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Overton Park Shell will 'shell-ebrate' 90 years over four days
2+ hour, 30+ min ago (110+ words) The Mellowtone perform Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022 at the Overton Park Shell during the Stone Soul Picnic. (Lucy Garrett/Special to the Daily Memphian file) Throughout four days, the Overton Park Shell will hold a 90th birthday "Shell-Ebration," featuring food trucks, live performances…...
Croc ancestor started life on 4 legs before it began walking on 2
5+ hour, 44+ min ago (535+ words) Artist's reconstruction of Sonselasuchus cedrus in its environment in what is now Petrified Forest National Park, 215 million years ago. (Artwork by Gabriel Ugueto via SWNS) A "peculiar" ancient relative of the crocodile started life on four legs before it began…...
200-Million-Year-Old Two-Legged Reptile Species Found In US
9+ hour, 14+ min ago (303+ words) Researchers reported that this newly identified species belongs to a group of reptiles called shuvosaurid. Fossils of this creature were found in Arizona's Petrified Forest National Park, a region renowned for its large deposits of fossilized wood. These reptiles existed…...
This Ancient Crocodile Ancestor Learned to Walk on Two Legs
6+ hour, 22+ min ago (231+ words) It was a childhood crawler before it walked upright 10:44 AM CDT on March 9, 2026 Artwork by Gabriel Ugueto The forest-dwelling S. cedrus was only 25 inches tall (about the height of a Canada goose) and had the typical characteristics of shuvosaurids, but a…...
Ancient Poodle-sized Crocodile Relative Walked on Two Legs as It Grew Up
7+ hour, 21+ min ago (1134+ words) Researchers discovered that a 215-million-year-old reptile started life on four legs and switched to two as an adult. When you picture an ancient crocodile from millions of years ago, you probably imagine a low-slung, scaly water predator waiting patiently to…...
150-Million-Year-Old Dinosaur Egg Nest Found in Portugal
11+ hour, 27+ min ago (426+ words) Scientists have discovered a rare nest containing ten dinosaur eggs dating back nearly 150 million years on the cliffs of Santa Cruz Beach in Torres Vedras, Portugal. The finding provides valuable insights into prehistoric life during the Upper Jurassic period. The…...
Scientists might have just found a billion years of missing history
4+ hour, 4+ min ago (483+ words) We're all guilty of losing things from time to time but one of the great scientific mysteries is where a billion years of history disappeared to. A new scientific study might have just given us an answer to that baffling…...
Oldest bony fish ever found reveals the early origins of vertebrates
3+ hour, 56+ min ago (698+ words) Most people think the story of human evolution begins on land. Images of animals crawling out of water often appear in books and documentaries. The real beginning, however, lies much deeper in ancient oceans. Long before animals walked on land,…...
Britain's lost giants: 7 dinosaurs that once called Britain home
29+ min ago (466+ words) Britain's lost giants: 7 dinosaurs that once called Britain home'Countryfile.com Britain's lost giants: 7 dinosaurs that once called Britain home The UK's shores teemed with dinosaurs during the Mesozoic Era" The UK has a long history with dinosaurs. As well as…...
'The World's Largest Dinosaurs' Opens at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science on March 20
5+ hour, 40+ min ago (125+ words) Mar 09, 2026, 12:27 ET DENVER, March 9, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The Denver Museum of Nature & Science has announced its newest exhibition, "The World's Largest Dinosaurs," which explores the biology and anatomy of'sauropods " the largest land animals to ever walk the Earth. The temporary exhibition opens…...