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New research suggests cavemen hunted turtles, but not to eat
21+ hour, 39+ min ago (459+ words) This illustration shows what it might have looked like around 125, 000 years ago: a European pond turtle (Emys orbicularis) next to the foot of a European straight-tusked elephant (Palaeoloxodon antiquus). (Nicole Viehofer / MONREPOS via SWNS) Cavemen hunted turtles " but not for…...
South China Find Shows The First Three Foot Giant
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (726+ words) The Silurian period was defined by warmer waters that allowed marine life to thrive. Although some scientists argue that bony fishes diverged into ray-finned and lobe-finned fish during the late Silurian period, the general consensus is that the divergence occurred…...
Ancient fish fossil revealed as 390-million-year-old sea scorpion
21+ hour, 12+ min ago (366+ words) Feels like: 5. 1 C5. 1 F | Partly Cloudy More than two decades after scientists identified a fossil as the'world's oldest octopus" officials now say it wasn't one at all. A recent study published in the journal'Proceedings of the Royal Society B'found that the…...
Scientists Dived Into a Flooded Texas Cave and Found a Prehistoric Graveyard Nobody Knew Existed
20+ hour, 29+ min ago (730+ words) The cave is unremarkable from above and is located on private property in Comal County, northeast of San Antonio. There was a field, a few limestone outcroppings, and the kind of landscape you would pass without slowing down. However, beneath…...
Morocco lead archaeologist challenges viral reconstruction of 6, 400 year old Moroccan woman
12+ hour, 49+ min ago (359+ words) A viral facial reconstruction of a 6, 400 year old woman from Morocco's Skhirat Rouazi site is facing criticism from the country's top archaeology institute, whose director said the image was not based on rigorous scientific research. "The skeleton of the woman…...
Rowan On with paleontologist Kenneth Lacovara explores deep time and our future
13+ hour, 36+ min ago (227+ words) In Episode 6 of Rowan On, a podcast offering an inside look at the university, audiences hear a conversation between host Karen Holloway and paleontologist Kenneth Lacovara, executive director of Edelman Fossil Park & Museum of Rowan University. In the episode, Lacovara…...
Scientists make a very unexpected discovery inside young dinosaurs' stomachs
4+ hour, 36+ min ago (817+ words) Researchers found that a baby dinosaur known as Psittacosaurus was swallowing stones before it was even a year old. The discovery suggests that this plant-eater adopted an adult-style feeding strategy almost from the very beginning. The research recasts these hatchlings…...
Discover the Muscular and Skeletal Systems of Animals
8+ hour, 39+ min ago (200+ words) Chris is the co-founder of 'Animals Around The Globe' and a fervent wildlife enthusiast with extensive travels across diverse ecosystems worldwide. From exploring the marine wonders in the Azores and witnessing the vast savannas of Kenya, to delving deep into…...
Giant echidna fossil rewrites understanding of Victoria's prehistoric past
23+ hour, 19+ min ago (730+ words) Megalibgwilia owenii was an extinct giant echidna that lived during the Ice Age. (Supplied: Museums Victoria/Chris Edser) Researchers have used a fossil found in a Gippsland cave 119 years ago to show that giant echidnas lived in Victoria during the…...
USU Eastern Prehistoric Museum Collaborates With BLM to Expand Fossil Research
1+ day, 9+ min ago (518+ words) By Amanda Paiz | April 13, 2026 The Utah State University Eastern Prehistoric Museum is continuing to grow its role in fossil research through a new collaboration with the Bureau of Land Management, with a focus on work at the Cleveland-Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry…...