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Ancient armored fish survived a massive impact before Earth’s largest mass extinction
1+ week, 6+ hour ago (1023+ words) A remarkably complete armored fish fossil from Brazil survived near a massive asteroid crater, revealing an unexpected link to ancient Europe. Near the end of the Permian, an asteroid hit central Brazil and folded the rock layers around the crater…...
Early mammals weren’t all loners, as scientists thought – some already lived in pairs alongside the dinosaurs
11+ hour, 35+ min ago (740+ words) These early mammals looked like shrews do today. They were small and had a long body, eyes typical for nocturnal mammals and little spiky teeth for eating insects. But they were not shrews. They were the ancestors of all the…...
Ultimate Dinosaurs: Prehistoric giants haunt Minnesota State Fair
6+ hour, 8+ min ago (338+ words) The Science Museum of Minnesota has exhibited one form of dinosaur or another for more than 70 years. Its Ultimate Dinosaurs exhibition, inherited from an Ontario museum, has been in the Minnesota museum’s hands for more than a decade. But the…...
Dinosaurs come to life at Odell Williamson Auditorium in Bolivia
8+ hour, 28+ min ago (199+ words) BOLIVIA, NC (WWAY) — School is back in session, but some lessons are just too big for the classroom. Odell Williamson Auditorium (OWA) at Brunswick Community College invites families to step back in time with Dinosaur Dimensions: Expedition!, a larger-than-life interactive…...
The Illusion of Progress in Origin-of-Life Research
8+ hour, 1+ min ago (503+ words) This paper contains the imaginative storytelling, speculative leaps, and inflated claims that have become staples of the origin-of-life literature. Source In my previous article, I describe how a recent paper proposing chemical pathways to life’s origin recycles failed models and…...
Abundant common fossils don’t need to be protected | Letter
7+ hour, 35+ min ago (482+ words) Museums have countless examples of the common fossils from these Lower Jurassic rocks, says the Charmouth Heritage Coast Centre’s Phil DavidsonThe vast majority of the fossils revealed on this rapidly eroding part of the Jurassic Coast hold very little scientific…...
Indiana State Library invites public to???Lunch and Learn??? session on hosted digital collections and Indiana memory
15+ hour, 10+ min ago (135+ words) INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana State Library will host an educational “Lunch and Learn” workshop on Tuesday, September 8, focusing on the library’s vast digital archives and the “Indiana Memory” platform. Attendees are encouraged to bring their lunch to the in-person event, held…...
This 210-Million-Year-Old Dinosaur Was Found on a Houseboat Expedition, and It's the Fifth Ever Found in the Country
11+ hour, 5+ min ago (198+ words) Scientists have just revealed a dinosaur unlike anything previously found in this part of Africa, and the details of how it was discovered are almost as remarkable as the fossil itself. Scientists have unveiled Musango matusadonaensis, a newly identified dinosaur…...
Ancient “living fossils” may reveal how complex life began
15+ hour, 48+ min ago (1115+ words) At first glance, stromatolites and their close relatives, microbial mats, can look like little more than dark, ancient rocks. In reality, they are densely packed, layered communities built by microbes. Billions of years ago, before animals and plants existed, stromatolites…...
New Dinosaur Fossil Discoveries in Zimbabwe Hints That More Ancient Species Are Still Undiscovered
16+ hour, 56+ min ago (394+ words) A dinosaur fossil discovery in Zimbabwe has added Musango matusadonaensis to Africa's record of prehistoric life. The skeleton was recovered at Lake Kariba, where researchers worked through remote conditions to collect bones from a Late Triassic sauropodomorph. The find offers…...