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Do fish have necks? New research changes the answer
5+ hour, 17+ min ago (1100+ words) Fish and amphibians have a kind of neck after all, according to new research that redraws one of the oldest lines in animal anatomy. Scientists who filmed trout and salamanders feeding found the animals bend sections of the backbone to…...
T-rex skeleton tipped to fetch eye-watering sum
7+ min ago (161+ words) One of the largest and most complete T-rex skeletons ever unearthed is going under the hammer in New York, with an eye-watering price tag that could shatter auction records. Nicknamed Gus, the 67-million-year-old specimen has an estimated sale price of…...
Scientists may have finally cracked the mystery of why T. rex had such tiny arms - AOL
11+ hour, 16+ min ago (563+ words) A new study claims to have solved the long-standing mystery of why Tyrannosaurus rex had such disproportionately small arms. A Royal Society research paper published May 20 suggests that T. rex, which averaged more than 40 feet long with arms stretching just 3 feet,…...
Always Trust the Science? Researchers Learn Their Woolly Mammoth Backbone Actually Belonged to Whale
5+ hour, 34+ min ago (506+ words) “Science” is not a monolithic set of truths that the general public should only eagerly await to be bestowed upon them by elites who supposedly know better. A more honest appraisal of science recognizes its limitations, its missteps, and its…...
Pterosaur wings seem to have been much different than we thought
6+ hour, 53+ min ago (867+ words) Every pterosaur you’ve seen wears roughly the same wings, whether in a museum, on a screen, or across a textbook page. They are long and leathery, swept to a point, and stretched from one long finger to the ankle. That…...
Estesesox – DINOSAURS AND BARBARIANS
5+ hour, 33+ min ago (94+ words) Home › Paleontology › Estesesox By Jason R. Abdale on July 12, 2026 • ( 0 ) Referred left dentary of Estesesox foxi (collection ID code: UALVP 15265). Scale bar = 2 mm. Wilson, Mark V. H.; Brinkman, Donald B.; Neuman, Andrew G. (1992). “Cretaceous Esocoidei (Teleostei): Early radiation of the pikes…...
In 1938, a South African fisherman hauled up a fish that scientists believed had been extinct for 65 million years — the coelacanth, a deep-water species that had simply been living unseen in waters no one routinely dredged
5+ hour, 35+ min ago (309+ words) The coelacanth story is often told as if a fossil came back to life. The more interesting version is quieter: the fish had never left. It had simply been...
South Dakota T. rex could bring $30 million or more at auction - AOL
7+ hour, 52+ min ago (717+ words) This story is reported by South Dakota News Watch, a non-profit news organization. Find more in-depth reporting at www.sdnewswatch.org. A Tyrannosaurus rex fossil discovered on a ranch in western South Dakota will be auctioned off in New York…...
Triassic flirting
14+ hour, 5+ min ago (83+ words) Know Your Meme Wood Sitting On a Bed Phillip Hamilton ⢠3 months ago Philipp Kachalin ⢠about a year ago Uploaded by KimmyDude Jul 12, 2026 at 12:00AM EDT Resolution: (1721px x 2048px) File size: 407 KB PROTIP: Press the â and â keys to navigate…...
Dino-summer drawing to a close at Heath Library
7+ hour, 5+ min ago (524+ words) Summer isn’t over yet; there’s still plenty of prehistoric fun to be had at the library, and you won’t want to miss these exciting events. Space is limited for some programs, so be sure to arrive early. We’ll continue our…...