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“One-in-a-million” sea creature fossil preserves soft tissue for 450 million years
15+ min ago (881+ words) More than 450 million years ago, long before dinosaurs appeared and before animals or plants had spread widely across dry land, crinoids were already thriving in some of Earth's earliest coral reefs. These ancient relatives of starfish looked somewhat like flowers…...
This giant crocodile ruled a lost world overflowing with easy prey
2+ hour, 11+ min ago (197+ words) With such a banquet of herbivores on offer, it’s no wonder there was a diversity of carnivores lying in wait. The roster included: Despite all these formidable contenders, a recent study published in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology suggests the…...
Dinosaurs Are Taking Over Portland This Weekend — Here’s What to Know
3+ hour, 11+ min ago (223+ words) Jurassic Quest is roaring into Portland, Maine, August 21–23 at the Cross Insurance Arena, bringing an unforgettable prehistoric adventure for dinosaur fans of all ages. Known as the largest and most realistic traveling dinosaur experience in North America, Jurassic Quest gives…...
SUNY Potsdam Faculty awarded National Science Foundation grant to study paleosalinity of ancient sedimentary rocks
4+ hour, 48+ min ago (333+ words) SUNY Potsdam professors Dr. Page Quinton and Dr. Michael Rygel awarded $411,477 from National Science Foundation to further research on Devonian-Permian sedimentary rocks image: Seen here placing minerals in the Geology Museum displays at SUNY Potsdam, Dr. Michael Rygel (left) and…...
Fossil of Small Duck-Billed Dinosaur Relative Found in Japan | Sci.News
4+ hour, 11+ min ago (59+ words) A fossilized bone unearthed two decades ago in northeastern Japan belongs to one of the smallest iguanodontian dinosaurs ever found in the country’s Cretaceous marine rocks, according to new research led by the University of Tsukuba....
Life’s ‘last universal common ancestor’ may predate life itself
11+ hour, 27+ min ago (639+ words) How did life begin? This mystery has tantalized scientists since Charles Darwin mused on it in 1871, spawning no shortage of competing theories about the origins of Earth's biology around four billion years ago. Yet, even today, a definitive answer remains…...
Spoon-Toothed, Short-Headed Marine Reptile Unearthed in China
6+ hour, 7+ min ago (388+ words) A new genus and species of sauropterygian reptile that lived during the Triassic period, some 245 million years ago, has been identified from a nearly complete skeleton found in China. Sauropterygians were a highly successful lineage of paddling marine reptiles that…...
43 Feet Long With Serrated Teeth: Texas Fossils Reveal the "T. Rex of the Seas"
7+ hour, 7+ min ago (641+ words) One of the largest mosasaurs known so far, reaching up to 43 feet long, this top predator was described from 80-million-year-old fossils found primarily in northern Texas decades ago. It was named Tylosaurus rex, or T. rex for short, meaning “king of…...
Crocodile Ancestors Were Once Warm-Blooded But Re-Evolved Cold-Bloodedness To Suit Their Sinister Lifestyle
2+ hour, 47+ min ago (647+ words) Tom has a Master's degree in Journalism. His editorial work covers anything from archaeology and the environment to technology and culture.View full profile Editor & Staff Writer Tom has a master’s degree in biochemistry from the University of Oxford and…...
Dinosaurs on a Temporary Vacation: Sinclair Gas Station???s New Attraction Under Construction
8+ hour, 55+ min ago (131+ words) The green dinosaurs that vanished in May from a local Sinclair gas station didn’t get kidnapped or go extinct. “They’re on vacation in Jurassic Park,” jokes station owner Benny Anoosh Broumand. City inspectors have visited to check the project’s plumbing…...