million years ago
2+ hour, 37+ min ago (124+ words) Palaeoartistic reconstruction of the environment in the surroundings of Camp dels Ninots maar lake during the early Pliocene. (Mauricio Ant'n via SWNS) Ancestors of today's cattle were roaming the grasslands of Europe over four million years ago, reveals new research....
SF: Zoo Announces Prehistoric Exhibit Featuring Animatronic Dinosaurs For Summer
8+ hour, 6+ min ago (136+ words) This summer, some long-extinct animals are coming to San Francisco to join their living descendants and other zoo residents. The San Francisco Zoo and Gardens has announced a new dinosaur exhibit opening July 1. "Dinos Rule!" will feature 21 life-size animatronic dinosaurs,…...