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This sea monster rivaled T. rex: its fossilized skull stuns scientists worldwide

1+ hour, 20+ min ago  (402+ words) The extraction proved especially delicate. Using an improvised stretcher, the team transported their precious cargo for nearly a kilometer (about 0.6 miles), ensuring the monumental skull'measuring two meters (nearly 6.6 feet) long'remained intact. What truly sets this fossil apart is its extraordinary…...

Live Science
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Complex life emerged before the Cambrian explosion

1+ hour, 40+ min ago  (379+ words) A site in southwestern China holds a wide array of strange life-forms that emerged prior to the Cambrian explosion, and it pushes back the origin of complex life by millions of years. A newly discovered trove of fossils in southwestern…...

nippon.com
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Tokyo Elementary School Sisters Discover Rare Cicada Fossil

8+ hour, 1+ min ago  (391+ words) Tokyo, April 4 (Jiji Press)--Two elementary school sisters from Tokyo have discovered a rare cicada fossil dating back about 300,000 years by breaking open a rock sold as a souvenir by a museum. The Middle Pleistocene fossil was found by Maho…...

台北時報
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Scientists unearth sea lion fossil first near Taiwan

3+ hour, 50+ min ago  (325+ words) A team of Taiwanese and Japanese scientists has identified sea lion fossils in waters around Taiwan proper in a breakthrough discovery that raises new questions. The team, which includes Tsai Cheng-hsiu (), an associate professor of life sciences at National Taiwan…...

Economic Times
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Meet Dooly: The Baby Dinosaur Hidden in 113-Million-Year-Old Rock

13+ hour, 5+ min ago  (208+ words) Easter Sunday masses, services, annual parade locations: Full list of churches, cathedrals where Christians can pray, celebrate holy day SemiAnalysis sues former employee over misconduct, trade secret claims As Iran downs US jets - did they find the second pilot? Here's…...

Ammon News
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Dinosaur collagen used to create one-of-a-kind handbag

9+ hour, 51+ min ago  (94+ words) Scientists and designers unveiled on "Thursday a handbag made with collagen derived from Tyrannosaurus rex fossils from the U.S. "in a unique creation intended to demonstrate the value of laboratory-grown leather.The teal-coloured bag will be displayed on a rock in…...

The Brighter Side of News
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Bite mechanics of ancient marine predators yields surprising results

5+ hour, 43+ min ago  (873+ words) Engineering simulations of 16 Cretaceous marine reptile jaws show mosasaurs and polycotylid plesiosaurs had fundamentally different biting capabilities that allowed them to coexist. (CREDIT: Universit" de Li'ge / F. Della Giustina) The Western Interior Seaway, which existed roughly 80 million years ago, split North…...

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Spinosaurus Plush Dinosaur Skeleton Costume - Realistic Hooded Outfit For Halloween & Cosplay - Machine Washable

19+ hour, 58+ min ago  (654+ words) This costume features a realistic dinosaur skeleton with a seamless spine extension for a full, lifelike silhouette. The spine and headpiece cascade naturally down the back, making it perfect for Halloween or any themed event. This lightweight dinosaur headpiece offers…...

GreekReporter.com
greekreporter.com > 04/04/2026 > reconstruct-face-early-human

Scientists Reconstruct Face of Early Human Who Lived 16,000 Years Ago

9+ hour, 49+ min ago  (423+ words) Scientists have reconstructed the face of a prehistoric human who lived about 16,000 years ago, using a well-preserved skull found in a cave in southern China. The project gives a rare glimpse into what people in the region may have looked…...

#Межа
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Chinese fossils reveal complex animals in the Ediacaran, rewriting early animal timelines

11+ hour, 10+ min ago  (609+ words) Tiny, exquisitely preserved animals from Yunnan suggest complex bilaterians and possible deuterostome relatives lived millions of years before the Cambrian. Common beliefs held that complex life arose during the Cambrian Period (roughly 542488 million years ago), when faunal diversity lit up…...