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Feathered dragon" had some of the longest tail feathers ever found on a fossil bird
11+ hour, 38+ min ago (355+ words) Plumadraco was the size of an American robin, but its tail feathers were about a foot long, twice the length of its body," says Alex Clark, a Ph D candidate at the Field Museum and the University of Chicago and…...
Appleton scientist discovers new type of prehistoric lizard, Tylosaurus rex
10+ hour, 2+ min ago (381+ words) A look at the replication Tylosaurus Rex skull on display at The History Museum at the Castle in Appleton. May 26, 2026. PC: Fox 11 Online APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) " A new species of prehistoric lizard was discovered in Texas by a researcher from…...
Ancient bird displayed its long tail feathers to attract mates
8+ hour, 52+ min ago (382+ words) New species from the Cretaceous bears longest, best-preserved examples of extinct type of tail feather image: An artist's impression of Plumadracowith the fossil in the background view more The authors add: "This new fossil bird, Plumadraco, strongly suggests that elongate…...
Ancient jaw discovery suggests giant reptile relative reached Europe far earlier than believed
12+ hour, 7+ min ago (519+ words) Its slender, recurved teeth also suggest it was a predator. A fossilized upper jaw found in southern France is rewriting part of reptile history. Paleontologists say the discovery shows that a relative of the crocodile lizard was in Europe at…...
Ancient bird species found in China's Liaoning: Extra-long tail feathers for elaborate courtship " interview with university of Chicago Ph D candidate Alexander D. Clark
10+ hour, 12+ min ago (777+ words) Interview with Alexander D. Clark, Ph D Candidate at the University of Chicago and the Field Museum of Natural History, USA. Author of upcoming PLOS One paper, about an ancient bird species discovered in Liaoning, China image: Portrait of Alexander D. Clark…...
World's first intermuscular bone-free grass carp emerges
11+ hour, 38+ min ago (923+ words) A research team led by Professor Gao Zexia from Huazhong Agricultural University in China has successfully cultivated grass carp completely lacking intermuscular bones (IBs)small, sharp skeletal structures that not only pose consumption risks to consumers but also limit processing…...
Once hidden dinosaur now featured in museum exhibit
7+ hour, 51+ min ago (191+ words) Norman Transcript Museum staff and volunteers work to mount Pentaceratops fossil specimens as a fully articulated exhibit for the Sam Noble Museum, still under construction in 1997. Recognized by height and weight as the largest skull of any land animal ever…...
Scientists discover toothless croc ancestor that walked like ostrich
1+ hour, 15+ min ago (704+ words) Reconstruction of Labrujasuchus expectatus, a new species of Shuvosauridae from Late Triassic rocks of Ghost Ranch, New Mexico. (Jorge Gonzalez via SWNS) A newly discovered crocodile ancestor had a body similar to an ostrich and no teeth. The strange creature…...
La Brea Tar Pits fossils get a move on - Beverly Press & Park Labrea News
5+ hour, 46+ min ago (283+ words) We have spent years planning for this move, because we knew that we were hoping to renovate the museum, so we have thought very carefully about all the processes involved," said Dr. Emily Lindsey, an associate curator and excavation site…...
UWM Research Sheds New Light on the Evolution of Hagfish Eyes
11+ hour, 7+ min ago (422+ words) Fossil of the extinct stem hagfish Squirmarius testai from the Late Carboniferous Mazon Creek fossil site, bearing small eyes with spherical melanosomes and lenses. Newswise " New research led by a University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee geoscientist provides insight into how one of…...