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Ichthyosaur pregnant with nearly a dozen babies discovered in China – and they were nearly ready to be born | Discover Wildlife
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (451+ words) The fossilised marine reptile died with at least eleven foetuses inside her Shengxiao Gu et al. PeerJ 2026 Ichthyosaurs were marine reptiles that patrolled the oceans of the Mesozoic era (251 million to 65.5 million years ago). Similar in appearance to modern dolphins,…...
Scientists X-rayed ancient penguin bones from remote Antarctic island. Here???s why
5+ day, 13+ hour ago (625+ words) Antarctica wasn’t always the freezing and ice-capped remote land we know today… A study of penguin fossils, conducted by researchers from China University of Geosciences in Beijing, has revealed how ancient bones can offer a glimpse into climate change from…...
Could we have farmed dinosaurs? Meet the tastiest dinosaurs that could have ended up on our plates??? had we lived alongside them???
1+ week, 10+ hour ago (246+ words) if we had started farming dinosaurs what would they have tasted like? We take a look at what the evidence tells us It’s nice to think that if we did co-exist with dinosaurs we’d do so in harmony, keeping them…...
Scientists looked inside crocodile heads??? and made an astounding discovery
1+ week, 3+ day ago (351+ words) Researchers have discovered that the brains of crocodiles and their close relatives have remained almost completely unchanged for 100 million years. For the past 100 million years, crocodiles and their close relatives – including alligators, caimans and gharials – have survived dramatic changes in…...
5 ancient prehistoric, pioneering human species that once lived alongside us, interacted with us, and - in some cases - even mated with us???
1+ week, 6+ day ago (1109+ words) We may be the only human species alive today, but just a few hundred thousand years ago there was a remarkable diversity of humans living across the world… It’s easy to think, given our self-assumed status at the top of…...
Only two complete dodo skulls are known to exist. Scientists just looked inside them??? and discovered this
2+ week, 3+ day ago (548+ words) It turns out these flightless, supersized pigeons may have been a lot smarter than people think… Natural History Museum Denmark The dodo may have disappeared more than 350 years ago, in the late 17th century, but its legacy has endured right up…...
It had a massive 50cm leg span and was hailed as a giant, terrifying prehistoric spider??? but scientists got it spectacularly wrong???
2+ week, 4+ day ago (713+ words) In 1980, a palaeontologist announced the discovery of the largest ‘spider’ ever; except this eight-legged giant wasn’t a spider, but a sea scorpion that would have to wait 25 years for its true identity to be revealed… In 1980, Hünicken described his discovery…...
How did dinosaurs mate with all those dangerous spikes, claws and plates? It wouldn't have been easy???
2+ week, 4+ day ago (193+ words) Wondering how dinosaurs mated? With difficulty, says JV Chamary. Dinosaurs, like all animals, needed to reproduce to ensure the survival of their species, but exactly how they mated remains a subject of scientific investigation. While no direct evidence has been…...
Can a dinosaur really be mummified? How Earth can soft tissues survive for millions of years?
2+ week, 6+ day ago (168+ words) Did you know, in rare cases, dinosaurs can be mummified? Dr Anjana Khatwa explains Ancient reptile skeletons are the hallmark of any natural history museum gallery. Devoid of flesh or skin, which rotted away or was eaten by scavengers, these…...
“It’s as long as a Boeing 737 and its tongue alone is as heavy as a fully-grown elephant…” 10 biggest marine animals that have ever lived
3+ week, 5+ day ago (1447+ words) The ocean has long been home to giants, not just during the modern era but throughout prehistory… It’s not a coincidence that nearly all of the largest animals that have ever existed lived underwater. Thanks to a number of different…...