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Scientists are rethinking the origins of living apes
2+ hour, 16+ min ago (420+ words) A jaw bone discovered in Egypt is changing the way scientists think about the origins of the ape family tree. The specimen, which is thought to be about 17 or 18 million years old, was found in the Wadi Moghra region of…...
More than 1,000 prints found on Monte Cònero's cliffs could be the largest sea turtle trackway ever recorded from 83 million years ago
1+ hour, 28+ min ago (556+ words) Free climbers scaling a restricted section of Monte C'nero, on Italy's Adriatic coast, spotted something unusual embedded in the limestone: more than 1,000 impressions, some etched into a cliff face more than 100 metres above the sea. When scientists began investigating, the…...
2-Piece Ammonite Fossil Specimen – 4cm Diameter, Natural Madagascar Stone, For Collection & Display
13+ hour, 56+ min ago (261+ words) 1. stones, used for school teaching supplies, teaching specimens2. Long historical precipitation, good quality, each one is unique3. Suitable for personal collection of appreciation4. With Ancient history, retro style, you also can decorate your home with it5. Although completely petrified, the sea snail shells threads…...
Scientists Just Built a Tool That Can Identify Dinosaur Footprints From a Simple Image
2+ hour, 8+ min ago (338+ words) Researchers took another look at these footprints with a new method, and what they found doesn't quite line up with what was thought before. The difficulty comes from the nature of the evidence. Footprints are frequently altered by erosion, shifting…...
What Sharks Attacked 5 Million Years Ago
2+ hour, 23+ min ago (341+ words) It wasn't a great time to be a beluga-like whale 11:00 AM CDT on March 31, 2026 Forty years ago, a teenager looking for fossils with his dad on a beach in Belgium found a whale skull. Later, another father-son pair stumbled across…...
Wyoming teen finds prehistoric shark tooth off Florida’s Gulf Coast near Sarasota
2+ hour, 33+ min ago (90+ words) NEAR SARASOTA, Fla. (WSVN) " A 16-year-old boy from Wyoming made a prehistoric find off of Florida's Gulf Coast. Aiden Andrews came across a six-inch megalodon shark tooth last week. Andrews and his father Brian were on a guided dive through…...
Swiss Team Unearths Rare, Almost Perfect Dinosaur Skull from 150 Million Years Ago
3+ hour, 53+ min ago (326+ words) Swiss Team Unearths Rare, Almost Perfect Dinosaur Skull from 150 Million Years Ago'Indian Defence Review A rare and extraordinary discovery has taken the scientific world by storm: a nearly complete juvenile dinosaur skull, preserved in stunning detail, has been uncovered by…...
What DNA reveals about this prehistoric society could surprise you
4+ hour, 52+ min ago (620+ words) Some scholars suggested these figures were objects of worship within so called "mother goddess" cults. According to this theory, women may have occupied a central position within the social and spiritual life of the community. Yet despite the intriguing symbolism…...
Evolution of the Dino Dan/Dana/Dex trex
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Hundreds of Intact Dinosaur Eggs Emerge From 72-Million-Year Time Capsule
3+ hour, 44+ min ago (237+ words) French paleontologists uncover over 100 titanosaur and other dinosaur eggs across 15 square miles of Cretaceous rock Museum director calls the find an unprecedented gathering of fossilized eggs. Titanosaurs dominated the nesting ground, but smaller dinosaurs also called it home. The eggs…...