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Mongolia's 120-million-year-old giant footprints reveal a forgotten dinosaur world
49+ min ago (362+ words) The Times of India For decades, Mongolia's reputation in dinosaur research has rested largely on its spectacular Late Cretaceous fossils Famous skeletons from the Gobi Desert have provided some of the most important discoveries in palaeontology, while older dinosaur ecosystems…...
Scientists Found a Rare Fossil Hidden in German Limestone, It Revealed a New Species That Flew 150 Million Years Ago
2+ hour, 26+ min ago (470+ words) An extraordinary fossil discovery in Germany is drawing the attention of paleontologists. Its remarkable state of preservation is revealing details that are rarely seen in the fossil record. A nearly complete pterosaur fossil uncovered in southern Germany has been identified…...
First Southern Ground Hornbill was born in Portugal
3+ hour ago (301+ words) The Zoo de Lagos announces the birth of a Southern Ground Hornbill, the first chick of this species to be born in a Portuguese zoo." By Bruno G. Santos, in News, Good News, Algarve " 03 Jul 2026, 14: 03 " 0 Comments In a press release sent…...
Conspiracy theorists maintain dinosaurs are just propaganda
4+ hour, 25+ min ago (568+ words) Persistent, but popular, social media posts claim there is no proof dinosaurs once roamed the Earth " saying instead they were'created as propaganda to validate the theory of evolution. The conspiracy theory ignores extensive fossil records that prove dinosaurs were very…...
First ever dinosaur found in Antarctica described for science " Alaska Native News
7+ hour, 7+ min ago (577+ words) Dinosaur backbone is the first found on the icy continent, and belongs to a titanosaur around 67 meters in length. The first ever dinosaur fossil found on the Antarctic continent has been described for science. The fossil, a vertebra, was found…...
First Antarctic dinosaur fossil confirmed nearly 40 years after discovery
4+ day, 5+ hour ago (372+ words) Trusted news from Europe's newsroom A bone discovered almost 40 years ago during a British scientific expedition has now been officially identified as the first dinosaur fossil ever found in Antarctica. The find is a vertebra from a titanosaur, a group…...
Naturalist to separate reptile myths from facts at Lanier Library
4+ hour, 29+ min ago (306+ words) Published 8: 40 am Friday, July 3, 2026 TRYON'Area residents will have the opportunity to test their knowledge of reptiles and learn more about some of the region's most misunderstood creatures during an upcoming program at Lanier Library. As part of the Felburn Nature…...
Cambrian fossils reveal earliest vertebrates had "four camera-type eyes
16+ min ago (601+ words) A research team at Yunnan University has resolved a longstanding mystery regarding Earth's earliest vertebrates, revealing that primitive fish from the Cambrian Period likely possessed four high-functioning, "camera-type" eyes. The study, published in the journal Nature, focuses on myllokunmingids " tiny,…...
Scientists crack dinosaur egg mystery by building life-size nest
5+ hour, 15+ min ago (832+ words) Scientists may have cracked the mystery of how some dinosaurs hatched their eggs after building the first life-size nest in the lab " revealing a possible evolutionary link between reptile-style incubation and the brooding behaviour of modern birds. Researchers in Taiwan…...
First Antarctic dinosaur fossil confirmed nearly 40 years after discovery - AOL
4+ day, 5+ hour ago (379+ words) A bone discovered almost 40 years ago during a British scientific expedition has now been officially identified as the first dinosaur fossil ever found in Antarctica. The find is a vertebra from a titanosaur, a group of sauropod dinosaurs that includes…...