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Commuters surprised by dinosaurs at Liverpool Street
2+ hour ago (210+ words) Baby dinosaurs from Hertfordshire Zoo's World of Dinosaurs caused a prehistoric stir at London Liverpool Street Station this morning, surprising families as they roamed the concourse to mark the start of the summer holidays (Image: Supplied) Dinosaurs delighted commuters and…...
Roaring Success: 200 Kids Attend Dinosaur Event at Fargo Library
48+ min ago (21+ words) InForum Roaring Success: 200 Kids Attend Dinosaur Event at Fargo Library...
A New Dinosaur Species Discovered in India Is Unlike Anything Seen Before
1+ hour, 12+ min ago (200+ words) Infomance Paleontologists excavating Gujarat’s Kaladongar Formation in the Kachchh Basin have identified a novel species of long-necked dinosaur possessing a distinct defensive adaptation. Named Ceratocaudia antiqua (“ancient horned tail”), the small-statured macronarian sauropod measured roughly seven meters in length—significantly…...
“It’s as long as a Boeing 737 and its tongue alone is as heavy as a fully-grown elephant…” 10 biggest marine animals that have ever lived
1+ hour, 17+ min ago (1447+ words) The ocean has long been home to giants, not just during the modern era but throughout prehistory… It’s not a coincidence that nearly all of the largest animals that have ever existed lived underwater. Thanks to a number of different…...
Scientists witnessed the birth of new ocean floor for the first time
5+ hour, 10+ min ago (795+ words) Roughly two-thirds of Earth’s surface is oceanic crust, and all of it is born the same way. Along the mid-ocean ridges, tectonic plates pull apart, and magma rises to fill the gap. The molten rock cools into fresh crust across…...
Sauropods in Katsuyama: Standing Beneath the Giants That Shook the Earth at Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum
3+ hour, 34+ min ago (199+ words) A Skeleton Preserved as It Was Found A World First, and Fossils From Across Japan Also on view is Iniestapodus, a footprint fossil exhibited as a cast and, according to the organizers, displayed publicly for the first time anywhere in…...
Ancient outback 'crime scene' discovered in rock: 'Vertebrae were shattered"
2+ hour, 22+ min ago (480+ words) Fossilised skeletons unearthed in outback Queensland have been compared by paleontologists to a "crime scene". Some of the gnarled bones from a dolphin-like ichthyosaur have been completely shattered, while others have been crushed by enormous teeth. Sections from the seven-metre-long…...
Mysterious Human Relative Was Bigger Than Previously Thought
7+ hour, 33+ min ago (178+ words) Paranthropus boisei footprints offer clues to their size and social dynamics 5:00 PM CDT on July 27, 2026 According to a detailed analysis of the footprints conducted by an international team of researchers, the hominins were taller and heavier than previously believed. “The…...
Where Was This Fossil 200 Million Years Ago?
13+ hour, 7+ min ago (379+ words) [University of Barcelona] Calculating a fossil’s position throughout geological history is a complex process. In palaeontology and other disciplines, determining a location in the past is quite a challenge that requires refined computational tools to process large volumes of data....
Where on Earth Was This Fossil 200 Million Years Ago?
18+ hour, 45+ min ago (486+ words) A fossil’s modern coordinates reveal where it was found, but not where that location sat millions of years ago as tectonic plates shifted across the planet. Reconstructing that ancient position is a demanding task in paleontology and related fields, especially…...