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Largest Triassic lungfish fossil discovered in Shanxi Province, with a total length of approximately 1. 62 meters " China
8+ hour, 27+ min ago (287+ words) Largest Triassic lungfish fossil discovered in Shanxi Province, with a total length of approximately 1. 62 meters Record China Largest Triassic lungfish fossil discovered in Shanxi Province, with a total length of approximately 1. 62 meters " China The largest Triassic lungfish fossil was discovered…...
'Served its purpose': all's well with Last Dinosaurs' fan favourite
3+ hour, 17+ min ago (535+ words) More than a decade after Last Dinosaurs released their second album, Wellness, it still feels like a failure to its chief creator, Sean Caskey. In terms of industry buzz, radio airplay or sales, Wellness doesn't rate as the Brisbane indie-pop…...
Germany to Return Contested Dinosaur Fossil to Brazil - Eos
58+ min ago (787+ words) For many years a source of irritation, a fossil of the Brazilian spinosaurid Irritator challengeri is now bringing some joy to paleontologists in its homeland. Following a successful public campaign for restitution, the piece is returning to Brazil from the…...
Closing Bell: Civilisation still runs on rocks " sedimentary, my dear Watson
4+ hour, 10+ min ago (729+ words) Choppy enough for you this week? It's been choppier than Mark "Chopper" Read after several schooies" on a schooner deep at sea. In a cyclone. How did Friday, May 22, (incidentally also known as Bitcoin Pizza Day, World Goth Day and…...
Another T-Rex: Ancient Texas Was Home To Gigantic Sea Predator
1+ hour, 51+ min ago (247+ words) Research led by Amelia Zietlow (American Museum of Natural History), Ron Tykoski (Perot Museum of Nature and Science), and Michael Polcyn (Southern Methodist University) A reconstruction of Tylosaurus rex in the Cretaceous-era Western Interior Seaway of North America. (Credit: Courtesy…...
Hall of Geology renovations complete at Minnesota Discovery Center
1+ hour, 32+ min ago (180+ words) Allyse Freeman, Museum & Research Center Director explains features that will be included with the Minnesota Discovery Center's new Hall of Geology exhibit. Minnesota Discovery Center Museum & Research Center Director Allyse Freeman talks about the center's new Hall of Geology which…...
In 2017, Colorado construction workers accidentally dug up a very rare dinosaur fossil
2+ hour, 47+ min ago (183+ words) The Times of India - In 2017, Colorado construction workers accidentally dug up a very rare dinosaur fossil The TOI Science Desk stands as an inquisitive team of journalists, ceaselessly delving into the realms of discovery to curate a captivating collection of…...
Jurassic Oddballs: Some Fossils Are Just Plain Weird
3+ day, 14+ hour ago (102+ words) News, events and culture from Moab, Utah Dr. Julia Mc Hugh, Director of Paleontology at Dinosaur Journey in Fruita, presents Jurassic Oddballs: Some Fossils Are Just Plain Weird. Dr. Mc Hugh will share unusual dinosaur discoveries from the Mygatt-Moore Quarry,…...
Scientists Have a New Idea for Why T. rex Had Such Tiny Arms
2+ hour, 11+ min ago (502+ words) New research links shrunken dinosaur arms to skulls built for attack....
A new species of mosasaur named Tylosaurus rex " twice the length of a great white shark, with finely serrated teeth and evidence of violent combat against its own kind " has just been identified from 80-million-year-old Texas fossils that had been sitting in museums for decades
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