1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (167+ words) Dinosaur lovers of all ages visited the History Center at Marion Public Library last weekend for a chance to learn "All About Dinos" with paleontologist Dr. Ian Wilenzik. "I study lizards and snakes," he told the audience. "I also go…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (96+ words) Chronicle-Tribune Squirrel droppings dating back up to 700,000 years have revealed "remarkable" new details about the Arctic's evolutionary history. (Duane Froese via SWNS) Researchers analyzed permafrost samples collected from ground squirrel burrows that span several glacial periods and can remain frozen…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (311+ words) Chronicle-Tribune Young readers get their picture taken with the special dinosaur guest in the Marion Public Library lobby. The dino is on loan from Winterland. The Marion Public Library is excited to announce its 2026 Summer Reading Program, "Unearth a Story,…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (116+ words) The mammoth’s tusk at the excavation site in Taimering, Germany. (BLfD via SWNS) A recently discovered woolly mammoth was likely butchered by Ice Age hunters around 25,000 years ago, according to new research. Recovery of the first left rib from the…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (152+ words) Chronicle-Tribune A T. rex named Gus is set to be auctioned with the highest estimate ever placed on a dinosaur. (Matthew Sherman/Sotheby's via SWNS) One of the most complete Tyrannosaurus rex specimens ever discovered, Sotheby's New York is to offer…...

2+ mon, 5+ day ago   (87+ words) Chronicle-Tribune The shape of the tooth suggests that Camurodon borealis was likely a herbivore. (Shelley et al. via SWNS) Three newly discovered species reveal how ancient mammals survived extreme weather conditions in the Arctic millions of years ago. The Colville…...

3+ mon, 18+ hour ago   (83+ words) Chronicle-Tribune Amateur fossil hunter Heather Salt holding the world's oldest crocodile fossil. (Lyme Regis Museum via SWNS) The world's oldest crocodile fossil has been found during a walk on the Jurassic Coast. Amateur fossil hunter Heather Salt discovered the world's…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (70+ words) chronicle-tribune.com Visualization of a tyrannosaur scavenging on a larger conspecific (Josephine Nielsen / Aarhus University via SWNS) By Stephen BeechTyrannosaurus rex was the ultimate cannibal — feeding on the carcasses of dead relatives, new research reveals × This page…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (91+ words) Chronicle-Tribune The remains of a "weird" creature with a twisted jaw and sideways-facing teeth have been discovered in the Amazon jungle. Tanyka jawbone, with rock hammer for scale, found in the Brazil. (Dr. Ken Angielczyk / Field Museum via SWNS) Illustration…...

6+ mon, 1+ day ago   (195+ words) chronicle-tribune.com Artist’s reconstruction of the oldest known vertebrate's four eyes. (Xiangtong Lei & Sihang Zhang via SWNS) Fossil specimen of a myllokunmingid, the oldest known vertebrate, preserving two large lateral eyes and two smaller central eyes, was revealed as…...