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The Giant Dinosaur Delusion and the Paleontology Hype Machin " Weddings
9+ hour, 24+ min ago (727+ words) Every time a paleontology team unearths a handful of fragmented vertebrae in a remote corner of the world, the media apparatus runs the exact same playbook. They dust off the "largest ever" template, find a quirky local metric for comparison'like…...
12th European Conference on Echinoderms
3+ hour, 36+ min ago (160+ words) Scientists from around the world share and discuss the latest research on both fossil and modern echinoderms. 12th European Conference on Echinoderms 13 Jul 2026 - 17 Jul 2026 UCL Gower Street London WC1 E 6 BT United Kingdom Welcome to the 12th European Echinoderm Conference 2026! The European Echinoderm…...
Dino Cunial
4+ hour, 2+ min ago (313+ words) Don't Let the Old Man In and for 87 remarkable years, Dino Cunial did just that. Born to Emilio and Giaconda (Zanesco) Cunial, on September 29, 1938 in Susanville, CA, Dino was the youngest sibling to the late Dario Cunial and late Norma…...
Fossils reveal the earliest animal with a head was also the oldest known 'righty"
4+ hour, 43+ min ago (856+ words) SYDNEY "If you happen to be right-handed, you may be able to trace the origins of that trait to a wormlike animal that lived about 550 million years ago and had a tendency to bend to the right. Spriggina floundersi appeared…...
World's first right handed fossil is 500 million years old.
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Rare fossil goose rewrites the story of New Zealand's giant birds
6+ hour, 33+ min ago (312+ words) Scientists have discovered a previously unknown fossil goose that challenges a decades-old theory about the evolution of New Zealand' s birds. The find suggests the country' s giant flightless geese evolved from much more recent arrivals, revealing a…...
Digging into the prehistoric past at library
2+ week, 2+ day ago (275+ words) The Mullica Hill Library will host a presentation at 1 p. m. on Saturday, July 25, to explore the history of the Edelman Fossil Park and Museum and its mission of unearthing the area's prehistoric past. The Mantua museum " part of Rowan University " opened…...
Uragasaurus kalasinensis: New dinosaur discovered in Thailand
10+ hour, 59+ min ago (541+ words) Artwork by Pakorn Chotchaiyaporn Palaeontologists in Thailand say they have discovered a new species of dinosaur from fossils found in Kalasin Province in the country's north-east. The plant-eating dinosaur, named Uragasaurus kalasinensis, is thought to have lived about 150 million years…...
Fossils reveal the earliest animal with a head was also the oldest known "righty
10+ hour, 7+ min ago (997+ words) Research on Spriggina floundersi fossils found the wormlike creatures favored their right sides, a behavioral preference in modern animals that are right-handed. Published Jul 10, 2026 6: 23 PM EDT | Updated Jul 10, 2026 6: 23 PM EDT (CNN) " If you happen to be right-handed, you may be…...
St. George News at 5: Rare dinosaur skeleton unearthed, middle school teacher arrested and a house fire
9+ hour, 24+ min ago (127+ words) Rare dinosaur skeleton unearthed, middle school teacher arrested and a house fire St. George News View our evening newscast for Friday, July 10, in the video player above, then read the full stories below. 'You killed your best friend,' judge tells…...