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Where was this fossil 200 million years ago?
2+ hour, 6+ min ago (371+ words) image: The UB BIOST3 Research Group at the University of Barcelona designs a public-facing web interface to discover the Earth’s ancient geography. view more Credit: UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA This powerful and accessible tool for palaeogeographic research and education is now presented…...
Beetle holes in dinosaur bones reveal what happened to titanosaurs' bodies after death
4+ hour, 22+ min ago (810+ words) Seventy million years ago, titanosaur carcasses lay exposed in what is now central Spain, long enough for specialized beetles to bore into their bones and armor plating. A new study has identified the telltale perforations those beetles left behind. The…...
How The World’s Most Famous Dinosaur Went From A Legal Battle To McDonald’s
2+ hour, 54+ min ago (757+ words) Sue the Tyrannosaurus rex is one of the most famous fossils ever discovered. But few people know about the bizarre legal battle that followed the discovery of the dinosaur. In August 1990, a fossil collector named Sue Hendrickson was working with…...
Another Sinclair Dinosaur Has Been Stolen in Montana
3+ hour, 49+ min ago (244+ words) I do not know when the trend started. But it appears to be an unofficial tradition in Montana. Stealing giant green Sinclair dinosaurs is becoming a thing. Although stealing dinosaurs seems unusual, this is not the first time that a…...
Paleontologists announced a soft-tissue discovery millions of years old, a rare find because these delicate remains usually disappear long before anyone can study them
3+ hour, 41+ min ago (985+ words) Tiny pyritized tube feet in a 452-million-year-old crinoid reveal how ancient sea lilies fed, thanks to a museum fossil hiding in plain sight. By ECONEWS · Editorial process The tissue consists of tiny tube feet, soft structures used to catch food…...
Tumbler Ridge fossil discovery sheds light on rare tyrannosaur species in B.C.
6+ hour, 38+ min ago (459+ words) A fossil discovered along a riverbank near a Tumbler Ridge campsite is helping scientists learn more about one of the prehistoric era’s most recognizable predators. The fossil, an impression of a juvenile jawbone, was first found in 2017 by visitor Rick…...
Prehistoric mammal species get Inupiaq names inspired by Nome family
6+ day, 4+ hour ago (612+ words) 780 AM 96.1 FM It’s hard for life to thrive in the far north. Most of the animals seen on the tundra today are hearty creatures, built to withstand the harsh environment. But tens millions of years ago, something else, something small,…...
Dinosaur-era fossil provides insight into snake evolution
6+ hour, 13+ min ago (720+ words) July 23 (Reuters) – Snakes first appeared during the age of dinosaurs, but fossils of many early species are so fragmentary that scientists have had difficulty deciphering their evolution as a group. Now, a well-preserved fossil from southeastern Brazil is offering fresh…...
Fossils fightback to share spoils on home turf
1+ hour, 23+ min ago (300+ words) ANOTHER hot week for the Fossils started with a visit from Thurlestone to St Mellion on July 14. Having received a spanking in the South Hams, the team were intent on returning the compliment at home. Led out by vice-captain Colin…...
Fern-Fueled Wildfires Raged across Europe for Millennia during End-Triassic Mass Extinction | Sci.News
7+ hour, 57+ min ago (345+ words) A 201-million-year-old climate catastrophe turned Europe into a landscape of fern savannahs that repeatedly caught fire, according to new research published in the journal Nature Geoscience....