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Scientists from Spain, China discover Jurassic lizard tracks in Europe
5+ hour, 1+ min ago (378+ words) BEIJING -- A team of international scientists from China and Spain has identified two well-preserved fossilized lizard trackways in Asturias, Spain, marking the first record of Jurassic lizard trackways in Europe. Conducted by the team led by Laura Pinuela from the…...
Quantifying fossil displays at natural history museums
11+ hour, 44+ min ago (463+ words) Over the last few years, I've gradually been assembling what I imaginatively call the Big Spreadsheet. It's a record of every single vertebrate fossil on display at a number of natural history museums, mostly in the United States (so far…...
Fossil Amber Preserves Ecological Interactions between Ancient Ants and Other Organisms | Sci.News
15+ hour, 28+ min ago (632+ words) Fossils trapped in amber aren't just beautiful, they may preserve real ecological interactions, including possible parasitism or commensal relationships between ants and mites, as revealed by a new, cutting-edge morphological study of six specimens of Baltic, Dominican and Burmese amber....
The day when dozens of sea turtles panicked and fled at full speed under the sea 79 million years ago: Italian climbers have just found their perfectly preserved footprints after an avalanche caused by a prehistoric earthquake
18+ hour, 15+ min ago (714+ words) Home - Science - The day when dozens of sea turtles panicked and fled at full speed under the sea 79 million years ago: Italian climbers have just found their perfectly preserved footprints after an avalanche caused by a prehistoric earthquake Rock climbers…...
Maine Student Says T. Rex Ran Like an 8-Ton Chicken
18+ hour, 53+ min ago (286+ words) Turns out, the Tyrannosaurus rex may not have stomped around like a Hollywood monster after all. According to the KJ, a21-year-old student at the College of the Atlantic in Bar Harbor just helped flip the script on one of the…...
Scientists Unearth Over 200 Fossilized Eggs Found in a Single Block in China, and What They Found Inside Is Rare
19+ hour, 4+ min ago (558+ words) A massive cluster of fossilized eggs has just been opened in China, revealing what was happening before one species ever took to the skies. More than 200 fossilized eggs belonging to the flying reptile Hamipterus tianshanensis have been unearthed in northwestern…...
Pokémon Fossil Museum coming to Chicago this spring. How to buy tickets
20+ hour, 12+ min ago (249+ words) Poke'mon fans can soon celebrate 30 years of the franchise at the Chicago Field Museum's pop-up exhibition. Poke'mon Fossil Museum will only be available for a limited time, so here's what fans should know. The interactive experience will bring together the…...
Insects in amber reveal ecosystem when dinosaurs roamed the Earth
21+ hour, 4+ min ago (759+ words) In Case 6 scientists found a Stem ant alongside a probable parasitic wasp and a spider. The ant seems to have been feeding on something. (Dr. Jose de la Fuente via SWNS) Insects trapped in amber have provided a unique window…...
MIT study finds Earth’s first animals were likely ancient sea sponges
22+ hour, 32+ min ago (814+ words) Researchers at MIT have uncovered new chemical clues in extremely old rocks that suggest some of the earliest animals on Earth were likely ancestors of modern sea sponges. Reporting in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the team…...
The Animal That Can Leap the Furthest – An Olympic-Level Jumper
23+ hour, 32+ min ago (206+ words) In the animal kingdom, extraordinary physical abilities have evolved through millions of years of adaptation to various environments and survival challenges. Among these remarkable capabilities, the power to leap vast distances stands as one of the most impressive athletic feats....