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Scientists Discover Fossil of a 15-Foot Crocodile That Likely Hunted Early Humans More Than 3 Million Years Ago
1+ hour, 19+ min ago (631+ words) More than 3 million years ago, early human relatives were not alone in ancient Africa. Researchers have identified a formidable crocodile fossil that may change how we picture one of the defining periods of human evolution. A newly identified crocodile species…...
Scientists Discover a 399-Year-Old Shark Born in 1627, and Its Age Reveals a Disturbing Truth About Life in the Deep Ocean
5+ hour, 49+ min ago (599+ words) A shark born before modern nations existed has forced scientists to rethink aging, survival, and the hidden biology of life in the deep. A single protein, formed before birth and unchanged for centuries, unlocked one of the most remarkable biological…...
For 70 Years, Scientists Thought These Were Mammoth Bones" Until They Discovered They Belonged To An Entirely Different Animal
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (439+ words) For decades, two massive fossil bones sat quietly in a museum, cataloged as part of Alaska's Ice Age past, but recent investigations have uncovered a twist that no one expected. For more than 70 years, two big fossil bones at the…...
Strange Rocks Spotted Beside a Thai Pond in 2016 Turned Out to Be a 27-Tonne Dinosaur Giant from Deep Time
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (557+ words) A local villager spotted large bones near a drying pond. What emerged a decade later is a fossil so massive it rewrites Southeast Asia's prehistoric record. In 2016, during the dry season in northeastern Thailand, water levels in a communal pond…...
Scientists Found The Real Reason T. rex Had Tiny Arms May Have Nothing to Do With Its Size
3+ day, 49+ min ago (603+ words) The arms of T. rex looked too small to make sense for an apex predator. New research now points to a surprising explanation. The tiny arms of Tyrannosaurus rex have puzzled scientists for decades. A new study now suggests a fairly…...
Scientists Found the Oldest Reptile Embryos Ever Recorded Hidden Inside Fossils for 280 Million Years
3+ day, 5+ hour ago (545+ words) What scientists found preserved inside these prehistoric reptile fossils has almost never been seen before in animals this ancient. The discovery of 280-million-year-old reptile embryos in Brazil and Uruguay has provided paleontologists with the oldest known fossil evidence of amniote…...
During A Hike, Scientists Discovered That A Cliff In Alaska Revealed Thousands Of Well-Preserved Dinosaur Tracks At Sunset
5+ day, 2+ hour ago (618+ words) Hidden for millions of years, these mysterious tracks in remote Alaska only became visible under the perfect lighting conditions. Scientists working in Denali National Park and Preserve have uncovered the largest known dinosaur tracks site ever found in Alaska. Nicknamed…...
Scientists Unearth a Dinosaur Bone From a 4-Ton Predator in New Mexico Dating Back 74 Million Years
6+ day, 4+ hour ago (182+ words) Scientists have uncovered an enormous dinosaur fossil in New Mexico that may belong to a predator far older than expected....
Forget the Roars: This Exceptional Fossil Reveals Dinosaurs Communicated More Like Birds Than Movie Monsters
6+ day, 4+ hour ago (529+ words) Scientists have recently discovered evidence suggesting that some dinosaurs communicated in the same way as modern birds. Picture a dinosaur opening its mouth. What sound comes out? For decades, film and television answered with a guttural roar, a noise borrowed…...
Scientists Discover 100-Million-Year-Old Fossil Tiny Creature Trapped in Amber with Claws Seen Only Four Times in Insects
6+ day, 18+ hour ago (432+ words) Deep in 100-million-year-old amber, a tiny creature has been frozen in time, and its unusual features are captivating scientists around the world. A fossil trapped in amber from Myanmar has revealed a 100-million-year-old true bug with unusual crab-like claws on…...