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11-year-old Touren Pope discovers ancient turtle fossil in southwest Wyoming
8+ hour, 28+ min ago (339+ words) Touren Pope, at left, assists with the excavation of the fossil alongside BLM paleontologist JP Cavigelli. BLM paleontologist JP Cavigelli, in front at right, and 11-year-old Touren Pope carry the fossilized turtle shell off BLM-managed land after excavating the specimen....
Hippos live alongside mammoths and woolly rhinos during last Ice Age
3+ mon, 3+ day ago (410+ words) Hippos lived at the Upper Rhine in the same time frame as mammoths. (Rebecca Kind via SWNS) Hippos lived in Europe alongside mammoths and woolly rhinos during the last Ice Age, according to new research. Detailed analysis of bone finds…...
Meet the Jurassic predator that confused scientists for 30 years
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (663+ words) A reconstruction of Breugnathair elgolensis eating a mammal. (Mick Ellison / AMNH via SWNS) A "hook-toothed" reptile that lived in the Scottish Highlands around 167 million years ago fed on early mammals and young dinosaurs, say scientists. The Jurassic predator - one of…...
Natural Trap Cave: Ice Age bones, modern science and a lifeline to Lovell
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (1061+ words) A bit of sunlight streams into the Natural Trap Cave as the scientists carefully work." Members of the research team stand at the metal grate added in 1971 to prevent humans or large animals from falling into the cave. Julie Meachen…...
Ostrich and emu ancestor could fly, scientists discover
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (559+ words) The fearsome Australian cassowary, which cannot fly but is sometimes called "the world's most dangerous bird" Ostriches may be ground-bound, but their ancestors could take flight, a new study says Australian emus are a member of the flightless palaeognath family…...
New ‘atomic clock’ method used to date 85-million-year-old dinosaur eggs
4+ mon, 4+ day ago (683+ words) Scientists examined dinosaur eggs from 85 million years ago. (Dr. Bi Zhao via SWNS) Dinosaur eggs laid 85 million years ago have been accurately dated using a new "atomic clock for fossils" method. The eggs could improve understanding of Earth's climate when…...
This ancient fish had four sets of teeth instead of two
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (499+ words) Fossils over 300 million years old reveal the evolution of a tongue bite in an ancient group of deep-bodied ray-finned fishes, such as Platysomus parvulus. (Joschua Kn'ppe via SWNS_ A newly discovered 310-million-year-old fossilised fish is the earliest known example of one…...
DNA from 1 million years ago found in woolly mammoth remains
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (473+ words) DNA dating back over one million years has been identified in the woolly mammoth remains. Scientists who discovered some of the world's oldest microbial DNA also identified for the first time bacteria that may have caused disease in the now…...
UW’s geology journal marks 60 years with Denver dinosaur discovery article
5+ mon, 4+ week ago (282+ words) This is an artistic reconstruction of what Colorado would have looked like 67 million years ago. The latest issue of the University of Wyoming's peer-reviewed scientific journal, Rocky Mountain Geology, features an article on a major dinosaur discovery in downtown Denver....
Wyoming State Museum's fifth annual Dino Day coming up
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (163+ words) A past Dino Day attendee shows off dinosaur craft creations. CHEYENNE" The Wyoming State Museum invites the community to attend its fifth annual Dino Day. Taking place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. July 12, Dino Day is an opportunity for young dinosaur enthusiasts to…...