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1+ hour, 33+ min ago  (310+ words) A new Spinosaurus species with a blade-shaped head crest has been found in Niger, reshaping understanding of dinosaur evolution and riverine hunting behavior. A new dinosaur found in the remote Sahara is changing how we view Spinosaurus evolution Spinosaurus mirabilis,…...

2+ hour, 53+ min ago  (1724+ words) A fossil tooth rewrites where some of these giant mosasaurs lived This illustration depicts hunting freshwater mosasaurs " one in the act of feeding " at a site in North Dakota now known as the Hell Creek Formation. Mosasaurs " a fearsome group…...

6+ hour, 22+ min ago  (490+ words) Fossils have revealed that Australia's Kimberley region was once home to a diverse community of marine amphibians shortly after the end-Permian mass extinction. The dusty plains of Western Australia's Kimberley region are a long way from the ocean. Yet, 250 million…...

8+ hour, 13+ min ago  (400+ words) A newly discovered species of large dinosaur lived in marshy areas, hunted for fish and had an impressive horn protruding from its skull. It is the first time in over 100 years that scientists have discovered a new species of Spinosaurus…...

9+ hour, 13+ min ago  (682+ words) The texture of the crest and the network of blood vessel channels inside it indicate that it was covered in keratin, the same material found in human fingernails. Researchers believe the crest was brightly colored during the dinosaur's lifetime and…...

10+ hour, 18+ min ago  (703+ words) Lecturer, School of Education, UNSW Sydney Lachlan Hart does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment....

12+ hour, 47+ min ago  (437+ words) Once, long ago, a little reptile going about its business plopped itself down in the mud before getting up and carrying on with its day. Nearly 300 million years later, that brief rest has yielded the world's earliest known fossilized imprint…...

12+ hour, 48+ min ago  (148+ words) A prehistoric discovery in northwest Missouri may be one of the rarest finds in the Midwest; a local paleontologist uncovered a mammoth bone, taking us back to the ice age when giants roamed the Show Me State.A prehistoric discovery…...

12+ hour, 53+ min ago  (256+ words) Animals News: Scientists working in Colombian waters have documented 15 species of comb jellies, translucent marine animals known scientifically as ctenophores, inc. Scientists working in Colombian waters have documented 15 species of comb jellies, translucent marine animals known scientifically as ctenophores, including…...

17+ hour, 10+ min ago  (822+ words) Scientists have found traces of a tough material that once formed the outer shells of ancient sea creatures called trilobites, preserved inside fossils that are more than 500 million years old. The discovery shows that parts of living organisms can last…...