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315-million-year-old fossil discovery in Canada suggests Tetrapod may be earliest plant-eater
6+ hour, 14+ min ago (430+ words) A new fossil discovery in Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, is changing scientific views on early plant-eating animals. Named Tyrannoroter heberti, this creature lived about 315 million years ago. It possessed unique teeth for grinding tough vegetation. This finding suggests that…...
New Dinosaur Species Haolong dongi Discovered with Unique Hollow Skin Spikes
6+ hour, 20+ min ago (555+ words) At SSBCrack News, our dedicated editorial team brings you the latest and most reliable updates on Defence, Geopolitics, Military Affairs, Science, and Technology. Driven by a passion for national security and strategic awareness, the SSBCrack News Desk delivers fact-checked, timely,…...
125 million-year-old dinosaur with never before seen hollow spikes discovered in China
6+ hour, 32+ min ago (345+ words) Scientists from the CNRS and collaborating institutions made the discovery in China, where they uncovered the fossilized remains of a remarkably well preserved young iguanodontian. What makes this specimen extraordinary is not just its skeleton, but its preserved skin. Soft…...
When Did Human Ancestors First Walk Upright?
6+ hour, 59+ min ago (565+ words) In 2001, researchers unearthed a scattering of fossils beneath the windswept dunes of the Djurab Desert of northern Chad. The remains were later identified as belonging to an extinct species, Sahelanthropus tchadensis, believed to have lived about 7 million years ago, roughly…...
Tree-Climbing Habits of Arboreal Creatures Reveal Clues to Early Primate
8+ hour, 57+ min ago (938+ words) In a groundbreaking study published in eLife, researchers have unraveled the complex biomechanics and evolutionary significance of how arboreal mammals navigate the vertical world of trees, focusing specifically on their descent strategies. This comprehensive investigation sheds light on the nuanced…...
Triceratops’ Oversized Nasal Cavities Played Roles Far Beyond Smell, Paleontologists Find
10+ hour, 50+ min ago (591+ words) For decades, depictions of Triceratops and its kin have been driven by bone alone. Now, paleontologists in Japan have mapped the soft-tissue anatomy of these horned dinosaurs, revealing unexpected structures that may explain how they regulated temperature and breathed. Triceratops…...
Scientists think this is the first plant-eating land animal
12+ hour, 48+ min ago (913+ words) For tens of millions of years after animals first walked onto land, nearly all vertebrates were predators. Leaves, stems, and other plant foods were abundant, but early land animals largely ignored them. So when did the first backboned animals begin…...
Our adorable, noodle-like ancestor had 4 eyes, half-a-billion-year-old fossils reveal
13+ hour, 27+ min ago (555+ words) Quick, fun science challenges. The earliest recorded vertebrates had four eyes to escape predators in the ancient Cambrian ocean, according to half-a-billion-year-old fossils from China that shed light on our evolutionary origins. Our oldest known vertebrate ancestors had four eyes…...
New fossil species discovered on Cape Breton Island may be one of the earliest plant-eating animals
14+ hour, 1+ min ago (838+ words) A newly discovered, football-sized creature that could grind its teeth like a hard-core plant-eater " back before that was really a thing " may be the earliest vertebrate herbivore ever found. Tyrannoroter heberti lived about 315 million years ago, during the late Carboniferous…...
A Ship-Sized Manatee? In 1741, A Scientist Named The Steller’s Sea Cow. 27 Years Later, It Was Gone
14+ hour, 13+ min ago (524+ words) Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment.View full profile For the Steller's sea cow, you really were gonna need a bigger boat. Image credit: Falcon…...