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A New Dinosaur Was Discovered In Thailand By A Man Who Found Strange-Looking Rocks By A Pond
9+ hour, 46+ min ago (602+ words) A new dinosaur was recently identified in Thailand, and it may be the largest one ever discovered in Southeast Asia. The species has been named Nagatitan chaiyaphumensis. "Naga" comes from a large, serpent-like creature from Southeast Asian folklore, and "Titan…...
Tyrannosaurus Rex Might Have Tiptoed Everywhere Instead Of Stomping Around On Two Giant Feet
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (576+ words) Tyrannosaurus Rex was the apex predator of the Late Cretaceous world. You might picture these dinosaurs stomping around on two giant feet, but they actually might have tiptoed everywhere instead, according to new research. Researchers analyzed fossilized footprints and leg…...
A Couple Walking Their Dogs On The Beach Stumbled Across Ancient Footprints, And Archaeologists Raced To Study Them Before They Washed Away
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (576+ words) A couple in Scotland was walking their dogs on a beach when they stumbled across what looked like ancient human and animal footprints on the ground. Archaeologists had to race against time to study them before they were washed away....
A New Species Of Spinosaurus With A Blade-Like Crest On Its Head Was Discovered In Niger
3+ mon, 9+ hour ago (586+ words) A new Spinosaurus species with a tall, blade-like crest on its head was discovered in what is now Niger. Researchers named it Spinosaurus mirabilis. It lived around 95 million years ago in an area with plenty of rivers. The new discovery…...
AI Is Working To Solve A Mystery Involving Dinosaur Footprints That's Been Stumping Experts For Over A Century
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (579+ words) A new study has shown that an app powered by artificial intelligence could help users identify ancient dinosaur footprints. For decades, scientists have analyzed dinosaur tracks made millions of years ago and puzzled over whether they belonged to meat-eating predators,…...
A 407-Million-Year-Old Fossil Found On The Shores Of Quebec May Belong To An Unknown And Extinct Branch Of Life
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (586+ words) A 407-million-year-old fossil may belong to an unknown branch of life, according to a new study. In 1843, a Canadian geologist named William Edmond Logan discovered this large, log-shaped fossil in Quebec, Canada. It was located along the shores of Gasp…...
A New Study Of T. Rex Bones Suggests They May Have Lived Longer Than Previously Thought
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (582+ words) In the past, analysis of Tyrannosaurus rex bones suggested that the enormous dinosaurs died by the age of 30. But a new study of T. rex leg bones suggests that they may have lived longer than previously thought. Now, scientists believe they…...
Scientists Found A Woolly Rhino In A Wolf Pup's Stomach, Unraveling The Mystery Of Why They Went Extinct
4+ mon, 6+ day ago (614+ words) More than a decade ago, the mummified remains of two ancient wolf pups were uncovered from within the Siberian permafrost. A piece of flesh from a woolly rhinoceros was found inside one of the pups" stomachs. The DNA from that…...