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National blue plaque unveiled to palaeontologist and archaeozoologist Dorothea Bate
6+ hour, 25+ min ago (714+ words) Discover a haven for wildlife and people in the heart of London. Journey beneath the waves and meet some of the fiercest marine reptiles that have ever lived. Our research themes focus our work so we can find solutions to…...
Fossil pioneer Dorothea Bate honoured with national blue — JournalArta Global
2+ hour, 36+ min ago (317+ words) A fossil hunter who helped reshape how scientists understand prehistoric life has been honoured with a national blue plaque at the Natural History Museum in Tring, Hertfordshire. Dorothea Bate, one of the first women employed by the museum, is being…...
324-million-year-old insect fossil reveals early life on Earth roamed between water and land
4+ hour, 44+ min ago (956+ words) A 324-million-year-old fossil suggests early insects lived between water and land as their bodies gradually changed over time. Life on Earth changed greatly when animals began moving from water onto land. It happened in stages, and some early animals, including…...
115-Million-Year-Old Dinosaur Fossil Recovered from Deep Drill Core in China | Sci.News
3+ hour, 55+ min ago (85+ words) Scientists have identified the first dinosaur fossil from a remote western section of the Bayan Gobi Formation in China’s Inner Mongolia, extending the known geographic range of dinosaur fossils in this important Early Cretaceous rock unit....
Fossil bite marks show mammals didn’t always rule the food chain
6+ hour, 8+ min ago (1262+ words) Purussaurus bite marks on fossil bones show a 23-foot crocodile relative killed hoofed mammals weighing up to 4,000 pounds in ancient South America. Saltwater crocodiles in northern Australia hunt horses, cattle, and feral water buffalo. They are the largest crocodiles alive…...
50,000-year-old tooth rewrites what scientists thought about African DNA
13+ hour, 18+ min ago (288+ words) A tooth pulled from a cave in the Western Cape may hold the oldest animal DNA ever recovered in Africa. Researchers from the University of Copenhagen, Deon de Jager and Eline Lorenzen, published a study revealing that a partial molar…...
Genital and wing traits clarify classification of Mesozoic Zoraptera
3+ hour, 32+ min ago (50+ words) insects Bioengineer.org Subject of Research: Classification and phylogenetic placement of Mesozoic fossil Zoraptera (angel insects) based on male genitalia, leg, and wing venation morphology Article Title: Morphology of male genitalia, legs, and wing venation reveals the classification of Mesozoic…...
Can You Help Lou the Dino Reconnect with His Little?
11+ hour ago (263+ words) As children, most of us had at least one toy that we were really attached to. This could have been a stuffed animal, an action figure, or maybe even a plastic dinosaur. Can you imagine how awful it would be…...
America's Oldest Dinosaur Is in Ocean County — and It Needed a Neck Job
9+ hour, 49+ min ago (1014+ words) BAYVILLE, N.J. – Long before giant fiberglass dinosaurs became fixtures along America’s highways, a concrete prehistoric beast was already greeting motorists on Route 9 in Ocean County. The Bayville Dinosaur — known today as Bud — has stood in Bayville since 1935 and is widely described…...
Natural History Museum presents Dinosaurs Live
13+ hour, 14+ min ago (31+ words) The List.co.uk Natural History Museum presents Dinosaurs Live Fri, 19 Feb 2027, 07:30 Fri, 19 Feb 2027, 11:00 Event data provided by DataThistle...