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Anyone Want a 145,000-Pound Dinosaur? The World’s Largest T. Rex Needs a New Home.
19+ min ago (395+ words) The world's largest Tyrannosaurus rex statue needs a new home. Tyra, located in the Canadian Badlands, is a gigantic kitschy roadside attraction that, like the dinosaurs she is based on, is facing extinction. The 86-foot-tall T. rex that weighs in at…...
Ice Age animals unexpectedly found by divers in a Texas cave
3+ hour, 26+ min ago (781+ words) A hidden underground stream in Texas has revealed a surprising collection of Ice Age fossils. These remains include animals never before documented in Central Texas. The discovery was made by a paleontologist from the University of Texas at Austin (UT)…...
First New Dinosaur Species Found in Korea in 15 Years Surprises Scientists
2+ hour, 26+ min ago (626+ words) Scientists discovered Doolysaurus, a baby dinosaur from Korea revealed through CT scanning. The fossil shows a small, likely fuzzy omnivore and suggests more hidden dinosaur remains in the region. In South Korea, a mischievous green cartoon dinosaur named Dooly, known…...
Step into the past as North Herts Museum’s ‘Dinosaurium: Reimagined Creatures’ exhibition brings the prehistoric world back to life
21+ hour, 1+ min ago (401+ words) Our customer self-service portal and other online services North Herts Museum is set to transport visitors to a world of prehistoric wonder with its brand-new exhibition, "Dinosaurium: Reimagined Creatures. Running from 28 March to 28 June 2026, this family-friendly showcase explores how our…...
New ape discovery ‘reshaping’ understanding of evolution
20+ hour, 39+ min ago (887+ words) The discovery of a new ape species that lived in Egypt 17 million years ago is "reshaping" the understanding of evolution. The fossil find suggests that the closest ancestors to modern apes may have emerged in northern Africa rather than in…...
Tiny Fossil Discovery in Gobi Desert - Current Affairs Usthadian Academy
6+ hour, 15+ min ago (432+ words) Tiny Fossil Discovery in Gobi Desert: A remarkable fossil measuring just 1 cm was discovered in the Ukhaa Tolgod region of the Gobi Desert. It is considered one of the earliest known micro-mammals from the Late Cretaceous Period (10066 million years ago)....
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An 18-million-year-old primate fossil could rewrite evolutionary history.
9+ hour, 21+ min ago (236+ words) According to the Vietnam News Agency correspondent in Cairo, on March 26, a research team from Mansoura University (Egypt) announced a discovery considered a "global scientific milestone," potentially reshaping our understanding of primate evolution in Africa. Previously, scientists had unearthed the…...
Hidden for 70 million years, hundreds of dinosaur eggs unearthed in one ancient nesting ground- Moneycontrol.com
8+ hour, 25+ min ago (353+ words) A major fossil discovery in southern France has revealed a vast nesting ground containing more than one hundred dinosaur eggs, offering rare insight into life during the final stages of the Cretaceous period. The excavation, led by the Mus'e-Parc des…...
Report finds beloved Alberta T. rex tourist draw has issues but far from extinct - CBC
14+ hour, 21+ min ago (191+ words) Report finds beloved Alberta T. rex tourist draw has issues but far from extinct'CBC Report finds beloved Alberta T. rex tourist draw has issues but far from extinct Cost to fix and maintain giant dino estimated in hundreds of thousands Image | Alta-Drumheller-Dinosaur…...