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The museum of the sixth extinction
1+ hour, 11+ min ago (579+ words) Diari ARA "There have been five major extinction crises on the planet so far The last one was caused by a meteorite that fell to Earth That's when the dinosaurs went extinct Now we are immersed in the sixth: animals…...
Poor dimetrodon | Paleontology
12+ hour, 37+ min ago (37+ words) Zach Sweat • about 7 hours ago K.J. Genualdo • 15 days ago Uploaded by KimmyDude about 8 hours ago Resolution: (1170px x 1318px) File size: 262 KB 18 views (18 from today) Uploaded about 8 hours ago...
T. rex fossil sold for $50.1 million
5+ hour, 8+ min ago (462+ words) The Gus specimen was recovered at a site in South Dakota by commercial collector Thomas Heitkamp and his team at Theropoda Expeditions during an excavation that began in 2021. Sale prices of such valuable scientific specimens have been on the increase…...
Dino-Snacks 🦕🍕 + Bogweed Song Sing-Along 🎶 | Into the Dinoverse | Tim Rex in Space | Milkshake!
7+ hour, 38+ min ago (74+ words) NickALive! Saturday, July 25, 2026 Dino-Snacks 🦕🍕 + Bogweed Song Sing-Along 🎶 | Into the Dinoverse | Tim Rex in Space | Milkshake! Have your say by leaving a comment below! NickALive! welcomes friendly and respectful comments. Please familiarize with the blog's Comment Policy before commenting. All new…...
Green Dinosaur Stolen In Joliet: Police Want Help Nabbing This Female Thief
3+ hour, 34+ min ago (171+ words) Patch JOLIET, IL — Not all crimes investigated at the Joliet Police Department involve murders, sexual assaults and aggravated batteries involving great bodily harm. Sometimes the crimes involve dinosaurs. That's right. Dinosaurs. On Friday afternoon, the city's police officials posted a…...
Stolen 12-Foot Sinclair Dinosaur Bolted To 100-Foot Cliff Over Yellowstone River
8+ hour, 12+ min ago (1365+ words) A 12-foot-long dinosaur nicknaed Dino that usually stands outside a Sinclair gas station near Gardiner, Montana, was stolen Sunday night. It reappeared bolted to a 100-foot cliff face overlooking the Yellowstone River. A dinosaur was spotted near Yellowstone National Park…...
Virginia Museum of Natural History brings dinosaurs to life at Dino Festival
6+ hour, 12+ min ago (243+ words) MARTINSVILLE, Va. (WSET) — Families traveled back in time this weekend as the Virginia Museum of Natural History in Martinsville hosted its annual Dino Festival. The two-day event featured dinosaur fossils, life-size skeletons, animatronic dinosaurs, and the museum’s special “Age of…...
Early Miocene Fossil Rewrites Family Tree of Little Carnivorous Marsupials | Sci.News
10+ hour, 33+ min ago (243+ words) Paleontologists at the University of New South Wales have described a new genus and species of dasyurid marsupial from the Early Miocene of Australia, offering the first solid evidence that the family Dasyuridae -- which today includes quolls, Tasmanian devils and…...
Alan M. Wilson (1964–2026) - Nature Ecology & Evolution
10+ hour, 33+ min ago (291+ words) Nature Ecology & Evolution (2026) Cite this article Wilson, A. M., Watson, J. C. & Lichtwark, G. A. Nature 421, 35–36 (2003). Wilson, A. M., McGuigan, M. P., Su, A. & van den Bogert, A. J. Nature 414, 895–899 (2001). Lichtwark, G. A. & Wilson, A. M. J. Biomechanics 40, 1768–1775 (2007). Wilson, A. M. et al. Nature 498, 185–189 (2013). Williams, S....
The Buffalo Zoo Has Turned Into an Immersive Dinosaur World That’s Only Here for The Summer —Free with Admission
10+ hour, 52+ min ago (392+ words) Adventure, Family Friendly, For Kids, Things to Do If your kids have already started saying, “I’m bored,” congratulations. Summer break has officially kicked in. You’re suddenly responsible for entertaining them all day. Cue panic mode. If you’re scrambling for ideas…...