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Enormous mastodon tusk over 100,000 years old found in nature reserve
4+ hour, 16+ min ago (286+ words) A massive mastodon tusk over 100,000 years old has been found buried in a nature reserve. The remarkable fossil, measuring more than 1.5m long, was excavated by palaeontologists. The slightly curved tusk belonged to notiomastodon platensis, an extinct species closely related to…...
The paradoxical pronghorn: our neighbors from the early Miocene
4+ hour, 38+ min ago (224+ words) I'll tell you how to travel through time, ready? Depending on where you are in the San Miguel County region, it's only about an hour's drive to where you, yes, you, can view our living ancient neighbors. They are some…...
Extinct creatures discovered trapped in solid amber nearly 40 MILLION years after becoming stuck
11+ hour, 7+ min ago (439+ words) Modern technology has allowed scientists to uncover new details about the ancient critters Researchers have uncovered three long-extinct creatures preserved within fossilised tree resin that once belonged to the celebrated German writer Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. The amber, dating back…...
5,000-Year-Old Whale-Bone Harpoons Found in Brazil Reveal Early Indigenous Whaling
13+ hour, 18+ min ago (429+ words) Archaeologists have identified whale-bone harpoons dating back 5,000 years in southern Brazil, offering new evidence that Indigenous communities hunted massive marine animals long before the invention of metal tools or advanced boats. The findings suggest these early populations crafted harpoons from…...
Ancient Kangaroos Were Heavier Than Grizzly Bears But Could Still Hop » Explorersweb
13+ hour, 30+ min ago (408+ words) Thousands of years ago, the kangaroos roaming Australia were more than double the size of the modern ones. How these gigantic marsupials moved has long puzzled paleontologists. The assumption was that they didn't hop like our familiar kangaroos but ambled…...
T. rex took decades to become fully grown, new study suggests
13+ hour, 39+ min ago (391+ words) (WJW) " It is no secret that the tyrannosaurus rex was one of the largest carnivorous creatures to walk the earth millions of years ago, but a new study suggests it may have taken the predator decades to reach its impressive…...
A New Study Of T. Rex Bones Suggests They May Have Lived Longer Than Previously Thought
15+ hour, 16+ min ago (582+ words) In the past, analysis of Tyrannosaurus rex bones suggested that the enormous dinosaurs died by the age of 30. But a new study of T. rex leg bones suggests that they may have lived longer than previously thought. Now, scientists believe they…...
Which animal came first? A two-decade debate pits sponges against comb jellies.
16+ hour, 8+ min ago (317+ words) On the 27th (local time), the international scientific journal 'Nature' featured the ongoing debate among scientists over which animal group was the first. Between 600 and 800 million years ago, multicellular organisms composed of many interacting cells appeared. Within the following tens of…...
New animal species that survived mass extinction event half a billion years ago found in a quarry in China
16+ hour, 59+ min ago (677+ words) January 28, 2026 / 3:21 PM EST / CBS/AFP Almost a hundred new animal species that survived a mass extinction event half a billion years ago have been discovered in a small quarry in China, scientists revealed Wednesday. The treasure trove of fossils offers…...
Meet local paleontologist Dr. Emily Lessner at her “Reading the Landscape” presentation on Wednesday, Jan. 28
17+ hour, 21+ min ago (819+ words) News, events and culture from Moab, Utah Emily Lessner didn't always know she wanted to study fossils for a living. In fact, she didn't even know paleontology was a real career until college. As a child, Lessner developed a deep…...