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11-Year-Old Goes Rock Hunting — Then He Finds a 48-Million-Year-Old Turtle
2+ hour, 6+ min ago (453+ words) Kids" summer adventures often end in finding cool rocks. But 11-year-old Touren Pope found a prehistoric turtle. Back in July, the young boy was on Bureau of Land Management (BLM) public land in southwest Wyoming with his grandparents, Patti and…...
Fossil evidence shows presence of lions in ancient Japan
8+ hour, 31+ min ago (13+ words) Fossil evidence shows presence of lions in ancient Japan'Japan Wire by KYODO NEWS...
Scientists have discovered a new species of dinosaur. It was unusually tiny — the size of a chicken. » News of Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek and Osh — latest events today
12+ hour, 55+ min ago (19+ words) Scientists have discovered a new species of dinosaur. It was unusually tiny " the size of a chicken.open.kg...
Jeffrey Epstein's interest in dinosaurs has led to a reckoning in the paleontology community
15+ hour, 17+ min ago (1014+ words) BIRMINGHAM, England " A British dinosaur convention is banning some paleontologists named in the Jeffrey Epstein files from attending DinoCon " as the global scientific community becomes the latest to grapple with the convicted sex offender's connections to prominent people in the…...
'Fossil Daddy' to talk at Bridgewater Public Library
15+ hour, 32+ min ago (177+ words) The Bridgewater Public Library will host a talk by "Fossil Daddy," a paleontologist and science communicator known for his focus on dinosaur footprints, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Feb. 18. Brett Carter, who goes by Fossil Daddy online, will discuss his work with ichnofossils,…...
Ancient Humans Ate Shark Meat » Explorersweb
17+ hour, 3+ min ago (256+ words) Archaeologists working at the Wadi Nafun site in Oman have discovered that Neolithic people from that region ate shark meat approximately 7,000 years ago. This surprising result suggests that prehistoric Arabia had experienced shark hunters. Excavations at Wadi Nafun uncovered the…...
Researchers have so far recovered 49 bone pieces including a femur, vertebrae and ribs from the mastodon and giant sloth
18+ hour, 5+ min ago (180+ words) Researchers have so far recovered 49 bone pieces including a femur, vertebrae and ribs from the mastodon and giant sloth'themercury.com Rubio tells Europe to join Trump's fight, says it belongs wi" US Secretary of State Marco Rubio sought to reassure…...
The $3,000 Beetle: Why the Titan Beetle Is the Holy Grail for Insect Collectors
20+ hour, 9+ min ago (1196+ words) A Titan beetle specimen can reach a high and profitable valuation, but only after meeting specific requirements. The Titan beetle, a member of the Cerambycidae family, is difficult to find due to its short adult lifespan of about 24 weeks. The…...
El interés de Jeffrey Epstein por los dinosaurios ha provocado un ajuste de cuentas en la comunidad paleontológica
20+ hour, 11+ min ago (876+ words) Por Kaanita Iyer, CNN Una convenci'n brit'nica sobre dinosaurios ha prohibido la asistencia a la DinoCon de algunos paleont'logos mencionados en los archivos de Jeffrey Epstein. Esto se suma a la reciente investigaci'n de la comunidad cient'fica mundial sobre las…...
The God of Ugly Things: New Zealand’s Massive Insect Treasure
20+ hour, 53+ min ago (12+ words) The God of Ugly Things: New Zealand's Massive Insect Treasure'AOL.com...