8+ hour, 26+ min ago   (348+ words) In the vast lands of the Cerrado of Goiás in Brazil, the giant armadillo stands out not only for its size but for its ability to modify the environment. This mammal, scientifically known as Priodontes maximus, has been described as…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (362+ words) An unprecedented paleontological discovery has taken place in the Antarctica, where a dinosaur fossil remained hidden for 40 years in a scientific collection. This finding is significant not only for being the first of its kind on the icy continent, where…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (477+ words) The province of La Rioja once again positions itself as one of the most important territories for world paleontology. A team of Conicet researchers identified a new species of predatory reptile that inhabited the current northwest of Argentina approximately 237 million…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (567+ words) An important scientific breakthrough allowed for a more precise reconstruction of the marine ecosystems that dominated Patagonia millions of years ago. Researchers from the Patagonian Institute of Geology and Paleontology (IPGP-CONICET) managed to double the known biodiversity of the Gaiman…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (533+ words) A paleontological discovery made in the United States has once again shaken theories about the evolution of ancient reptiles. Researchers identified a new species called Labrujasuchus expectatus, an animal that resembled a small running dinosaur, although it actually belonged to…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (596+ words) A discovery in a remote area of northern Canada is revolutionizing our understanding of the animal evolution of complex life on Earth. Researchers from an international team have identified exceptionally well-preserved fossils that suggest movement and sexual reproduction occurred between…...

2+ mon, 1+ day ago   (569+ words) A discovery made in the far north of Alaska opened a new stage in the study of polar Cretaceous ecosystems. Researchers identified three unknown species of mammals that inhabited the region approximately 73 million years ago, in an environment marked by…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (496+ words) For decades, science maintained that the oceans of the late Cretaceous period were almost exclusively controlled by enormous marine reptiles. However, a recent discovery by Japanese researchers altered that view and opened up a new interpretation of marine ecosystems from…...

3+ mon, 1+ day ago   (398+ words) Researchers in southern Brazil have unearthed bones that seem otherworldly. A complete skull, along with vertebrae and a pelvis, has revealed a new species of predatory reptile that lived about 237 million years ago, long before the era of the dinosaurs....

3+ mon, 3+ day ago   (352+ words) An international team led by scientists from the CONICET, at the Laboratory of Comparative Anatomy and Evolution of Vertebrates (LACEV) of the Argentine Museum of Natural Sciences, discovered fossil remains of a reptile that lived about 70 million years ago in…...