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Ancient bird feather discovered in fossilized dinosaur dung: NPR
7+ min ago (874+ words) This fossilized feather dates back 66 million years to the late Cretaceous. "It is, without a doubt, the best feather we've ever found from the age of dinosaurs," says Jingmai O'Connor, an associate curator at the Field Museum of Natural History....
Fossilized dinosaur poop reveals why some birds survived extinction
42+ min ago (529+ words) Sixty-six million years later, a dinosaur’s fossilized poop is rewriting evolutionary history. It is rare for paleontology to find feathers at all. Finding them inside the belly of a beast is a miracle of preservation. An apex predator ate a…...
Massive Ice Age-era mastodon tooth found in California creek
3+ hour, 7+ min ago (269+ words) (KTLA) – What looked like a strange rock in a California creek turned out to be something much older and rarer. A scientist working in San Mateo County discovered an intact mastodon tooth during a field survey at a Midpeninsula Regional…...
Did Life Arise “Remarkably Soon” After Earth Became Habitable?
1+ hour, 11+ min ago (279+ words) The article begins this way: New genetics research—entirely based on evolutionary assumptions and interpretations of genomes—now places LUCA “astonishingly early” in earth’s history. That’s surprising in the evolutionary view, given how complex life is and how uninhabitable early…...
'Tyrant Lizard Queen' offers a nuanced look at T. rex
1+ hour, 15+ min ago (389+ words) The book fleshes out the life of this fearsome predator What was T. rex really like? In Tyrant Lizard Queen, paleontologist Riley Black paints a portrait of a misunderstood dinosaur. Tyrant Lizard QueenRiley BlackSt. Martin’s Press, $29.00 Tyrannosaurus rex is the ultimate…...
Explore Ohio’s Prehistoric past at Paleontology in the Park in Marion - Marion County Now
5+ hour, 31+ min ago (286+ words) The Marion County Park District will host its 10th annual Paleontology in the Park Sept. 19, featuring fossils, dinosaur activities and Ohio prehistoric history. MARION, OH (MARION COUNTY NOW)—The Marion County Park District will host the 10th Annual Paleontology in the Park…...
Fossil feathers preserved inside dinosaur poop could help explain why some birds survived the dinosaur mass extinction
2+ hour, 5+ min ago (304+ words) Birds evolved from dinosaurs. They share a common ancestor and physical traits — some dinosaurs even had feathers. But while these dinosaurs are thought to have had "fuzzy" or "downy" feathers, ancient birds were more likely to have had feathers that…...
Cormorants, Loon And Eagle Found At Hammerschmiede Site
2+ hour, 37+ min ago (905+ words) Mirage News The Hammerschmiede clay pit near Pforzen in the eastern Allgäu is famous for its wealth of finds: beside fossils of two early anthropoid apes, the remains of numerous species of vertebrates have been uncovered there from 11.6 million years…...
Feathers found in dinosaur dung shine light on 66million-year-old mystery
2+ hour, 59+ min ago (59+ words) The Times Feathers found in dinosaur dung shine light on 66million-year-old mystery Extraordinarily well-preserved fossil may help explain why just one group of birds survived the asteroid impact that wiped out the dinosaurs £1 for 3 months Enjoy unlimited access to all…...
A 10,000-year-old Ice Age fossil was just discovered in California — and Stanford researchers are now studying the rare find
2+ hour, 35+ min ago (234+ words) What first appeared to be an oddly shaped rock was identified as a rare piece of the Bay Area's prehistoric past. A strange object discovered in a San Mateo County creek has given scientists a rare glimpse into the Bay…...