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T rex didn’t become an 8-ton giant overnight: Scientists reveal how long the apex predator took to grow
23+ min ago (544+ words) Joe Thompson, a paleontologist from the U.K., goes into detail about finding a 3-foot Iguanodon footprint along the Isle of Wight, along with other ancient fossils. A group of researchers has estimated how long it took Tyrannosaurus rex to reach its…...
Nature’s Super Feather
3+ hour, 5+ min ago (1364+ words) Vanya Gregor Rohwer slid open a drawer to display the rich pink spread wing of a roseate spoonbill, one of thousands of mounted wings at the Cornell University Museum of Vertebrates. He pulled up a long flight feather to expose,…...
340-Million-Year-Old Marine Fossils Found in England
12+ hour, 8+ min ago (409+ words) A set of rare marine fossils dating back 340 million years has been uncovered in England's Peak District, offering scientists and historians an unusually clear window into prehistoric sea life. The discovery, made by National Trust rangers, came from a dry…...
New fossils found at Dinosaur National Monument
13+ hour, 53+ min ago (377+ words) DINOSAUR, Colo. " Some recent parking lot construction work in Dinosaur National Monument has revealed previously uncovered dinosaur fossils, the National Park Service said in a media release. The new fossils were identified by park staff on Sept. 16 after asphalt removal…...
People Are Sometimes Born With a Tail — A Rare Genetic Change May Explain Why Humans Lost Them
14+ hour, 24+ min ago (467+ words) Learn more about the gene linked to the evolutionary loss of human tails, and how, in rare cases, some people are still born with them. As human embryos develop, a little tail is present during weeks four through six. Around…...
Mass Extinction Coincided With Expanded Continental Margin Euxinia During the Cambrian Age 4
15+ hour, 46+ min ago (229+ words) Explorers Club Fellow, ex-NASA Space Station Payload manager/space biologist, Away Teams, Journalist, Lapsed climber, Synaesthete, Na'Vi-Jedi-Freman-Buddhist-mix, ASL, Devon Island and Everest Base Camp veteran, (he/him) " Mass Extinction Coincided With Expanded Continental Margin Euxinia During the Cambrian Age 4 Earth's…...
Dinosaur Bones Discovered In Utah During Parking Lot Construction * 100PercentFedUp.com * by Anthony
19+ hour, 53+ min ago (323+ words) This isn't something you hear about every day. Dinosaur bones were discovered at Dinosaur National Monument in Utah. The bones were discovered by a group of construction workers renovating an old parking lot at one of the park's halls. Fox…...
Crocodiles Haven't Changed In 200 Million Years - Here's The Science Behind Their Survival
20+ hour, 19+ min ago (1095+ words) Home " Animals " Crocodiles Haven't Changed In 200 Million Years " Here's The Science Behind Their Survival Picture a crocodile lurking in murky water, eyes barely visible above the surface. That same image would have been frighteningly familiar to dinosaurs over 200 million years…...
New Evidence Confirms Long-Necked Dinosuars Were Vegetarians
20+ hour, 39+ min ago (392+ words) In a monumental find this June, scientists revealed the first direct fossil evidence confirming that sauropod dinosaurs'those iconic long-necked giants'were true vegetarians. A fossil, complete with preserved gut contents, shattered the centuries'old assumption that these behemoths might not strictly graze…...
Why Some Lizards Are Losing Their Limbs Over Time
21+ hour, 17+ min ago (1147+ words) Across the reptile world, a fascinating evolutionary phenomenon is taking place: some lizard species are gradually reducing or even completely losing their limbs. This process, known as limb reduction or limblessness, represents one of the most dramatic examples of evolutionary…...