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Fossil Remains of ‘Weird’ Creature with Twisted jaw and Sideways Teeth Discovered
1+ hour, 35+ min ago (790+ words) The fossilized remains of a creature with a twisted jaw and sideways-facing teeth have been discovered in the Amazon jungle. Scientists say the plant eating reptiles now called Tanyka consisted of "living fossils" even when they stalked the Earth around…...
Ancient Chinese fish fossils fill critical gap in "fish to human" evolution
1+ hour, 48+ min ago (414+ words) BEIJING, March 5 (Xinhua) -- Fossils of two fish from over 400 million years ago -- one a tiny streamlined creature, the other a giant among vertebrates of its time with bizarre teeth -- have been discovered in China, filling a critical gap in the…...
Fossil Friday with Curator of Natural History Matthew Gibson
2+ hour, 3+ min ago (212+ words) SCETV and SC Public Radio present "The AUXdacity," a dynamic multi-platform podcast that amplifies the voices and stories at the intersection of music, culture, education, and politics. Who What When is an interactive gameshow from South Carolina Public Radio that…...
Fossil fair brings prehistoric fun to Gastonia museum
2+ hour, 25+ min ago (17+ words) Fossil fair brings prehistoric fun to Gastonia museum'Gaston Gazette Fossil fair brings prehistoric fun to Gastonia museum...
How ancient shorelines played a crucial role in the survival of early sea creatures
2+ hour, 29+ min ago (1066+ words) A Science study using 300,000 fossils finds east-west coastlines trapped species at one latitude, raising extinctions over 540 million years. (CREDIT: Science) Coastlines can look like simple lines on a map. Over Earth's history, they acted more like gates and traps. A…...
Hikers accidentally discover traces of a sea turtle stampede from 80 million years ago
3+ hour, 34+ min ago (864+ words) Free climbers scrambling over a steep coastal mountain in Italy noticed something odd on a broad slab of limestone. The rock sitting on the Monte Conero anticline near Ancona, in Italy's Marche region, holds many deep, paddle-like footprint tracks packed…...
China Focus: Ancient Chinese fish fossils fill critical gap in "fish to human" evolution
3+ hour, 44+ min ago (413+ words) BEIJING, March 5 (Xinhua) -- Fossils of two fish from over 400 million years ago -- one a tiny streamlined creature, the other a giant among vertebrates of its time with bizarre teeth -- have been discovered in China, filling a critical gap in the…...
7.2-Million-Year Femur Hints at 'Out of Bulgaria' Bipedal Origins
3+ hour, 47+ min ago (208+ words) The study has already stirred attention beyond academic circles, with Bulgaria's national news agency BTA highlighting the find as potential evidence that the "earliest bipedal hominins lived in the Balkans." At the same time, the authors stress that the fossil…...
New findings shed light on evolution from fish to humans
4+ hour, 47+ min ago (11+ words) New findings shed light on evolution from fish to humans'Global Times...
ULM Museum of Natural History hosts Spring Speaker Event on Mar. 24 - University of Louisiana at Monroe
4+ hour, 50+ min ago (69+ words) Online | A-Z | Calendar | myULM Submit News to ULM KEDM 90.3 - Public Radio KXUL 91X - Student-Run Radio The Hawkeye - Student Newspaper UL System News Center Office of Marketing & Communications Recognized as an Outstanding Naturalist by the Louisiana Master Naturalists and a recipient of…...