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'Fabulous' fossil of crow-sized dinosaur discovered in Patagonia
1+ hour, 31+ min ago (9+ words) 'Fabulous' fossil of crow-sized dinosaur discovered in Patagonia'Yahoo...
Mysterious New Dinosaur-Like Creature Found in China, Experts Left Stunned by Its Strange Features
3+ hour, 37+ min ago (497+ words) In the heart of China's fossil-rich region, paleontologists have stumbled upon an astonishing find: a new dinosaur species. A new dinosaur species, Darwinopterus camposi, has been discovered in the Middle Jurassic rocks of western Liaoning, China. The nearly complete skeleton,…...
Question of the Day: Where was the largest T-Rex Skeleton found?
4+ hour, 8+ min ago (25+ words) Question of the Day: Where was the largest T-Rex Skeleton found?KVAL Question of the Day: Where was the largest T-Rex Skeleton found?...
Earliest direct evidence of trophic interactions between terrestrial apex predators and large herbivores - Scientific Reports
4+ hour, 17+ min ago (682+ words) Redrawn and modified from AMNH 4684 mounted skeleton from the American Museum of Natural History. Skeletal reconstruction of Diadectes sideropelicus with overlaid left and right tooth and bore marks in right lateral view. Highlighted tooth marks and borings of Diadectes sp....
Spectacular new Spinosaurus found in Niger, Africa
4+ hour, 27+ min ago (632+ words) Sereno and his colleagues published their findings in the peer-reviewed journal Nature on February 19, 2026. These dinosaurs had upward-projecting bones from their backs, creating stunning sail-like features. The animals likely used the sail for display, and it may have even regulated…...
Scientists reconstruct violent death of teenager 27,500 years ago
4+ hour, 47+ min ago (293+ words) Scientists reconstruct violent death of teenager 27,500 years ago'News9live New Delhi: Archaeologists unearthed the remains of a teenager at the Arene Candide cave in north-western Italy in 1942 The skeleton was discovered in an elaborate grave, within a shallow pit on a…...
Researchers discover one of the world’s smallest dinosaurs in Argentina
5+ hour, 57+ min ago (146+ words) Researchers discover one of the world's smallest dinosaurs in Argentina'NBC News Researchers discover one of the world's smallest dinosaurs in Argentina Cuba says 4 people killed after gunfight with Florida speedboat Unrest in Mexico following death of cartel boss "El Mencho…...
New fossils reveal high fish diversity on Qinghai-Tibet Plateau 15m years ago
6+ hour, 46+ min ago (373+ words) BEIJING -- Chinese scientists have discovered new cyprinid fish fossils from the early and middle Miocene of the Lunpola Basin in Northwest China's Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. These findings indicate that fish diversity on the plateau was notably high between 18 and 15 million years…...
Hopes 'extremely rare' fossil will unlock answers about evolution of whales
7+ hour, 18+ min ago (13+ words) Hopes 'extremely rare' fossil will unlock answers about evolution of whales'Australian Broadcasting Corporation...
Exquisite Fossil Of One Of The Smallest Dinosaurs Found In Argentina
9+ hour, 36+ min ago (723+ words) Washington :" In Argentina's Patagonia region 95 million years ago, some huge dinosaurs roamed the landscape including fearsome meat-eater Giganotosaurus, at about eight tons, and immense long-necked plant-eater Argentinosaurus, perhaps 70 tons. But this was no mere land of the giants, as a…...