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News - Denisovan Fossils and Possible Tools Uncovered in China
4+ hour, 37+ min ago (110+ words) News September 14, 2026 Han Dynasty postal horses had hard lives but evocative names—meet Wandering Hawk, Podgy and Lumpy, and Mr. Red Horse Digs & Discoveries July/August 2026 The Yellow River brought both prosperity and calamity to China’s dazzling medieval capital Model…...
Jeff Brzezinski | Anthropology | University of Colorado Boulder
5+ day, 4+ hour ago (136+ words) (BA Anthropology, 2007, University of Florida; MA Anthropology, 2011, University of Central Florida, PhD Anthropology, 2019 University of Colorado). Jeff specializes in the archaeology of Mesoamerica, particularly southern Mexico. His dissertation research focused on the collapse and regeneration of early complex societies in…...
Dinosaur Poop Preserves a 66-Million-Year-Old Meal, Revealing Clues to Why Some Birds Went Extinct
18+ hour, 36+ min ago (836+ words) Scientists have discovered what may be the first fossil feather ever found inside dinosaur poop, offering an unusually detailed look at a predator's final meal 66 million years ago. The fossilized feces, found in Montana and identified as UWBM 103150, contain a…...
First known adult T rex footprints discovered after 66 million years – by a schoolteacher in North Dakota | LBC
23+ hour, 21+ min ago (687+ words) 1am - 4am1am to 4am 11pm - 6am11pm to 6am The 23ft-long trackway contains four three-toed prints and offers rare evidence of how the giant predator moved A schoolteacher has stumbled across what's thought to be the world's first known series of footprints from an adult T-Rex. Four…...
Alabama Fossil Fest brings prehistoric records, family recreation
21+ hour, 55+ min ago (545+ words) The University of Alabama’s Museum of Natural History held its “Alabama Fossil Fest” Saturday, which featured both an informational and interactive experience for families, students and visitors to partake in the discovery of prehistoric life in Alabama. Representatives from universities…...
90-Million-Year-Old Fossil Reveals a Small Dinosaur Living Along Japan???s Coast
23+ hour, 2+ min ago (277+ words) A small iguanodontian fossil from Japan adds evidence that Late Cretaceous coastal ecosystems supported dinosaurs of widely different body sizes. Iguanodontians were widespread plant-eating dinosaurs that lived from the Late Jurassic through the Late Cretaceous. Their movement between Asia, North…...
Photos: Rare Ice Age tooth discovered in California preserve after thousands of years
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (420+ words) Erosion caused by heavy rains uncovered an SAN MATEO COUNTY, Calif. — A massive fossilized tooth discovered in a California preserve is giving scientists a rare glimpse into the Ice Age and the prehistoric creatures that once roamed the San Francisco…...
Behold the Scorpion King
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (34+ words) yahoo.com Discover the fascinating world of the dictator scorpion, one of the largest scorpions globally, with formidable claws and a nocturnal lifestyle, facing threats from habitat loss in West Africa....
Archaeologists uncover feathers that shine light on 66 million-year-old dinosaur mystery
3+ day, 13+ hour ago (659+ words) The specimen was retrieved from a carnivorous animal, likely either a Tyrannosaurus rex or Nanotyrannus Scientists have uncovered exceptionally preserved bird feathers within a piece of fossilised dinosaur excrement dating back 66 million years, offering fresh insights into one of palaeontology's…...
Discovery of First Adult T. rex Trackway Provides Insight into Dinosaur Movement
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (222+ words) Home » Science » Discovery of First Adult T. rex Trackway Provides Insight into Dinosaur Movement Scientists have confirmed the discovery of the first adult Tyrannosaurus rex trackway, shedding new light on the movement patterns of this iconic predator. While numerous isolated…...