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T. rex fossil found on South Dakota ranch could sell for $30 million
2+ hour, 9+ min ago (722+ words) A 67-million-year-old T. rex fossil found on a South Dakota cattle ranch nicknamed 'Gus' could sell for up to $30 million at auction in New York. By Emilee Speck, Accu Weather staff writer Published Jun 2, 2026 12: 14 PM EDT | Updated Jun 2, 2026 12: 14 PM EDT Images…...
Mourning for dinosaurs, 65 million years too late
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (594+ words) Dino-heads on Tik Tok are chopping up animated footage of the prehistoric beasts (mostly taken from the recent Netflix docuseries "The Dinosaurs) and lamenting their loss. By Scottie Andrew, CNN Published Apr 6, 2026 6: 48 PM EDT | Updated Apr 6, 2026 6: 48 PM EDT (CNN) " Dinosaurs…...
DNA from a tiny but mighty insect could help reveal the timeline for prehistoric humans
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (1159+ words) New research that decoded the evolution of mosquitoes" feeding habits from DNA could shed light on the murky timeline of prehistoric human ancestors. Published Mar 13, 2026 1: 15 PM EDT | Updated Mar 13, 2026 1: 15 PM EDT (CNN) " Mosquitoes haven"t always had a taste for…...
Researchers unearthed skeleton of extinct "hypercarnivore" that had a taste for dinosaurs
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (652+ words) Being a massive meat eater helped K. atrox dominate its floodplain habitat, but it also may have been a factor in what doomed these ancient crocs. Published Sep 4, 2025 5: 56 PM EDT | Updated Sep 4, 2025 5: 56 PM EDT (CNN) "Tens of millions of years ago,…...
Dinosaur eggs from China found to be around 86 million years old, according to "atomic clock" dating
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (539+ words) Published Sep 15, 2025 1: 30 PM EDT | Updated Sep 15, 2025 1: 30 PM EDT (CNN) "A clutch of 28 dinosaur eggs found in the Qinglongshan fossil reserve in central China is about 86 million years old, according to scientists who used an "atomic clock" method to date the…...
Scientists recover proteins from a 24 million-year-old rhino fossil. Are dinosaurs next?
10+ mon, 2+ week ago (1170+ words) Published Jul 16, 2025 1: 50 PM EDT | Updated Jul 16, 2025 1: 50 PM EDT (CNN) "Scientists have recovered ancient proteins from a fossilized rhinoceros tooth, breaking new ground in the study of ancient life on Earth. The 24 million-year-old tooth, which was unearthed in the Canadian Arctic,…...
Fossils unearthed in Grand Canyon reveal new details of evolutionary explosion of life
10+ mon, 1+ week ago (922+ words) By Kameryn Griesser, CNN Published Jul 25, 2025 3: 52 PM EDT | Updated Jul 25, 2025 3: 52 PM EDT (CNN) "Paleontologists have discovered remarkable fossils in the Grand Canyon that reveal fresh details about the emergence of complex life half a billion years ago. The newfound remains…...
Fossils show two types of ancient human ancestors lived at the same place and time. One was possibly an unknown species
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (972+ words) Fossilized teeth show that two different kinds of ancient human ancestors coexisted more than 2 million years ago. One of them may be an unknown species. Published Aug 22, 2025 9: 49 AM EDT | Updated Aug 22, 2025 9: 49 AM EDT Archaeologists uncovered teeth from an ancient human…...
New dinosaur species with striking sail-like back discovered
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (559+ words) Published Aug 22, 2025 5: 03 PM EDT | Updated Aug 22, 2025 5: 03 PM EDT "(CNN) -- Paleontologists have discovered a new"dinosaur"species with a very distinctive feature, a sail-like structure running down its back, the"Natural History Museum"in London announced on Friday. The bones of…...
Dinosaur fossil found underneath a Denver museum's parking lot
10+ mon, 2+ week ago (913+ words) Colorado tends to be the sweet spot for Cretaceous fossils due to the number of rocks from that period near the surface that volcanoes haven't harmed or faults haven't broken up, researchers said. Published Jul 17, 2025 2: 54 PM EDT | Updated Jul 17, 2025 2: 54 PM…...