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Team with UM researchers identifies fishes that fill 10-million-year evolutionary gap
49+ min ago (326+ words) A team that included University of Michigan researchers has excavated earliest known fossils of six modern fish groups from a site in Egypt, helping fill gaps about a key period of fish evolution from 66 million to 56 million years ago. The…...
What the rocks of Melville Koppies have been waiting billions of years to tell us
1+ hour, 26+ min ago (369+ words) What if one of Joburg's oldest beaches wasn't along the coast " but right beneath your hiking boots? That is one of the remarkable stories geologist Professor Jill Drennan shared during her Written in Stone talk at Melville Koppies, where she…...
Antarctica's first dinosaur fossil sat unnoticed for 40 years before a scientist spotted it
4+ hour, 29+ min ago (312+ words) Scientists have now identified a bone gathered in Antarctica in 1985 as the continent's earliest recognized dinosaur fossil. Only after nearly four decades in storage did researchers realize it belonged to a dinosaur." The specimen was collected on the Antarctic Peninsula…...
Acronichthys " DINOSAURS AND BARBARIANS
3+ hour, 37+ min ago (57+ words) Home " Paleontology " Acronichthys By Jason R. Abdale on July 5, 2026 " ( 0 ) Acronichthys was a tiny fish measuring just 4 cm (1. 6 inches) long which lived in freshwater environments within western North America during the late Cretaceous Period 90-66 million years ago. Acronichthys maccognoi. " Jason R. Abdale (July…...
Impossible pictures tylosaurus comparison
3+ hour, 1+ min ago (28+ words) Don Caldwell " 14 years ago Uploaded by Kimmy Dude 17 minutes ago Resolution: (1280px x 1260px) File size: 190 KB 5 views (5 from today) Uploaded 17 minutes ago...
Documentary trex 1999-2025 | Paleontology
3+ hour ago (23+ words) Don Caldwell " 14 years ago Uploaded by Kimmy Dude 16 minutes ago Resolution: (1144px x 1354px) File size: 418 KB Uploaded 16 minutes ago...
A rare dinosaur fossil from Antarctica is found tucked away in a drawer
8+ hour, 58+ min ago (334+ words) NEW YORK " Scientists have stumbled on a rare dinosaur fossil from Antarctica, tucked away for decades in a drawer. The bone comes from the tail of a long-necked, plant-eating dinosaur called a titanosaur. Scientists haven't yet identified the species it…...
Scientists Studied 200 Fossil Teeth and Finally Revealed What Happened to Mammals During the First 10 Million Years After the Dinosaur Extinction
31+ min ago (463+ words) The first few million years after the dinosaurs vanished remain one of evolution's biggest mysteries. Now, a remarkable collection of fossil teeth from China is helping scientists fill in some of the missing pieces. A collection of fossil teeth from…...
Library: Reading challenge; speed puzzling; "ancient animals
5+ hour, 58+ min ago (628+ words) Hundreds of readers of all ages have already signed up for this year's Summer Reading Challenge and there's still time to join the fun. Participants can earn collectible dinosaur trading cards by completing reading and activity challenges throughout the summer....
113-Million-Year-Old Pterosaur Fossil Reveals What the Flying Reptile Ate
16+ hour, 10+ min ago (271+ words) inkorr. com 113-Million-Year-Old Pterosaur Fossil Reveals What the Flying Reptile Ate Breakthrough Analysis of a Rare Pterosaur Specimen An extraordinary pterosaur fossil, unearthed from Brazil's Lower Cretaceous Romualdo Formation, has provided scientists with unprecedented insight into the diet of these…...