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How a Black fossil digger became a superstar in the very white world of paleontology
2+ hour, 1+ min ago (1534+ words) Lazarus Kgasi walks with ease across a gently rolling landscape about an hour's drive outside of Pretoria, South Africa. A few trees are sprinkled here and there but it's mostly grass. Kgasi, a tall man with a big smile, knows…...
Schoolboy Stumbles Upon an Ancient Dinosaur Footprint in a Brisbane Quarry, It’s Older Than You Think!
2+ hour, 16+ min ago (419+ words) After staying hidden for decades, Australia's oldest dinosaur footprint is finally brought to light. In 1958, a schoolboy in Brisbane discovered something remarkable, what we now know to be Australia's oldest dinosaur fossil. Found by Bruce Runnegar in Petrie's Quarry, this…...
Southern Africa’s youngest dinosaur tracks unearthed on Western Cape coast
3+ hour ago (789+ words) Key topics:New dinosaur tracks found in Western Cape, dating 132 million years ago.Brenton Formation tracks suggest diverse Cretaceous dinosaur presence.More Cr...
Morning quiz: Nearly all fossils are preserved in what type of rock?
3+ hour, 30+ min ago (100+ words) Morning quiz: Nearly all fossils are preserved in what type of rock?NZ Herald Can you score 10 out of 10? Test your general knowledge with the Herald's morning quiz. Share your score with friends, family and colleagues, and find out who…...
The unique human body part that evolution cannot explain
3+ hour, 53+ min ago (282+ words) The human chin has long been fertile ground for arguments between scientists over its purpose The human body is a machine whose many parts " from the microscopic details of our cells to our limbs, eyes, liver and brain " have been…...
10 Reptiles That Walked With Dinosaurs
4+ hour, 43+ min ago (72+ words) When we think of the prehistoric world of dinosaurs, we often forget that they shared their habitat with numerous other fascinating creatures. Among these were many remarkable reptiles that have their own captivating evolutionary stories. While dinosaurs dominated the Mesozoic…...
New Dinosaur Fossils Could Provide Evolutionary Clues: Study | 📰 LatestLY
6+ hour, 1+ min ago (414+ words) Scientists have said fossils of a small newly discovered dinosaur found in Spain could change ideas on the evolution of ornithopods.Fossils uncovered in Spain could lead to new clues about how dinosaurs evolved, according to a study published on…...
12 Prehistoric Creatures That Were Even Weirder Than Dinosaurs
6+ hour, 2+ min ago (893+ words) Chris is the co-founder of 'Animals Around The Globe' and a fervent wildlife enthusiast with extensive travels across diverse ecosystems worldwide. From exploring the marine wonders in the Azores and witnessing the vast savannas of Kenya, to delving deep into…...
A pocket-sized dinosaur solves a 70-million-year mystery
7+ hour, 55+ min ago (505+ words) Paleontologists have identified a new species of dinosaur so small it could almost fit under your arm'and yet it is helping scientists solve a major evolutionary mystery. The dinosaur, named Foskeia pelendonum, lived during the Early Cretaceous period and measured…...
AI app DinoTracker identifies dinosaur footprints with 90% accuracy
8+ hour ago (395+ words) An artificial intelligence (AI)-powered application has been developed to identify dinosaur footprints, offering new insights into prehistoric life and potentially AI app DinoTracker identifies dinosaur footprints with 90% accuracy Developed by Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin and the University of Edinburgh, the AI…...