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Fossilized babies of ancient predators show how life on Earth was like
4+ hour, 3+ min ago (986+ words) Fossil baby embolomere, showing that young embolomeres did not undergo a full amphibian-like metamorphosis. (Arjan Mann via SWNS) Fossilized babies of ancient crocodile-like predators have led to a "monumental" change in understanding of how animals first adapted to life on…...
Most complete T. rex fossil to fetch up to $30 million at auction
3+ week, 17+ hour ago (313+ words) A T. rex named Gus is set to be auctioned with the highest estimate ever placed on a dinosaur. (Matthew Sherman/Sotheby's via SWNS) The fossil was discovered by Thomas Heitkamp and his team on land owned by the late Gary…...
Teeny tiny fossil reveals clues about evolution of primates
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (459+ words) Tiny fossill of purgatorius upper molar from Corral Bluffs in Denver. (Dr. Stephen Chester via SWNS) A fossil that would fit on a baby's fingertip has revealed fresh clues about the evolution of the earliest-known relative of all primates, including…...
Tyrannosaurus rex research reveals new facts about "king of dinosaurs
5+ mon, 5+ day ago (679+ words) Tyrannosaurus rex was a late developer who kept growing until the age of 40, reveals new research. The largest-ever study of how the "king of dinosaurs" grew shows a much longer, slower path to adulthood than scientists previously thought. For decades,…...
Insects in amber reveal ecosystem when dinosaurs roamed the Earth
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (759+ words) In Case 6 scientists found a Stem ant alongside a probable parasitic wasp and a spider. The ant seems to have been feeding on something. (Dr. Jose de la Fuente via SWNS) Insects trapped in amber have provided a unique window…...
90-million-year-old fossil of "missing link" bird-like dinosaur discovered
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (668+ words) A new study of fossils from a bird-like dinosaur, called Alnashetri, provides new insight into how its lineage evolved, shrank and spread across the ancient world. (Gabriel D'az Yant'n, Universidad Nacional de R'o Negro via SWNS) The 90-million-year-old fossil of…...
Scientists find shark teeth in ancient whale skulls
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (669+ words) A painted reconstruction of a bluntnose six-gill shark (or cow shark) scavenging on a tiny extinct right whale carcass during the Early Pliocene of the southern North Sea. A pod of an extinct whale related to today's belugas swimming in…...
Study finds triceratops" huge nose helped control body temperature
3+ mon, 2+ week 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…...
Fossils discovered in Morocco shed light on our African roots
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (608+ words) Did we Homo sapiens first emerge in Africa or Europe? A new study sheds some light on this enduring mystery The 773, 000-year-old lower jawbone found in Morocco Where did our species first emerge? Fossils discovered in Morocco dating back more…...
Hippos live alongside mammoths and woolly rhinos during last Ice Age
8+ mon, 1+ 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…...