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Rare fossil goose rewrites the story of New Zealand's giant birds
56+ min ago (312+ words) Scientists have discovered a previously unknown fossil goose that challenges a decades-old theory about the evolution of New Zealand' s birds. The find suggests the country' s giant flightless geese evolved from much more recent arrivals, revealing a…...
Digging into the prehistoric past at library
2+ week, 2+ day ago (275+ words) The Mullica Hill Library will host a presentation at 1 p. m. on Saturday, July 25, to explore the history of the Edelman Fossil Park and Museum and its mission of unearthing the area's prehistoric past. The Mantua museum " part of Rowan University " opened…...
Uragasaurus kalasinensis: New dinosaur discovered in Thailand
5+ hour, 22+ min ago (541+ words) Artwork by Pakorn Chotchaiyaporn Palaeontologists in Thailand say they have discovered a new species of dinosaur from fossils found in Kalasin Province in the country's north-east. The plant-eating dinosaur, named Uragasaurus kalasinensis, is thought to have lived about 150 million years…...
Fossils reveal the earliest animal with a head was also the oldest known "righty
4+ hour, 30+ min ago (997+ words) Research on Spriggina floundersi fossils found the wormlike creatures favored their right sides, a behavioral preference in modern animals that are right-handed. Published Jul 10, 2026 6: 23 PM EDT | Updated Jul 10, 2026 6: 23 PM EDT (CNN) " If you happen to be right-handed, you may be…...
St. George News at 5: Rare dinosaur skeleton unearthed, middle school teacher arrested and a house fire
3+ hour, 47+ min ago (127+ words) Rare dinosaur skeleton unearthed, middle school teacher arrested and a house fire St. George News View our evening newscast for Friday, July 10, in the video player above, then read the full stories below. 'You killed your best friend,' judge tells…...
550-million-year-old fossil may reveal first-ever 'right-handedness' in the animal kingdom
3+ hour, 46+ min ago (990+ words) Fossils of Spriggina suggest the oldest known right-turning bias in animals, dating back about 550 million years. (CREDIT: Wikimedia / AI-Generated / CC BY-SA 4. 0) Spriggina floundersi was no bigger than a few centimeters, lived on ancient seafloors in what is now South Australia,…...
They cracked open a cave sealed for a million years and found a flightless parrot, a ghostly rail, and birds that New Zealand had quietly erased from its skies long before humans arrived
4+ hour, 58+ min ago (510+ words) A cave on New Zealand's North Island sat undisturbed for over a million years, its floor sealed between two layers of volcanic ash. When paleontologist Trevor Worthy's team began sieving the sediment, they pulled out 21 bone fragments representing 12 bird species…...
Tracking the past: Dino Trail Week returns to the Valley, brings prehistoric history to life
12+ hour, 32+ min ago (478+ words) Millions of years before people settled in the Valley, dinosaurs left their mark here " literally." The event grew out of the Great Greenfield Dino Fest, which began in 2017. Jonathan Mirin, co-artistic director of Piti Theater Company, said organizers realized the…...
Inside Chris Packham's Epic Ode to Evolution and the Origins of Universal Life
14+ hour, 2+ min ago (542+ words) streamlinefeed. co. ke...
Tiny Triassic Reptile Sheds Light on Early Lizard Evolution | Sci. News
5+ hour, 8+ min ago (172+ words) Today, lepidosaurs -- the reptile group that includes lizards, snakes and New Zealand's tuatara -- are among the most diverse vertebrates on Earth, but their earliest evolutionary history remains poorly understood....