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Jurassic Kaohsiung
1+ hour, 12+ min ago (337+ words) Jurassic Kaohsiung'Taipei Times - All Front Page Taiwan News Business Editorial & Opinion Sports World News Features Bilingual Pages Children react during the Face-to-Face with Dinosaurs event performed by Japanese troupe DINO-A-LIVE at the National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts (Weiwuying) yesterday....
Ice Age Ecosystem Revealed Surprising Fossils Like Lion-Sized Armadillo
53+ min ago (312+ words) Researchers have discovered fossils of an ancient armadillo-like ancestor and a giant tortoise in a cave in Texas. While exploring a "water cave" in central Texas, scientists unearthed a lost Ice Age ecosystem with a vast array of fossils. In…...
A new spiny frog species discovered in Guangdong, China
3+ hour, 27+ min ago (522+ words) The female paratype of Quasipaa yunkaiensis sp. nov. (SYS a008350) in life: (A) dorsolateral view, (B) dorsal view, (C) ventral view. FAYETTEVILLE, GA, UNITED STATES, April 2, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- A newly described species of spiny frog, Quasipaa yunkaiensis, has been identified from the Yunkaishan National…...
The Rise and Fall of Ichthyosaurs—The Dolphins of the Past
4+ hour, 10+ min ago (1631+ words) Home " News " Animal Science " The Rise and Fall of Ichthyosaurs'The Dolphins of the Past The early Triassic period, roughly 250 million years ago, marked the beginning of the ichthyosaur saga. Earth was still recovering from the devastating Permian-Triassic extinction that had…...
Our modern vision evolved from an ancient one-eyed worm creature
3+ hour ago (827+ words) Research Fellow in Neuroscience, University of Sussex Professor emeritus of Zoology, Lund University George Kafetzis receives funding from the European Research Council and the Leverhulme Trust. Dan Nilsson receives funding from The Swedish Research Council, and The EU Horizons program....
Baby Dino Shell Costume – Cute Green Jumpsuit With Egg Hood | Halloween
17+ hour, 33+ min ago (327+ words) This Halloween, cuteness meets the Cretaceous Period with our Baby Dino Shell Costume! This soft, green ensemble with charming eggshell details will prepare your little one for some prehistoric fun. Product Features Includes: Jumpsuit, hood, leggings Short sleeves Velcro closure…...
VML helps invent T-Rex Leather, made from ancient proteins in dinosaur fossils
4+ hour, 12+ min ago (49+ words) VML helps invent T-Rex Leather, made from ancient proteins in dinosaur fossils'Ad Age Your Shortcut to Smarter Insights VML helps invent T-Rex Leather, made from ancient proteins in dinosaur fossils These conferences focus on niches and underrepresented communities, but the…...
See largest dinosaurs at Denver Museum of Nature and Science
4+ hour, 12+ min ago (698+ words) There's a strength in the LGBTQ+ community that has always been the focus of the" What qualifies as "woman's work" has changed in many ways over the years, yet st" In Colorado, we can never get enough of dinosaurs. Frankly,…...
Velociraptor with long legs | Paleontology
6+ day, 23+ hour ago (60+ words) Phillip Hamilton " about 16 hours ago Phillip Hamilton " 2 days ago Mateus Lima " about a year ago Phillip Hamilton " 5 days ago See The Winner Of March 2026's Meme Of The Month Uploaded by KimmyDude Mar 26, 2026 at 01:50PM EDT Resolution: (1368px x 2047px) File size: 129 KB…...
Where do you dig for fossils at the UO? Try an unmarked basement.
5+ hour, 39+ min ago (843+ words) Thomas Condon collected evidence of tropical plants, three-toed horses and saber-toothed tigers. Many of those items still live in the basement of Pacific Hall on campus. Murder-cows, hyena-pigs, and bear-dogs! Strange animals roamed Oregon millions of years ago. Although a…...