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Newly discovered dinosaur species was a fish-eater with a huge horn
10+ hour, 14+ min ago (400+ words) A newly discovered species of large dinosaur lived in marshy areas, hunted for fish and had an impressive horn protruding from its skull. It is the first time in over 100 years that scientists have discovered a new species of Spinosaurus…...
A photographer discovers miles of dinosaur tracks near Italy's Winter Olympic venues
2+ mon, 5+ day ago (466+ words) Have you ever watched the Olympics and thought "this would be better with a hint of dinosaurs?" Well, you're in luck. On Tuesday, Italian officials announced the discovery of thousands of dinosaur tracks on "nearly vertical dolomite walls" in Stelvio…...
This High Arctic rhino may change what we know about ancient animal migrations
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (795+ words) Researchers from the Canadian Museum of Nature (CMN) have identified a new species of rhino that once roamed Canada's High Arctic 23 million years ago. The extinct rhinoceros, described in the journal Nature Ecology & Evolution, is the northernmost rhino known to…...
A stunning discovery in Mongolia changes what's known about domed-head dinosaurs
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (80+ words) The pachycephalosaurs were a unique group of dinosaurs with domed heads. But scientists haven't known much about them because their fossils have been so incomplete. A stunning discovery from southern Mongolia has changed that. A stunning discovery in Mongolia changes…...
A spine-tingling discovery: This dinosaur had spiked body armor
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (443+ words) A dinosaur that roamed modern-day Morocco more than 165 million years ago had a neck covered in three-foot long spikes, a weapon on its tail and bony body armor, according to researchers who unearthed the curious beast's remains. The discovery of…...
A Denver science museum found its newest fossil by accident... in its own parking lot
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (34+ words) Denver museum officials found a fossil 750 feet under a parking lot through a 5-inch opening. Denver museum officials found a fossil 750 feet under a parking lot through a 5-inch opening....
A surprise find in Michigan shows the extent of ancient Native American agriculture
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (1115+ words) Archeologists studying a forested area in northern Michigan say they've uncovered what is likely the largest intact remains of an ancient Native American agricultural site in the eastern half of the United States. The researchers used a drone equipped with…...
That zing in your teeth from a cold treat? Blame this ancient armored fish
8+ mon, 4+ week ago (993+ words) Yara Haridy, an evolutionary biologist at the University of Chicago, likes to stun people by telling them that our skeletons evolved from a jawless fish. "Much of what we have today has been around for upwards of 500 million years," she…...