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Scientist Conducting Field Survey to Help Threatened Frog Species Finds Fossilized Tooth from Great Ice Age Instead
5+ hour, 34+ min ago (382+ words) A geomorphologist in California stumbled upon the fossilized molar of a Pacific mastodon in a forest in San Mateo County while conducting a field survey The massive herbivore is believed to have roamed what is now Oregon, Californiaand the region…...
Cave fossils in China reveal lives of mysterious human relatives
5+ hour, 40+ min ago (1035+ words) Alongside the seven Denisovan fossils, the researchers uncovered tools made of bone and stone, as well as fossilized pollen and animal remains. Published Sep 10, 2026 10:58 AM EDT | Updated Sep 10, 2026 10:58 AM EDT (CNN) — Archaeologists excavating a cave in southwestern China have unearthed…...
A fossil feather preserved inside dinosaur poop could help explain why birds survived the mass extinction
2+ hour, 4+ min ago (311+ words) image: An illustration of a tyrannosaur preying on an ancient diving bird. view more Credit: Credit: Andrey Atuchin “It’s such a beautiful, well-preserved feather, from such an unexpected source, and it’s exciting that it could help us answer this huge…...
September brings final week of frogs exhibit, benefit event and more to Museum of the Rockies
8+ hour, 38+ min ago (19+ words) Montana State University...
10,000-year-old mastodon tooth found in Midpen preserve
1+ hour, 12+ min ago (18+ words) USA Today 10,000-year-old mastodon tooth found in Midpen preserve...
Fossil feathers preserved inside dinosaur poop could help explain why some birds survived the dinosaur mass extinction
1+ hour, 9+ min ago (310+ words) Birds evolved from dinosaurs. They share a common ancestor and physical traits — some dinosaurs even had feathers. But while these dinosaurs are thought to have had "fuzzy" or "downy" feathers, ancient birds were more likely to have had feathers that…...
Allosaurus | Paleontology
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (52+ words) Zach Sweat • about 2 hours ago K.J. Genualdo • about an hour ago Zach Sweat • 9 minutes ago Zach Sweat • 13 days ago Zach Sweat • 16 days ago Phillip Hamilton • 8 months ago Uploaded by KimmyDude about an hour ago Resolution: (1146px x 1504px) File size: 342 KB Uploaded…...
First adult T. rex trackway found in North Dakota’s Hell Creek Formation
2+ hour, 43+ min ago (149+ words) Scientists from the Denver Museum of Nature and Science and Liverpool John Moores University have announced the discovery of the first known adult Tyrannos 2026-09-10 · By James Rivera Produced by our editorial team, with AI assistance in editing. The Houthi movement…...
A fossil feather from the age of dinosaurs may explain why only some birds survived
1+ hour, 44+ min ago (1037+ words) An extremely well preserved fossil feather could reveal why some birds survived the dinosaur-killing asteroid, and others did not. Paleontology can be quite physical. In 2016, David DeMar was doing field work in the rocky badlands of Montana in what's known…...
Denisovans Once Roamed Southwest China, New Fossils Reveal
1+ hour, 33+ min ago (418+ words) Paleoanthropologists have identified a trove of Denisovan fossils from a cave in China’s Yunnan province, extending the known range of the elusive human relative and providing the first-ever direct evidence of what its forearm bones looked like. An artist’s concept…...