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Teeth smaller than a fingertip reveal the first primate ancestor
1+ hour, 27+ min ago (665+ words) Scientists have uncovered tiny new fossils of Purgatorius, the earliest known relative of all primates, including humans, in a more southern part of North America than ever before. The discovery is offering fresh insight into how primates first evolved and…...
Country diary: To the old quarry, for a Triassic quest | Jennifer Jones
2+ hour, 7+ min ago (580+ words) Storeton Wood, Wirral: Two centuries ago, this area teemed with workmen busying building Liverpool; more than 200m years ago very different creatures roamed hereAt last, the sun shone after weeks of rain. While the distant Welsh hills were draped in snow,…...
Dinosaur-Shaped Veggie Nuggets : actual veggies dinosaur nuggets
2+ hour, 46+ min ago (256+ words) Dinosaur-Shaped Veggie Nuggets'Trend Hunter There's a reason fun nugget shapes have always been a guaranteed win with kids, and Actual Veggies' Dinosaur Nuggets work even harder by tucking hidden vegetables inside, turning a childhood staple into something parents feel just…...
Triceratops skeleton set for multi-million dollar auction sale as fossil market booms
3+ hour, 22+ min ago (534+ words) A triceratops skeleton, a fixture in a Wyoming museum for decades, is set to go under the hammer, marking a rare occasion where a publicly exhibited dinosaur fossil enters the auction market at a time of unprecedented demand for prehistoric…...
Triceratops skeleton to hit the auction block
6+ hour, 25+ min ago (202+ words) Triceratops skeleton to hit the auction block'timesdaily.com A triceratops skeleton, dubbed Trey, is displayed at Co-Museum at Le Freeport Singapore. The fossil will be put on the auction block. It has a preauction estimate of $4.5 million to $5.5 million. (Courtesy…...
Triceratops skeleton 'Trey' to hit the auction block as dinosaur market soars
6+ hour, 37+ min ago (532+ words) A triceratops skeleton, dubbed Trey, is displayed at Co-Museum at Le Freeport Singapore on Feb. 5. [COURTESY OF JOOPITER VIA AP] A triceratops skeleton that stood in a Wyoming museum for decades will be auctioned off, a rare instance of a…...
Miniscule fossil discovery reveals fresh clues into the evolution of the earliest-known relative of all primates
7+ hour, 26+ min ago (568+ words) Purgatorius had previously only been found in the upper regions of North America, this discovery, 500 miles south, suggests they diversified soon after the mass extinction at the end of the Cretaceous image:Purgatorius upper molar from Corral Bluffs Denver Basin…...
Tiny Fossil Teeth in Colorado Expand the Range of the Earliest Known Primate
7+ hour, 32+ min ago (592+ words) Learn how newly discovered Purgatorius fossils in Colorado's Denver Basin are filling gaps in the Paleocene fossil record and clarifying early primate evolution after the dinosaur extinction. Hours into washing sediment from Colorado's Denver Basin, the trays looked much like…...
Sheffield school ‘proud’ of pupil who saved turtle on way to class
8+ hour, 37+ min ago (238+ words) Birley Academy pupil, Dexton, found the turtle on his route to school (Image: Birley Academy ) The headteacher of a Sheffield secondary school has shared her "pride" after a student saved a lost turtle on his way to school. Birley Academy…...
Overdue library books returned 50 years late
10+ hour, 40+ min ago (256+ words) Two books have been returned to a library almost 50 years past their due date after being spotted in a charity shop 60 miles away. The books, which were found in Beverley earlier this week, were due to be returned to Leeds…...