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Paleontologists spent 5 years excavating the Sahara and found the first new Spinosaurus in over 100 years " the 8-meter predator had a 50-centimeter crest on its skull similar to Elvis's pompadour and hunted giant fish in rivers that no longer exist.
2+ hour, 6+ min ago (1025+ words) As published by Phys. org in February 2026, the discovery began with a 1966 monograph by French geologist Hughes Faure, which described a fossilized tooth found in Niger in the 1950s. Decades later, paleontologist Paul Sereno, professor of Organismal Biology and Anatomy at…...
Scientists believe birds" skulls hold clues to inner lives of long-extinct dinosaurs
5+ hour, 9+ min ago (604+ words) Early birds were like "T rex reincarnated, says scientist who believes avian skulls offer insight into dinosaurs behaviour T rex is often depicted as more brawn than brains, but now scientists are hoping to probe just what was going on…...
Lost world" Doggerland beneath North Sea once hosted thriving Ice Age forests
1+ hour, 2+ min ago (454+ words) A vast, now-submerged landmass beneath the North'Sea " known as Doggerland " may'once have been a thriving forest ecosystem during the Ice Age, according to new research led by the University of Warwick. Long before rising sea levels swallowed it, this "lost…...
Giant octopus discovery reveals prehistoric predator that rivalled sharks in ancient oceans
1+ day, 3+ min ago (566+ words) The legendary "kraken", the mythical sea monster famous for dragging ships to their doom, actually had a very real, prehistoric counterpart. Image: AI / Gemini If you thought the ocean was terrifying enough with great white sharks and the occasional modern…...
Researchers discover fossil of giant 19-meter octopus that dominated oceans in the Cretaceous
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (842+ words) Mix Vale An international group of scientists has identified the fossilized remains of a colossal octopus that inhabited the oceans of Terra about 100 million years ago. The prehistoric animal had immense tentacles and reached a total length estimated at 19 meters....
Unveiling the Cretaceous Kraken: Ancient Sea Monsters Resurrected
16+ hour, 44+ min ago (130+ words) Devdiscourse Unveiling the Cretaceous Kraken: Ancient Sea Monsters Resurrected New research unveils a prehistoric sea creature akin to the mythical Kraken. Scientists have identified fossils of an octopus species, Nanaimoteuthis haggarti, that roamed the seas as an apex predator during…...
How Wallace and Bates revolutionised natural history
8+ hour, 54+ min ago (156+ words) On April 26, 1848, English naturalists Alfred Wallace and Henry Bates set sail for the Amazon from England. The expeditions that followed varied in duration for both men, but yielded profound insights for both. A. S. Ganesh chirps in about Wallace, Bates, and how…...
Triops cancriformis, known as "living fossil, spotted in Irans Hamoun Wetland
13+ hour, 46+ min ago (307+ words) TEHRAN " A species of aquatic crustacean named triops cancriformis or tadpole shrimp, known worldwide as "living fossil, has been spotted in Hamoun International Wetland, southeastern Sistan-Baluchestan Province. Hamoun International Wetland is considered one of the most important habitats of aquatic…...
Gallery of Ecosyst'me D / Sn'hetta + Santer Vanhoof - 19
19+ hour, 34+ min ago (15+ words) Arch Daily Ecosyst'me D / Sn'hetta + Santer Vanhoof...
Gallery of Ecosyst'me D / Sn'hetta + Santer Vanhoof - 12
19+ hour, 34+ min ago (15+ words) Arch Daily Ecosyst'me D / Sn'hetta + Santer Vanhoof...