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Researchers are excavating in Morocco the world's oldest ankylosaur, dating back 165 million years, with nearly 1-meter long spines protruding from its neck. - CPG Click Oil and Gas
3+ hour, 40+ min ago (579+ words) Researchers from the Natural History Museum in London returned to the Atlas Mountains in Morocco and excavated the oldest ankylosaur on the planet. The fossil is 165 million years old and has bony spikes almost 1 meter long protruding from its neck....
Scientists Found a Tiny Insect Trapped in Amber Since the Dinosaur Era With a Weird Feature
1+ hour, 13+ min ago (488+ words) Hidden inside a piece of amber dating back 125 million years, a remarkably preserved insect displayed an unusual trait that may change part of the story behind these insects" evolution. A 125-million-year-old mosquito preserved in Lebanese amber has become the oldest…...
330 Million Year-Old Shark Teeth Discovered In The Burren
1+ hour, 20+ min ago (14+ words) Featured % Clare FM...
Do not be fooled by Jurassic Park: a new look at dinosaurs suggests the animals we imagine may be much stranger than the monsters cinema gave us
1+ hour, 28+ min ago (939+ words) Home - Trending - Do not be fooled by Jurassic Park: a new look at dinosaurs suggests the animals we imagine may be much stranger than the monsters cinema gave us When Jurassic Park hit theaters in 1993, it did more than sell…...
Giant Octopus dominated Cretaceous oceans 100 million years ago
1+ hour, 42+ min ago (403+ words) News9live Giant Octopus dominated Cretaceous oceans 100 million years ago The Mosasaurs may not have been the top predator in the Cretaceous oceans. A newly discovered octopus may have been on top of the marine food chain 100 million years ago. New Delhi:…...
When the asteroid killed the dinosaurs: Blow-by-blow account
1+ hour, 28+ min ago (1601+ words) By Michael J. Benton, University of Bristol and Monica Grady, The Open University A great Tyrannosaurus rex strides through the conifer trees of her territory, sniffing the air. She picks up the scent from the carcass of a dead horned dinosaur,…...
Why do crocodiles swallow rocks: The strange reason behind gastroliths |
2+ hour, 28+ min ago (50+ words) Why do crocodiles swallow rocks: The strange reason behind gastroliths The Times of India - Why do crocodiles swallow rocks: The strange reason behind gastroliths The surprising science behind crocodiles swallowing rocks Why do rocks help crocodiles remain hidden beneath the…...
'Living Fossil' Fish Once Thought Extinct For 66 Million Years Spotted By Divers Off Indonesia
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (201+ words) The coelacanth fish is a literal living fossil with fossil records on this species dating back over 410 million years. But the fossil record on coelacanth's disappeared about 66 to 70 million years ago and the species was believed to be extinct until…...
How curiosity helped 9-year-old Matthew Berger make the famous Malapa fossil discovery
6+ hour, 45+ min ago (28+ words) News News: What started as a regular field trip with his scientist father turned into one of the biggest discoveries in human evolution research. At just nine ye....
The Two Million Years Rain Crisis That Helped the Dinosaurs Take Over
5+ hour, 6+ min ago (566+ words) This was one of the messiest climate events....