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Researchers Discover the Fossil of a New Hamster-Sized Mammal That Lived Alongside Dinosaurs on the Pacific Coast
3+ hour ago (437+ words) An illustration of Cimolodon desosai on the tree with a fruit in its mouth. It was about the size of a golden hamster, the researchers said. It likely scampered on the ground and in the trees and ate fruits and…...
Researchers Discover the Fossil of a New Hamster-Sized Mammal That Lived Alongside Dinosaurs on the Pacific Coast | Newswise
1+ hour, 59+ min ago (437+ words) An illustration of Cimolodon desosai on the tree with a fruit in its mouth. It was about the size of a golden hamster, the researchers said. It likely scampered on the ground and in the trees and ate fruits and…...
A massive kraken-like octopus may have prowled the seas during the age of dinosaurs
5+ hour, 25+ min ago (442+ words) New analyses of fossilized jaws reveal that massive, kraken-like octopuses once hunted alongside other marine predators. They boasted eight arms and long bodies that extended more than 60 feet (18 meters), rivaling other carnivorous marine reptiles. "These krakens must have been a…...
Kraken-like" giant octopuses ruled oceans 100 million years ago
8+ hour, 44+ min ago (13+ words) News-Graphic. com...
Scientists Uncover Fossil of a New Hamster-Sized Mammal That Coexisted with
2+ hour, 8+ min ago (113+ words) Ultimately, the discovery of Cimolodon desosai advances our understanding of how early mammals survived environmental upheavals and ecological challenges. It serves as a testament to the resilience and adaptability of early mammals and informs present-day evolutionary biology by providing a…...
Ancient Footprints Suggest a Flying Predator Was Chasing Prey on Land
1+ hour, 36+ min ago (572+ words) Paleontologists have pieced together a startling story from fossil footprints in South Korea: that of a large, flying reptile galloping across the ground, apparently hunting a small animal. The brief encounter has been imprinted in a slab of rock for…...
Ancient Giant Octopus Species Reached Lengths of 19 Meters
8+ hour, 38+ min ago (509+ words) New paleontological research has identified ancient octopus species reaching up to 19 meters in length that acted as apex predators in Cretaceous oceans between 72 million and 100 million years ago. Analysis of fossilized beaks reveals these creatures likely preyed on large vertebrates,…...
World's oldest crocodile fossil discovered during walk on beach
11+ hour, 2+ min ago (427+ words) Amateur fossil hunter Heather Salt holding the world's oldest crocodile fossil. (Lyme Regis Museum via SWNS) The world's oldest crocodile fossil has been found during a walk on the Jurassic Coast. Amateur fossil hunter Heather Salt initially mistook the find…...
Unveiling Doggerland: Ancient Forests of the North Sea's Lost World Revealed by Sedimentary DNA
13+ hour, 14+ min ago (791+ words) Doggerland stretched across the North Sea floor, linking Britain to Europe in a landscape of rivers and woodlands during the last Ice Age. Sedimentary DNA analysis has brought its ancient forests back to light, showing temperate ecosystems thriving over 16, 000 years…...
New Fossil from Brazil Reveals Unexpected Diversity among Pre-Dinosaur Herbivores
3+ hour, 7+ min ago (497+ words) Paleontologists in Brazil have identified a new genus and species of hyperodapedontine rhynchosaur " an extinct lineage of beaked, herbivorous reptiles " based on a partial skull and lower jaws recovered from Triassic rocks. Named Isodapedon varzealis, the species appears to represent…...