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Denisovans Were Surprisingly Tall, New Fossils from Taiwan Suggest | Sci.News
3+ hour, 28+ min ago (275+ words) Two fossilized leg bones of Denisovans dredged decades ago from the seafloor off Taiwan indicate that at least some members of the group were remarkably large-bodied....
Archaeopteryx Took Off with Series of Hops, Not One Big Leap: Study | Sci.News
4+ hour, 35+ min ago (296+ words) Archaeopteryx -- the first ever bird to inhabit the Earth -- may have hopped its way into the air, rather than launching with the single powerful leap modern birds use, according to a new biomechanical study published in the journal Developmental Biology....
When Did Animals Start Giving Birth to Live Young? This 236-Million-Year-Old Fossil Might Rewrite Mammals' Evolutionary History
8+ hour, 42+ min ago (429+ words) Margherita Bassi | Daily Correspondent Most mammals today give birth to live offspring, rather than laying eggs. However, scientists are unsure of when exactly this characteristic emerged in the mammalian lineage. One theory suggests that mammals became viviparous, or birthed live…...
Tiny New “Dragon” Discovered High in Thailand’s Mountain Forests
9+ hour, 43+ min ago (174+ words) High in the forests of western Thailand, scientists have discovered a tiny new lizard whose striking appearance and unique biology earned it a name worthy of a fantasy dragon....
Prehistoric megalodon tooth found along beach at Jersey Shore
5+ hour, 23+ min ago (149+ words) SEA ISLE CITY, New Jersey -- A Pennsylvania family is back home with an unusual souvenir from their trip to the Jersey Shore after they found a prehistoric megalodon tooth. The Bowers family was searching for shells in Sea Isle City…...
This Giant Predator Ruled Before the Dinosaurs, and It Was More Closely Related to Mammals
5+ hour, 40+ min ago (393+ words) This strange prehistoric predator ruled its world millions of years before the dinosaurs showed up. But despite its familiar look, scientists discovered something unexpected about where it really belongs on the tree of life. Nearly 300 million years ago, Dimetrodon was…...
Father and son make amazing prehistoric discovery on NJ beach
5+ hour, 57+ min ago (406+ words) Megalodons went extinct approximately 3.58 million years ago A Pennsylvania family vacationing in New Jersey discovered something prehistoric and rare during their trip to the beach: the fossilized tooth of a megalodon. Megalodons were enormous sharks that lived approximately 23 to 3.58 million…...
Giant Crocodiles Once Preyed on Massive Mammals in South America | Sci.News
11+ hour, 46+ min ago (105+ words) Paleontologists have uncovered the first direct physical evidence that colossal prehistoric crocodiles hunted large plant-eating mammals in what is now Colombia roughly 12 million years ago....
Tiny 1.7-billion-year-old fossils could reveal how complex life began
12+ hour, 25+ min ago (599+ words) Scientists are searching some of Earth’s oldest rocks for tiny fossils that could reveal how simple microbial life made the extraordinary leap toward plants, animals, and other complex organisms. Solving that ancient mystery may also help determine whether complex life…...
Giant Crocodylians Ruled South America’s Food Chain 10 Million Years Ago
12+ hour, 35+ min ago (54+ words) ...