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“Hell Heron”: New Dinosaur Species with A Head-mounted Sword Discovered in Africa
2+ hour, 5+ min ago (335+ words) It's not every day that a new dinosaur is discovered, but it is a great day. Paleontologist Paul Sereno experienced one in Niger when his team unearthed what turned out to be a new species of spinosaurus: Spinosaurus mirabilis. They…...
Newly Discovered 125-Million-Year-Old Dinosaur Had Hollow Spikes That Are Unlike Anything Seen Before
3+ hour, 15+ min ago (595+ words) Home " Science " Paleontology A newly discovered dinosaur carried hollow spikes never seen before in its kind. A fossil discovered in northeastern China has revealed unusual skin structures in an ornithischian dinosaur that lived about 125 million years ago. The skin impressions…...
Scientists discover terrifying new Spinosaurus dubbed the “hell heron”
4+ hour, 50+ min ago (341+ words) Scientists have officially discovered a new species of Spinosaurus called Spinosaurus mirabilis after fossils were uncovered in Niger's Sahara Desert, marking the first new species in the genus in more than a century. The remains were found at a remote…...
"Million-year-old" fossil skulls from China are far older—and not Denisovans
5+ hour, 2+ min ago (618+ words) The revised age may help make sense of 2-million-year-old stone tools elsewhere in China. Two skulls from Yunxian, in northern China, aren't ancestors of Denisovans after all; they're actually the oldest known Homo erectus fossils in eastern Asia. (Side note:…...
Skull of ‘dinosaur from Hell’ discovered with sword jutting from its head
5+ hour, 53+ min ago (509+ words) It was a spine-tingling discovery. "This find was so sudden and amazing, it was really emotional for our team," said study co-author Paul Sereno, a professor of organismal biology and anatomy at the University of Chicago, Popular Science reported. The…...
Fossils Reveal Pig Ancestors with Unicorn-Style Features
6+ hour, 5+ min ago (696+ words) Prehistoric pigs looked quite different from modern-day pigs. Kubanochoerus is an extinct genus of long-legged pigs that lived during the early to middle Miocene period. Similar animals in today's world include the pygmy hog and the giant forest pig. It…...
Newly discovered dinosaur was 'hell heron' that feasted on fish
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Fossils of huge 'hell heron' dinosaur unearthed in Niger
7+ hour, 8+ min ago (748+ words) At a remote and barren Sahara desert site in Niger, scientists have unearthed fossils of a new species of Spinosaurus, among the biggest of the meat-eating dinosaurs, notable for its large blade-shaped head crest and jaws bearing interlocking teeth for…...
95-Million-Year-Old Spinosaurus with Scimitar-Shaped Head Crest Stalked the Sahara's Rivers Like a Hell Heron
7+ hour, 45+ min ago (292+ words) Home " News " 95-Million-Year-Old Spinosaurus with Scimitar-Shaped Head Crest Stalked the Sahara's Rivers Like a Hell Heron Imagine a creature so bizarre, so unlike anything alive today, that scientists are still piecing together what it actually looked like after more than…...
Monstrous ‘hell heron’ dinosaur fossils discovered in Africa.
8+ hour, 17+ min ago (29+ words) The Greatest News Site On The Internet. Home of CFP Nation. Monstrous "hell heron" dinosaur fossils discovered in Africa. Posted by Kane on February 20, 2026 8:48 am...