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Study finds triceratops’ huge nose helped control body temperature
5+ hour, 58+ min ago (662+ words) Illustration of researchers hypothesized layout for the inside of Triceratops nasal cavity. (K. Sakane CC-BY-ND via SWNS) Triceratops had a huge nose to help control its body temperature, suggests a new study. Scientists wanted to know why the iconic triple-horned dinosaur…...
Costa Rica digs up mastodon, giant sloth bones in major archaeological find
2+ week, 3+ day ago (160+ words) Researchers in Costa Rica have unearthed fossils from a mastodon and a giant sloth that lived as many as 40,000 years ago, officials announced Friday, calling it the biggest such find here in decades. The National Museum said the bones were…...
Woolly rhino remains found in Ice Age wolf give clue to species’ end
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (632+ words) Tumat-1 wolf puppy. (Michil Yakovlev via SWNS) The remains of a 14,400-year-old woolly rhinoceros recovered from an Ice Age wolf's stomach have given new clues about the demise of the species. Analysis of the rhino's genome suggests the extinct animal…...
New fossil reveals T. rex had a rival predator
4+ mon, 3+ day ago (504+ words) T. rex's story has been turned on its head by a new discovery about one of the world's most famous fossil finds. One of the creatures locked in the "Duelling Dinosaurs" specimen is not a young T. rex but a rival predator,…...
Hippos live alongside mammoths and woolly rhinos during last Ice Age
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (410+ words) Hippos lived at the Upper Rhine in the same time frame as mammoths. (Rebecca Kind via SWNS) Hippos lived in Europe alongside mammoths and woolly rhinos during the last Ice Age, according to new research. Detailed analysis of bone finds…...
How extinction of dinosaurs reshaped earth’s entire landscape
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (991+ words) Dinosaurs were "ecosystem engineers," preventing dense forests from growing. (Julius Csotonyi via SWNS) The reptiles had such an "immense" impact on the planet that their sudden exit led to wide-scale changes in landscapes - including the shape of rivers, say American…...
New ‘atomic clock’ method used to date 85-million-year-old dinosaur eggs
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (683+ words) Scientists examined dinosaur eggs from 85 million years ago. (Dr. Bi Zhao via SWNS) Dinosaur eggs laid 85 million years ago have been accurately dated using a new "atomic clock for fossils" method. The eggs could improve understanding of Earth's climate when…...
This ancient fish had four sets of teeth instead of two
5+ mon, 4+ week ago (499+ words) Fossils over 300 million years old reveal the evolution of a tongue bite in an ancient group of deep-bodied ray-finned fishes, such as Platysomus parvulus. (Joschua Kn'ppe via SWNS_ A newly discovered 310-million-year-old fossilised fish is the earliest known example of one…...
Boy found tooth that helped discover potential ancient burial site
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (312+ words) Archaeologist Jim Parry and volunteer Angie Noble work at the burial site at Lizard Point in Cornwall. (National Trust-Cat Lee via SWNS) A boy who found what he thought was a shark tooth has led to the potential discovery of…...
Scientists say most giant dinosaurs had surprisingly wimpy bites
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (593+ words) Tyrannosaurus rex may have been one of the few fearsome dinosaurs to pack a mighty bite, suggests new research. A study of 18 dinosaur species showed that the jaws of many of the prehistoric predators were much weaker than previously thought....