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Gus the T. rex sells for record $50.1 million - CNN
5+ hour, 59+ min ago (237+ words) One of the largest tyrannosaurus fossils ever found sold at auction at Sotheby’s today for $50.1 million. The fossil, named Gus, is 61% complete by bone count and thought to be around 67 million years old. For months, President Donald Trump has repeatedly…...
Rare T. rex fossil sells for record $50.1 million at auction - CNN
9+ hour, 7+ min ago (477+ words) A Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton from South Dakota has become the world’s most expensive fossil sold at auction, after fetching a record $50,130,000 at Sotheby’s in New York Tuesday. The skeleton, which is about 67 million years old, is nicknamed Gus after the…...
Earliest animal with a head was also the oldest known ‘righty’ - CNN
5+ day, 32+ min ago (901+ words) If you happen to be right-handed, you may be able to trace the origins of that trait to a wormlike animal that lived about 550 million years ago and had a tendency to bend to the right. Spriggina floundersi appeared in…...
Rare fossil belonged to a gliding creature that hunted birds | CNN
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1148+ words) A 120 million-year-old fossil found in what’s now northwestern China is changing how scientists think about an unusual group of predatory dinosaurs known as microraptors. The location where the fossil was unearthed adds to the known geographical range of the smaller,…...
Book finds its way home 120 years after a library burned down | CNN
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (755+ words) Inside a charred book, pages dotted in soot stains tell the story of how San Francisco rose to the epicenter of a gold rush. Barely escaping the 1906 earthquake, this book should’ve burned completely. The city’s oldest continually operating library presumed…...
Another T. rex debuts: A marine apex predator named Tylosaurus rex | CNN
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (879+ words) Paleontologists have long hailed Tyrannosaurus rex as king of the dinosaurs. Now, the name “T. rex” also belongs to a newly described extinct carnivore — a massive marine reptile with the scientific name Tylosaurus rex that a trio of researchers uncovered…...
A newly identified species of octopus looks like a plush toy | CNN
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1079+ words) Scientists have announced the discovery of a previously unidentified species of octopus found in the Galápagos Islands — and it’s sure to turn heads. The creature, which sports blue flesh and large eyes, can fit between the bottom of your palm…...
The mystery of T. rex’s tiny arms might finally be solved | CNN
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (732+ words) Scientists may have finally solved the riddle of Tyrannosaurus rex’s small arms, which have always stood out as the oddest feature in the mightiest of dinosaurs, prompting jokes and a century-plus debate on their purpose and evolutionary history. At about…...
New species of giant dinosaur identified from remains found in Thailand | CNN
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (674+ words) The discovery of some bones at the edge of a pond in Thailand a decade ago has led to the identification of a new type of dinosaur, with a massive size, long neck and tail, and a plant diet. Named…...
A football-size creature may have been among the earliest plant-eating land animals | CNN
5+ mon, 4+ day ago (629+ words) A chunky, squat creature that roamed Earth 307 million years ago is helping scientists understand how plant-eating animals first appeared on land. The newly described species is one of the earliest known tetrapods — or four-limbed animals — to show evidence of having…...