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Muenster kids dig into dinosaurs, fossils and prehistoric science
12+ hour, 4+ min ago (878+ words) Last week at the Muenster Public library, the Adventure Wranglers came to present all kinds of interesting facts about dinosaurs to the three little girls who attended. "When I went to Drumheller, I didn't get to see what you guys…...
Discovery of Silesaurid Fossils in Brazil: Fourth Triassic Species in Rio Grande do Sul
10+ hour, 50+ min ago (344+ words) In the south of Brazil, specifically in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, fascinating fossils of silesaurids have been unearthed, providing new insights into the evolution of these ancient dinosauromorphs. This group, which existed between 247 and 208 million years ago…...
How ecological constraints influenced prehistoric animal husbandry
15+ hour, 7+ min ago (426+ words) | ICARHUS Project | Results in Brief | HORIZON CORDIS Using a new protein sequencing technique to study ancient artefacts, researchers analysed the remains of animals at four archaeological sites in the Levant, shedding light on early herd management strategies. Rapid climate change…...
Before the ice, Antarctica had a rainforest near South Pole: Fossils reveal a 90-million-year-old secret
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Family finds megalodon tooth while shelling
3+ hour, 7+ min ago (56+ words) Valley News Live Family finds megalodon tooth while shelling More than 50 cats rescued from abandoned sailboat Woman found during death investigation was involved in property line dispute, deputies say RedHawks take game-one over Canaries 4-3 at Newman Outdoor Field Caught on…...
NATURE NOTES: 3 Billion Birds Gone: Understanding the Sixth Mass Extinction
2+ hour, 31+ min ago (298+ words) The Facts Grasslands species are some of the birds that are disappearing most rapidly. Have you ever heard someone say that we are currently in a sixth mass extinction? A mass extinction occurs when the worldâs biodiversity declines at…...
Dino-SCORE! Watch our feature -
4+ hour, 43+ min ago (712+ words) The Land Unknown" - Tonight! MeTV Dino-SCORE! Watch our feature - "The Land Unknown" - Tonight! This land is your land this land is … dino’s land?! Commander Alan Roberts is just your average US Navy commander taking his small helicopter crew on an…...
Summer readers set record of Jurassic proportions
16+ hour, 31+ min ago (271+ words) goldmountaincanews.com Placer County readers spent the summer digging into books, completing activities and exploring the world of reading as part of the 2026 Jurassic Summer Reading Program: "Unearth a Story!" The annual program, which ran June 7 through Aug 8, attracted 3,102 readers…...
Fossil Bird from Fujian Links Long-Tailed Dinosaurs to Short-Tailed Modern Birds
10+ hour, 31+ min ago (284+ words) Chinese Academy of Sciences analyzes Zhengheornis buhui tail bones to trace early bird evolution 150 million years ago Most terrestrial dinosaurs are known to have had tails so long that they accounted for more than half of their body length. Theropod…...
The Strange and Wonderful Animals of the Permian Period
15+ hour, 40+ min ago (642+ words) Before the Great Dying, there was a lot of pretty great living going on, too. Here are some of the weirdest, most wonderful, and often-unappreciated animals from the Permian Period that we would like you to meet. To learn more…...