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New Mayborn exhibit explores ancient sea reptiles
2+ hour, 4+ min ago (169+ words) The giant, carnivorous reptiles that swam in the ancient seas covering what is now Texas weren't alone, with related species also actively snapping up sea life in waters off the west African coast. Fossils found in western Africa, seen in…...
Dinosaurs may have faced a dying world before the asteroid hit
54+ min ago (812+ words) The dinosaur extinction story usually begins with a flash in the sky. A massive asteroid slams into Earth, dust clouds rise, temperatures drop and dinosaurs disappear. But a new study from researchers at Johns Hopkins University shifts the focus away…...
12 Creatures That Look Prehistoric " and Still Walk the Earth
19+ min ago (1130+ words) When we think of prehistoric creatures, our minds often conjure images of dinosaurs, massive saber-toothed cats, or giant ground sloths'animals known only through fossils and museum exhibits. However, scattered across our planet are remarkable living creatures that appear to have…...
Ancient Aura Farming? 121-Million-Year-Old Bird Had A Gigantic Tail, Possibly To Impress Mates
1+ hour, 5+ min ago (630+ words) Home " Animal & Wildlife News Research led by Alexander D. Clark (University of Chicago), Xiaoli Wang (Lingyi University) A potential male and female of the newly named taxa Plumadraco bankoorum. (Artwork by Ville Sinkkonen, CC-BY 4. 0) A newly identified ancient bird species that…...
Scientists just found a 'fake dinosaur', walked on two legs like a dinosaur 212 million years ago
1+ hour, 12+ min ago (191+ words) The Times of India - Scientists just found a 'fake dinosaur', walked on two legs like a dinosaur 212 million years ago The TOI Science Desk stands as an inquisitive team of journalists, ceaselessly delving into the realms of discovery to curate…...
Dinosaurs were found frozen mid-sleep after a prehistoric catastrophic ash burial similar to Pompeii
1+ hour, 8+ min ago (187+ words) The Times of India - Dinosaurs were found frozen mid-sleep after a prehistoric catastrophic ash burial similar to Pompeii The TOI Science Desk stands as an inquisitive team of journalists, ceaselessly delving into the realms of discovery to curate a captivating…...
Forgotten Fossil Helps Rewrite Part Of Animal Evolution
1+ hour, 17+ min ago (569+ words) An international study led by Flinders University has looked in places others haven't before - and opened a new chapter to life on Earth. Analysis of a little-studied museum fossil has given new insights into a mysterious gap in the fossil…...
Scientists discover toothless croc ancestor that walked like ostrich
10+ hour, 13+ min ago (704+ words) Reconstruction of Labrujasuchus expectatus, a new species of Shuvosauridae from Late Triassic rocks of Ghost Ranch, New Mexico. (Jorge Gonzalez via SWNS) A newly discovered crocodile ancestor had a body similar to an ostrich and no teeth. The strange creature…...
This "Feathered Dragon" Shook Its Tail Feathers in the Time of Dinosaurs
14+ hour, 16+ min ago (185+ words) Some things never go out of style 7: 00 AM CDT on May 28, 2026 Paleontologist Alex Clark from Chicago's Field Museum discovered the eye-catching specimen while sifting through fossils at China's Shandong Tianyu Museum. The bird was a member of the enantiornithines, the…...
Strange Two-Legged "Crocodile Cousin" Shows How Weird Life Was Before Dinosaurs Ruled Earth
1+ hour, 42+ min ago (97+ words) ...