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New discovery shows Moroccan dinosaur's fearsome tail spikes evolved much earlier than we thought
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (832+ words) Researchers report new ankylosaur fossils from Morocco's Middle Atlas Mountains, including spiked ribs and tail elements. The remains indicate Spicomellus afer lived about 165 million years ago and that tail weapons evolved earlier than previously thought. Kawtar Ech-charay, Universit" Sidi Mohammed…...
Embryo fossil found in South Africa is world's oldest proof that mammal ancestors laid eggs
11+ mon, 3+ week ago (773+ words) Researchers have identified a 250-million-year-old Lystrosaurus embryo from South Africa as the oldest evidence that mammal ancestors laid eggs, offering new insight into their reproduction and mass-extinction survival. Julien Benoit, University of the Witwatersrand; Jennifer Botha, University of the Free…...