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9+ hour, 31+ min ago  (905+ words) The city-wide campaign includes exhibitions, live shows, fossil activities and family events across Peterborough this spring and summer. Peterborough is set to "roar into life" this spring and summer with the launch of Dinosaur City, a new city-wide tourism campaign…...

1+ hour, 1+ min ago  (138+ words) Animals from ice age to be featured in exhibit at LBJ Wildflower Center'KVUE Animals from ice age to be featured in exhibit at LBJ Wildflower Center AUSTIN, Texas " Life-sized ice age-era animals are coming to Austin. Starting this Saturday, May…...

3+ hour, 2+ min ago  (704+ words) Dasosaurus tocantinensis was about 20 meters long and lived approximately 120 million years ago. Its closest relative lived in present-day Spain image: Elver Mayer prepares a femur fossil, approximately 1. 5 meters long view more A studypublishedin the Journal of Systematic Palaeontologydescribes a new…...

4+ hour, 30+ min ago  (386+ words) Frozen for ages: Ancient DNA reveals a lost Ice Age world'The Times of India There is something quite magical about the idea of the time capsule We imagine metallic containers buried underground in school yards full of letters and old…...

6+ hour, 8+ min ago  (1071+ words) Fossils are windows into Earth's past, providing crucial evidence of life forms that existed millions of years ago. These preserved remains have revolutionized our understanding of evolution, extinction events, and the interconnectedness of all living things. While countless fossils have…...

6+ hour, 38+ min ago  (195+ words) A new hypothesis proposes that the Cambrian Explosion -- the sudden burst of animal diversity 500 million years ago -- was not driven by shells or limbs, but by the early evolution of complex nervous systems....

13+ hour, 35+ min ago  (465+ words) Some tyrannosaurus species were opportunistic scavengers, even feasting on the remains of their much larger T rex relatives, according to a surprising fossil discovery. The name "Tyrannosaurus, meaning tyrant lizard, was coined in 1905 by the American palaeontologist Henry Fairfield Osborn…...

7+ hour, 56+ min ago  (36+ words) This fossil sat in a collection for years before anyone ran a proper analysis on it. The marks on its surface turned out to carry information that directly contradicts how tyrannosaurs have been portrayed for decades....

8+ hour, 36+ min ago  (779+ words) Even the albatross, one of nature's most celebrated fliers, has wings that aren't optimally shaped for the epic migrations it makes." A new study has found that most bird species are flying around with wings that evolution never quite perfected....

8+ hour, 29+ min ago  (125+ words) A volunteer's keen eye in Alberta's Dinosaur Provincial Park led to the discovery of a remarkably preserved dinosaur fossil, featuring significant portions of intact skin. This rare find, unlike typical bone discoveries, offers unprecedented insights into dinosaur texture, coverings, and…...