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New fossils reveal high fish diversity on Qinghai-Tibet Plateau 15 mln years ago
2+ hour ago (38+ words) Chinese scientists have discovered new cyprinid fish fossils from the early and middle Miocene of the Lunpola Basin in northwest China's Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. New fossils reveal high fish diversity on Qinghai-Tibet Plateau 15 mln years ago...
Eleanor digs chance to research ancient fossil at Curtin Uni
4+ hour, 30+ min ago (273+ words) Eleanor Beidatsch, of Mt Barker, has always wanted to be a palaeontologist, so an invitation from Curtin University to conduct groundbreaking research on a 520-million-year-old fossil was a dream come true. Eleanor Beidatsch, of Mt Barker, has always wanted to…...
Meet the 'Old Mother Goose' from NZ's subtropical prehistoric past
10+ hour, 15+ min ago (738+ words) Dunedin, Mar 2 (The Conversation) During the early to mid Miocene period, 14 to 19 million years ago, a vast lake covered much of what is now Central Otago. Along the shores of Lake Manuherikia, whose remnants are found near present-day St Bathans,…...
90-million-year-old fossil reveals how these tiny dinosaurs evolved
15+ hour, 12+ min ago (836+ words) For years, paleontologists have been trying to piece together the story of one of the strangest groups of dinosaurs around " small, bird-like creatures with stubby arms and a single oversized claw. Now, a nearly complete 90-million-year-old skeleton from Patagonia is…...
Alcovasaurus: The Wyoming Dinosaur That Almost Went Extinct Again After Discovery
16+ hour, 2+ min ago (1713+ words) Only one specimen of Alcovasaurus has ever been found, named for the tiny Wyoming town of Alcova, where it was discovered more than 100 years ago. It almost went extinct again when a burst pipe destroyed most of the fossils at…...
Rare Fossils in Amber Raise Questions About Secret Lives of Cretaceous Insects
16+ hour, 56+ min ago (617+ words) Insects play a critical role in ecosystems but, because they are so rarely preserved as fossils, it's hard to study their roles from habitats millions of years old. But fossilized tree resin can occasionally preserve an insect within its amber,…...
15 Reptiles That Survived the Dinosaurs
17+ hour, 46+ min ago (1062+ words) Imagine a world where gigantic dinosaurs roamed, volcanoes erupted, and meteors threatened all life. Now, picture the daring survivors'the underdogs of the ancient world'who managed to outlive the mighty T. rex and the towering Brachiosaurus. It's almost unbelievable, but some reptiles…...
Library book returned more than 60 years late
18+ hour, 20+ min ago (125+ words) A library has said it will happily "waive the fine" on a library book that was returned more than 60 years late. Darlington Library said the copy of Dogs and Their Management by Frederick Cousens was due back on 8 September 1962. The…...
Darlington library book returned more than 60 years late
18+ hour, 20+ min ago (188+ words) A library has said it will happily "waive the fine" on a library book that was returned more than 60 years late. Darlington Library said the copy of Dogs and Their Management by Frederick Cousens was due back on 8 September 1962. The…...
Wasp Nest
20+ hour, 2+ min ago (1863+ words) Home " Wildlife " Insects " Wasp Nest Have you ever stumbled upon a strange, elaborate structure hanging from a tree or a building and wondered what it is? If you have, it's a high chance it was a wasp nest." These fascinating…...