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70-million-year-old dinosaur egg found in South America might hold a baby and reveal how dinosaurs raised their young |
2+ hour, 23+ min ago (251+ words) Science News: A fossilised dinosaur egg was uncovered in South America, and scientists are calling it a remarkable discovery. The egg is estimated to be around 70 m. A fossilised dinosaur egg was uncovered in South America, and scientists are calling it…...
Scientists discover new Spinosaurus species in the Sahara Desert
2+ hour, 36+ min ago (405+ words) Paleontologists in the Sahara Desert have unearthed fossils of a new Spinosaurus species, one of the largest meat-eating dinosaurs discovered. Known for its large blade-shaped crest and teeth specialized for snaring fish, the newly discovered predator hunted in inland forests…...
The Bone-Breakers: Meet the Only Animal That Eats Skeletons for Breakfast
6+ hour, 21+ min ago (931+ words) The bearded vulture achieves peak survival by consuming a diet of up to 90% solid bone. It's surprising that calcified remains offer greater caloric density than fresh meat. The acidic dissolution stage is required to extract nutrients from solid minerals. High…...
Geology Club St. Patrick's Day Doubloon Hunt and Rock Sale
6+ hour, 46+ min ago (151+ words) Geology Club St. Patrick's Day Doubloon Hunt and Rock Sale'Western Michigan University Geology Club St. Patrick's Day Doubloon Hunt and Rock Sale Geology Club is hosting a St. Patrick's Day (eve) Rock Sale in 1116 Rood Hall aka the "Gradlands" (located…...
One of the world's earliest plant-eaters discovered in Nova Scotia
7+ hour, 24+ min ago (299+ words) A new 307 million-year-old fossil discovered in Nova Scotia may represent one of the world's first plant-eating "animals " and it's changing what we thought we knew about herbivore history. The fossilized football-shaped microsaur, an early vertebrate that would have looked like…...
“Hell Heron”: New Dinosaur Species with A Head-mounted Sword Discovered in Africa
8+ hour, 53+ min ago (335+ words) It's not every day that a new dinosaur is discovered, but it is a great day. Paleontologist Paul Sereno experienced one in Niger when his team unearthed what turned out to be a new species of spinosaurus: Spinosaurus mirabilis. They…...
Newly Discovered 125-Million-Year-Old Dinosaur Had Hollow Spikes That Are Unlike Anything Seen Before
10+ hour, 3+ min ago (595+ words) Home " Science " Paleontology A newly discovered dinosaur carried hollow spikes never seen before in its kind. A fossil discovered in northeastern China has revealed unusual skin structures in an ornithischian dinosaur that lived about 125 million years ago. The skin impressions…...
Scientists Discovered the Ancient, Unassuming Creature That Invented Salads
10+ hour, 23+ min ago (717+ words) The 300 million-year-old Tyrannoroter heberti had teeth specialized for eating plants, making it one of the oldest species to do so. Here's what you'll learn when you read this story: About 307 million years ago, Tyrannoroter heberti emerged as one of Earth's…...
Scientists discover terrifying new Spinosaurus dubbed the “hell heron”
11+ hour, 38+ min ago (341+ words) Scientists have officially discovered a new species of Spinosaurus called Spinosaurus mirabilis after fossils were uncovered in Niger's Sahara Desert, marking the first new species in the genus in more than a century. The remains were found at a remote…...
"Million-year-old" fossil skulls from China are far older—and not Denisovans
11+ hour, 50+ min ago (618+ words) The revised age may help make sense of 2-million-year-old stone tools elsewhere in China. Two skulls from Yunxian, in northern China, aren't ancestors of Denisovans after all; they're actually the oldest known Homo erectus fossils in eastern Asia. (Side note:…...