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What We Are Reading Today: "The Art of Making Dinosaurs
48+ min ago (152+ words) Authors: Victoria Coules and Michael J. Benton In 1824, English naturalist William Buckland formally described Megalosaurus " the first dinosaur to be scientifically named " marking a pivotal moment in the emergence of modern paleontology. Since then, dinosaurs have become popular visual icons, from…...
A 400, 000-Year-Old Tooth Found in China Links Homo erectus with Denisovans and Modern Humans
2+ hour, 8+ min ago (436+ words) A team of scientists from the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology (IVPP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has successfully extracted molecular information from six fossil teeth of Homo erectus from three Chinese sites, using a new micro-destructive sampling…...
Scientists just dug up a 20-meter dinosaur in Argentina that's rewriting Jurassic history
1+ hour, 54+ min ago (255+ words) The Economic Times The Economic Times daily newspaper is available online now. Scientists just dug up a 20-meter dinosaur in Argentina that's rewriting Jurassic history A remarkable dinosaur fossil has been unearthed in Argentina. Named Bicharracosaurus dionidei, this creature lived…...
new dinosaur species: Scientists just dug up a 20-meter dinosaur in Argentina that's rewriting Jurassic history
1+ hour, 54+ min ago (51+ words) A remarkable dinosaur fossil has been unearthed in Argentina. Named Bicharracosaurus dionidei, this creature lived around 155 million years ago. Its unique bone structure suggests a link between South American and North American sauropods. This discovery provides crucial new information about…...
OU professor, Sam Noble Museum curator discusses using students" dinosaur interest as gateway for engagement
1+ hour, 51+ min ago (1743+ words) Late in the season of her field research in Tanzania, Jacqueline Lungmus stands in a dried up creek bed. She's tired and run down, with only a few days left on her trip." She's at an old dig site, split…...
What it Would have been like to Experience the Dinosaur'Killing Asteroid Armageddon: a Blow'by'Blow Account
10+ hour, 4+ min ago (1550+ words) Michael J. Benton Professor of Vertebrate Palaeontology, Monica Grady Professor of Planetary and Space Sciences 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,…...
Deep Inside Ancient Rock, Scientists Uncovered Bizarre Fossil Marine Creatures That Thrived Before Earth Was Filled With Complex Animals
3+ hour, 46+ min ago (603+ words) Scientists exploring ancient rocks in China stumbled upon strange marine fossils from a forgotten world that existed before Earth's oceans filled with complex animals. What they found surprised even experienced paleontologists. Researchers studying ancient rocks from the late Ediacaran period…...
Giant Amphibian Tracing the Origins and Survival of a Prehistoric Marvel
2+ hour, 51+ min ago (227+ words) In the murky depths of remote Chinese rivers lives an extraordinary creature that seems to have bypassed evolution's relentless march. The Chinese giant salamander, reaching lengths of up to six feet and weighing as much as a ten-year-old child, represents…...
Earth Notes: Zuni Turtle
1+ week, 4+ hour ago (27+ words) Paleontologists exploring the Zuni Basin of western New Mexico in the 1990s uncovered a turtle fossil shell that was later determined to be an entirely new species....
FAU Study Maps Brain Blueprint of a Fly's Split-Second Great Escape
4+ hour, 58+ min ago (311+ words) Extreme close-up of a fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster) using scanning electron microscopy. Have you ever wondered how a fly manages to dodge you in a split second? Scientists have long been fascinated by the lightning-fast reflexes that help flies escape…...