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Paleontologists Uncover Fossil of Ancient Reptile Butthole from 290 Million Years Ago
7+ hour, 42+ min ago (359+ words) Paleontologists Uncover Fossil of Ancient Reptile Butthole from 290 Million Years Ago'Indian Defence Review A remarkable fossil discovery has pushed back the timeline for understanding the evolution of reptiles In the Thuringian Forest of Germany, scientists have found the earliest-known fossilized…...
We've Been Wrong for 30 Years Because of Jurassic Park: Scientists Now Says Dinosaurs Sounded Nothing like That
6+ day, 9+ hour ago (567+ words) For 30 years, Hollywood taught the world how dinosaurs sounded. Now two rare fossils are shattering that iconic roar. For thirty years, the sound of a dinosaur has been the sound of a baby elephant mixed with an alligator and a…...
A 307-Million-Year-Old Creature Found in a Fossilized Tree Is Turning Early Animal History on Its Head
1+ week, 1+ day ago (581+ words) A 307-million-year-old skull from Nova Scotia is overturning a core assumption about when animals first began eating plants. A chunky, four-legged creature the size of a football has forced a reconsideration of one of evolution's more practical questions: when did…...
5-Million-Year-Old Crustaceans Unveil Ancient Ocean Routes Across the North Pacific
1+ week, 6+ day ago (841+ words) 5-Million-Year-Old Crustaceans Unveil Ancient Ocean Routes Across the North Pacific'Indian Defence Review...
A 92-Foot Clossal Dinosaur Was Discovered by Accident in China Buried Under a Construction Site
1+ week, 6+ day ago (668+ words) The creature's staggering size stunned experts, and its location raises even bigger questions about how Jurassic giants roamed the planet. For decades, paleontologists debated whether Late Jurassic East Asia was ecologically isolated from the rest of the supercontinent. A recent…...
Buried for 7,000 Years, Scientists Unearth Two African Mummies With DNA That Doesn’t Match Any Human on Earth
2+ week, 1+ day ago (635+ words) Hidden for 7,000 years beneath the sands of the Sahara, two mummified bodies have revealed a genetic mystery with no known match on Earth. Two mummified human remains unearthed in southwestern Libya have exposed a previously undocumented genetic lineage, offering new…...
Ancient Mummy’s Scans Expose Health Struggles That Mirror Modern Life
2+ week, 2+ day ago (395+ words) Groundbreaking CT scans have unveiled the hidden health struggles of an ancient Egyptian priest. These scans reveal that, more than 2,000 years ago, this priest lived with chronic back pain, much like people today. Two ancient Egyptian mummies have offered up…...
A Massive Ancient Predator is Lurking in Japan’s Rivers, Unleashing Chaos in Its Ecosystem
2+ week, 3+ day ago (169+ words) Deep within Japan's rivers, a massive, ancient predator is quietly wreaking havoc on the ecosystem. "Young, small salamanders feed mainly on aquatic insects. Their trophic position is similar to that of secondary consumers, an intermediate level in the food chain,…...
This 400-Million-Year-Old Fossil Discovery Could Rewrite Evolutionary History
2+ week, 3+ day ago (381+ words) This 400-Million-Year-Old Fossil Discovery Could Rewrite Evolutionary History'Indian Defence Review A recent find in the Arctic has shed new light on the early stages of jaw and tooth evolution in vertebrates Researchers from the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences…...
Scientists Just Revealed a Never-Before-Seen Feature Inside Archaeopteryx’s Skull
2+ week, 4+ day ago (418+ words) Scientists have uncovered something extraordinary inside the skull of an Archaeopteryx fossil. During one of these UV light stages, something unexpected appeared inside the skull of the Archaeopteryx. "I remember them calling me over and saying, "Jingmai, we found something…...