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Spoon-Toothed, Short-Headed Marine Reptile Unearthed in China
3+ min ago (388+ words) A new genus and species of sauropterygian reptile that lived during the Triassic period, some 245 million years ago, has been identified from a nearly complete skeleton found in China. Sauropterygians were a highly successful lineage of paddling marine reptiles that…...
43 Feet Long With Serrated Teeth: Texas Fossils Reveal the "T. Rex of the Seas"
1+ hour, 3+ min ago (641+ words) One of the largest mosasaurs known so far, reaching up to 43 feet long, this top predator was described from 80-million-year-old fossils found primarily in northern Texas decades ago. It was named Tylosaurus rex, or T. rex for short, meaning “king of…...
Dinosaurs on a Temporary Vacation: Sinclair Gas Station???s New Attraction Under Construction
2+ hour, 51+ min ago (131+ words) The green dinosaurs that vanished in May from a local Sinclair gas station didn’t get kidnapped or go extinct. “They’re on vacation in Jurassic Park,” jokes station owner Benny Anoosh Broumand. City inspectors have visited to check the project’s plumbing…...
Paleontologists spent 20 years carbon-dating thousands of marine fossils, then used them to decode a process fundamental to Earth’s history
1+ hour, 12+ min ago (691+ words) image: Scientists carbon-dated more than 7,500 marine fossils from ocean beds around the world and used that data to determine which environmental factors are most responsible for mixing together fossils from different time periods in the same stratum. view more Paleontologists…...
Lady Dinos tested by one of 2A???s best??? Photo Gallery
2+ hour, 45+ min ago (240+ words) PRICE – The Carbon Lady Dinos welcomed the North Summit Braves to town for their home opener on Tuesday night, facing one of the top teams in Class 2A. The Braves entered the matchup as a state contender and carried plenty of…...
From Error to Icon: How Paleontology Corrects Its Mistakes
4+ hour, 59+ min ago (832+ words) NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts...
Paleontologists have identified a two-legged, beak-mouthed reptile from New Mexico that looked uncannily like a small ostrich dinosaur — except it lived more than 100 million years before dinosaurs evolved that body plan, and belonged instead to the crocodile side of the family tree
3+ hour, 49+ min ago (600+ words) Evolution stumbled onto the same brilliant design twice—but the crocodile ancestor got there first, 100 million years before dinosaurs. Published August 20, 2026 · How we edit A left upper arm bone, two forearm bones, a piece of hip, a battered thigh bone,…...
Mammal extinction followed the same rules for 130,000 years – until now
4+ hour, 57+ min ago (797+ words) Traits that predicted mammal extinction for 130,000 years are changing, raising questions about how scientists identify species most at risk today. For 130,000 years, certain traits reliably predicted which mammals would go extinct and which would survive. A new study suggests that…...
Review - Theropods
5+ hour, 22+ min ago (211+ words) Is this the meteor that wiped out the dinosaurs? Theropods is a retro-inspired point-and-click adventure. Point-and-click adventures have been done countless times over the years, but Theropods stands out for a couple of reasons. First, it blends genres, taking place…...
Scientists Found Rare 45,000-Year-Old Denisovan Bones Hidden Beneath the Sea, Finally Revealing How Massive They Were
2+ hour, 3+ min ago (422+ words) An extraordinary fossil discovery off Taiwan is bringing a forgotten human lineage back into the spotlight. After years of uncertainty, researchers now have a rare opportunity to explore what Denisovans were really like. Denisovans were a close relative of Neanderthals…...