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436-million-year-old fossil found in South China is oldest complete bony fish ever discovered
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (468+ words) The discovery of two ancient fish in South China has re-written what we thought we knew about the evolution of early vertebrates. After more than a decade of fieldwork and exhaustive laboratory work, a team from the Chinese Academy of…...
Why did a T-Rex have such ridiculous, puny arms?
4+ day, 10+ hour ago (170+ words) Few things have stirred up more debate than the diminutive forelimbs of T. rex and its close cousins. The original idea, from Henry Fairfield Osborn in 1906, was that they had evolved to somehow support copulation. Since this time many other theories…...
Underneath the ruins of ancient Rome surprising giant creatures roam - to the amazement of scientists
6+ day, 16+ hour ago (306+ words) Emperors have come and gone but, today, the leaders of this Roman monument live and die by pincers, not swords Nestled in the heart of Rome, the ancient ruins of the Mercati di Traiano " a bustling trading and administrative complex…...
It's the size of a small car, has outlived the dinosaurs can dive a bonkers 1,000 metres down
1+ week, 1+ day ago (1458+ words) Our guide to the endangered leatherback turtle most frequently seen in British waters. Of the seven sea turtle species in the world, five have been recorded in the waters around Britain, including, leatherback, loggerhead, kemp's ridley, green, and hawksbill. Leatherback…...
This “unique and crazy” prehistoric fish is the size of a door. Now thousands are being released into a remote Swedish river
2+ week, 2+ hour ago (1764+ words) The Atlantic sturgeon was driven to extinction in Europe by the middle of the 20th century. In Sweden's G'ta River, a pioneering rewilding initiative is helping this ancient fish to reclaim its ancestral home Credit: Jon A Ju'rez In the G'ta…...
Dinosaur hunters discover staggering 'hell heron' with giant head crest in Sahara Desert
2+ week, 6+ day ago (641+ words) The new species of "scimitar-crested" Spinosaurus is the first of its kind found in more than a century. For the first time since the early 20th century, indisputable evidence of a new species of'Spinosaurus has been found. This latest discovery, made…...
“Seriously underestimated.” Shark experts looked into the eyes of this deep-sea giant and were stunned by what they saw
3+ week, 6+ day ago (660+ words) Researchers have long thought that Greenland sharks have poor vision but a new study reveals the opposite. You'd be forgiven for mistaking it for a mouldy sausage that got lost under the sofa for several years, but there's more to…...
This prehistoric apex predator is older than trees, the Atlantic Ocean and even the North Star. A biologist explains why
3+ week, 6+ day ago (228+ words) Are sharks really older than trees? Yes " and a whole lot more, explains Will Newton As a group, sharks emerged roughly 450 million years ago in the Late Ordovician, back when Earth was covered by a vast ocean known as Panthalassa....
Why this new 'spiny dragon' dinosaur found in China is such a huge deal
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (388+ words) The Iguanodon-like dinosaur had a covering of hollow spikes, according to new research. A new Chinese dinosaur shows that at least some members of the Iguanodon'group " long assumed to be entirely scaly-skinned " had short spikes across part of the body....
Many prehistoric animals – especially dinosaurs – were absolutely enormous. A scientist explains why they were so darn big
9+ mon, 4+ day ago (1562+ words) The Earth has always been home to giants, but during prehistory there were a lot more giants than there are today - why is that? The first animals were incredibly small, but once they evolved (around 800 million years ago) it didn't…...