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Australia fossils reassessed show globe-trotting sea salamanders

10+ hour, 28+ min ago  (490+ words) Fossils have revealed that Australia's Kimberley region was once home to a diverse community of marine amphibians shortly after the end-Permian mass extinction. The dusty plains of Western Australia's Kimberley region are a long way from the ocean. Yet, 250 million…...

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interestingengineering.com > science > fossil-new-dinosaur-species-discovery-sahara

70-year-old clue leads to discovery of new dinosaur species in Sahara

3+ day, 18+ hour ago  (524+ words) A team of 20 paleontologists has announced the discovery of a new dinosaur species, Spinosaurus mirabilis, in a remote region of the Nigerien Sahara." The discovery of this prehistoric predator is rewriting the closing chapters of the dinosaur era." Led by…...

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interestingengineering.com > science > ancient-four-eyed-fish-fossil-evolution

How ancient fossils with four eyes redefine human ancestry

5+ day, 3+ hour ago  (473+ words) In certain species, a "third eye" or parietal eye still exists to detect light, while in humans, this feature has evolved into the pineal gland. Rare fossils discovered in southern China reveals that the earliest creatures with spines " jawless fish…...

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interestingengineering.com > science > spain-tiny-dinosaur-fossil

Adult tiny dinosaur from Spain fills 70 million-year evolutionary gap

3+ week, 1+ hour ago  (546+ words) In the world of paleontology, the biggest bones usually grab the loudest headlines. But a tiny set of fossils unearthed in northern Spain is proving that the smallest players often hide the biggest secrets. An international team of paleontologists has…...

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interestingengineering.com > science > 132-million-year-old-dinosaur-tracks

132-million-year-old dinosaur tracks could solve 'dark period' puzzle

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (560+ words) This discovery "solves" the puzzle by proving dinosaurs returned or persisted after the disaster. Two groundbreaking dinosaur track discoveries are changing the outdated image of the Jurassic period in South Africa; it turns out the world's ferocious prehistoric beasts continued…...

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interestingengineering.com > science > late-jurassic-predators-devoured-baby-sauropods

Late Jurassic-era dinosaur predators preyed on baby sauropods

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (520+ words) Infant and juvenile sauropods were the primary food source for fearsome predators during the Late Jurassic period. Though they would eventually grow into the most massive titans to ever walk the Earth, adult sauropods " the iconic long-necked, long-tailed herbivores " started…...

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interestingengineering.com > culture > infraslow-brain-rhythm-in-lizards

300-million-year-old brain rhythm links humans, birds, and lizards

4+ week, 1+ day ago  (899+ words) While lizards sleep, a slow, invisible rhythm quietly links their brains with the rest of the body. Sleep looks peaceful on the outside, but inside the brain, it is anything but quiet. Neurons pulse, blood flows, and hidden rhythms rise…...

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interestingengineering.com > culture > 2-million-year-old-skeleton

2-million-year-old skeleton reveals ape-like features in early humans

1+ mon, 6+ day ago  (551+ words) After 10 years of painstaking research in Kenya, scientists have finally confirmed the identity of a unique two-million-year-old H. habilis individual. A groundbreaking study published in The Anatomical has challenged previous assumptions about human evolution. Scientists once believed that our early ancestors…...

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interestingengineering.com > science > 14400-year-old-woolly-rhino-genome

14,400-year-old woolly rhino genome found inside Ice Age wolf stomach

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (494+ words) It was a routine autopsy on a frozen canine, but the discovery was anything but ordinary." Researchers from the Centre for Palaeogenetics at Stockholm University have recovered a woolly rhino genome from the stomach of an Ice Age wolf." The…...

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interestingengineering.com > science > oldest-human-ancestor-sahelanthropus-bipedal-signs

Oldest human ancestor: 7 million-year-old fossil proves bipedal signs, challenges history

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (198+ words) Explore The Most Powerful Tech Event in the World with Interesting Engineering. Stick with us as we share the highlights of CES week! Using 3D technology and other methods, the team identified Sahelanthropus's femoral tubercle. A group of anthropologists' new analysis…...