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Evolution of new physical traits in mollusks has declined and grown more predictable over time
2+ hour, 2+ min ago (466+ words) Credit: Alice Accorsi, UC Davis Paleobiologist'Geerat Vermeij'is enthralled with mollusks. Their shells line the surfaces and fill the cabinets and drawers in his office on the second floor of the Earth and Planetary Sciences Building at UC Davis. But Vermeij's…...
Paleontologist, 'Jurassic Park' consultant out from university over Epstein ties
2+ hour, 53+ min ago (217+ words) March 4 (UPI) -- A paleontologist who was a consultant on the Jurassic Park movies is no longer with Chapman University Wednesday after emails he wrote to Jeffrey Epstein were released. Jack Horner, formerly a lecturer at Chapman University in Orange, Calif.,…...
Insects trapped in amber reveal moments from the age of dinosaurs
4+ hour, 19+ min ago (959+ words) Ants once crawled across tree bark, unaware that a drip of resin could seal their fate for nearly 100 million years. Tree resin doesn't look like much when it slides down a trunk. It's thick, sticky, and traps whatever gets too…...
Look: British library's overdue books turn up at thrift store 50 years later
4+ hour, 27+ min ago (209+ words) March 4 (UPI) -- Workers at a library in England got a "huge surprise" when a pair of books that were 50 years overdue turned up at a thrift store about 60 miles away. The Leeds City Council said in a news release that…...
British library's overdue books turn up at thrift store 50 years later
4+ hour, 28+ min ago (209+ words) March 4 (UPI) -- Workers at a library in England got a "huge surprise" when a pair of books that were 50 years overdue turned up at a thrift store about 60 miles away. The Leeds City Council said in a news release that…...
Iconic Triceratops Skeleton 'Trey' Heads to Online Auction Amidst Surging Dinosaur Fossil Market
4+ hour, 36+ min ago (296+ words) 4 March 2026, 12:32 WIB The bidding for Trey, a magnificent 17-foot-long herbivore, will commence on March 17 and conclude on March 31. The auction is being hosted on Joopiter, an online platform established by Grammy-winning artist and producer Pharrell Williams. Its journey to the…...
Brazil yields the smallest and youngest Rhynchosaur fossil yet
4+ hour, 49+ min ago (448+ words) The discovery centers on a well-preserved skull that measures less than 2.5 centimeters (~1 inch) in length. Palaeontologists at the Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM) have discovered a fossil in southern Brazil which is believed to be the smallest and youngest…...
New Living Fossil of Armored Sea Creature That Changed Very Little in 300 Million Years Found in South Korea
4+ hour, 57+ min ago (875+ words) These creatures have watched the world go through bouts of radical change for 500 million years. They saw the rise and fall of the dinosaurs, the first hesitant steps of our ancestors onto dry land, and the shifting of entire continents....
Illinois: Pokémon Fossil Exhibit Tickets on Sale, Opens May 22
5+ hour, 3+ min ago (204+ words) Runs May 22 through Sept. 7, 2026, at Field Museum Chicago, Illinois " Tickets are now available for the Pok'mon Fossil Museum, opening May 22 at the Field Museum. Museum officials announced that the limited-run exhibition will be on display through Sept. 7, 2026. The exhibit merges…...
New species of “living fossil” had jaws unlike anything seen before
5+ hour, 23+ min ago (912+ words) Animals bite,grindandgrab with their teeth " but nothing used its mouth quite likeTanykaamnicola. Fossils discovered in Brazil show that an ancient group of animals survived for much longer than realised. When researchers digging on the edge of the Amazon rainforest…...