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Possible shark tooth found on sand bar
2+ day, 17+ min ago (601+ words) NEW ULM " Bill Eibner and Brea Wear were on a gravel (sand) bar searching for fossils and artifacts on the Cottonwood River just east of the Brown County Highway 13 bridge April 10 when Eibner made another find. "It was a total…...
Tiny fossil egg sets new world record
35+ min ago (180+ words) NANCHANG " A tiny fossil dinosaur egg unearthed in East China's Jiangxi province has been officially certified by Guinness World Records as the smallest non-avian dinosaur egg ever found, the Jiangxi provincial institute of geological survey and exploration announced on Friday....
Trapped for 70 Million Years, Paleontologists Find Hundreds of Dinosaur Eggs from Multiple Species in One Ancient Site
2+ hour, 5+ min ago (745+ words) A muddy trench in southern France just became the richest dinosaur nursery ever found in Europe and scientists say they have only scratched the surface. Slick mud and winter rain repeatedly stalled the work. Still, paleontologists in southern France pushed…...
Direct benefits are not necessary for the evolution of multicellularity - Nature Ecology & Evolution
1+ hour, 59+ min ago (1679+ words) Nature Ecology & Evolution (2026)Cite this article Bonner, J. T. The origins of multicellularity. Integr. Biol. Issues News Rev. 1, 2736 (1998). Niklas, K. J. & Newman, S. A. The many roads to and from multicellularity. J. Exp. Bot. 71, 32473253 (2020). Herron, M. D. , Conlin, P. L. and Ratcliff, W. C. The Evolution of Multicellularity (CRC, 2022). Brunet, T. & King, N. The origin…...
Dinosaur Adventure roars into Portland
2+ hour, 44+ min ago (146+ words) PORTLAND, Maine (WGME) -- A prehistoric party took over Portland this weekend. Many families spent the weekend at Dinosaur Adventure, a traveling exhibit featuring life-sized, moving, and roaring dinosaurs, at the Portland Expo. Attendees enjoyed life-sized dinosaurs, fossil digs, rides, and…...
Unraveling Mustelid Adaptation via Mink Pangenome
3+ hour, 28+ min ago (1408+ words) Bioengineer. org In a groundbreaking advancement for conservation genomics and evolutionary biology, researchers have constructed the first pangenome for Mustelidae, focusing on the American mink (Neogale vison), a semi-aquatic carnivore species with a notably broad ecological range across North America....
Hunting for new lineages and mechanisms of life - Nature Microbiology
3+ hour, 12+ min ago (288+ words) The US Department of Energy's Joint Genome Institute recently held the New Lineages of Life Symposium at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. The symposium brought together researchers focused on diverse and varied ecosystems but united by their goal to…...
Allosaurus | Paleontology
3+ day, 16+ hour ago (62+ words) Zach Sweat " about a month ago K. J. Genualdo " 2 days ago Zach Sweat " 3 days ago Zach Sweat " 6 days ago Adam Downer " 4 years ago Uploaded by Kimmy Dude Apr 16, 2026 at 04: 11 PM EDT dinosaur revolution walking with dinosaurs the dinosaurs Resolution: (887px x 1425px) File size:…...
Updated Mosasaurus reconstruction
16+ hour, 8+ min ago (59+ words) Zach Sweat " about a month ago K. J. Genualdo " 2 days ago Zach Sweat " 3 days ago Zach Sweat " 6 days ago Adam Downer " 4 years ago Uploaded by Kimmy Dude Apr 19, 2026 at 04: 41 PM EDT Resolution: (2048px x 1152px) File size: 655 KB 20 views (20 from today) mosasaurus, reptile, paleo…...
Spared no expense | Paleontology
13+ hour, 53+ min ago (55+ words) Zach Sweat " about a month ago K. J. Genualdo " 2 days ago Zach Sweat " 3 days ago Zach Sweat " 6 days ago Adam Downer " 4 years ago Uploaded by Kimmy Dude Apr 19, 2026 at 06: 56 PM EDT Resolution: (522px x 1301px) File size: 324 KB 40 views (40 from today) Treasurer & Media Bus…...