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Why were there no tiny dinos? You might blame the mammals
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Seventeen's Dino showcases Picheolin alter ego to global praise
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150-million-year-old dinosaur footprints reveal something strange about its walk
2+ hour, 15+ min ago (555+ words) A rare looping trail of fossilized footprints in Colorado is giving scientists a detailed look at how a giant dinosaur moved 150 million years ago. The evidence also raises the possibility that the animal was walking with a limp. Located near…...
Step way back in time to Dino Days at the Putnam - AOL
4+ hour, 25+ min ago (320+ words) Take a step way back in time to Dino Days! According to a release, Dino Days is back at the Putnam Museum and Science Center. Dinosaur lovers of all ages can embark on a prehistoric adventure as the Putnam transforms…...
Kids dig into past with Paleontologists
6+ hour, 42+ min ago (150+ words) SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Young kids are getting the chance to dig into the bones of the past on Monday thanks to some help from the people who dug them up. Paleontologists captured kids’ attention with fun facts and…...
Children Explore the Microscopic World at Piedmont Public Li...
4+ hour, 35+ min ago (352+ words) Self-educated biologist Melvin Aldrich came to the Piedmont Public Library on Thursday, Aug. 6. During this program, he taught local children about the parts of a microscope, what you can find when you use them, and how to prepare a live…...
Endangered lizard discovered in Canterbury High Country??? where it hasn't been seen for 50 years
5+ hour, 13+ min ago (17+ words) Endangered lizard discovered in Canterbury High Country – where it hasn't been seen for 50 years The Press...
Fossil shows reptile species' aquatic transition
6+ hour, 22+ min ago (565+ words) Chinese scientists have identified a 244-million-year-old reptile fossil from Southwest China's Yunnan province as the earliest known archosauromorph that was highly adapted to life in water, providing the first clear evidence that some early members of the evolutionary group had…...
New mountain dragon lizard from Thailand named after Syrax from House of the Dragon
13+ hour, 3+ min ago (191+ words) Credit: Trivalairat et al., 2026 Scientists have described a new species of lizard from the high mountain forests of western Thailand, and have given it a name straight out of fantasy television: Acanthosaura syrax, named after Syrax, the dragon ridden by…...
Assistant Professor, Palaeoanthropology | The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education
13+ hour, 31+ min ago (288+ words) UTM Department of Anthropology is seeking an Assistant Professor in Palaeoanthropology The Department of Anthropology at the University of Toronto Mississauga invites applications for a full-time tenure stream position in the area of Palaeoanthropology, with a focus on early hominins,…...