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New ape discovery ‘reshaping’ understanding of evolution
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (1391+ words) The discovery of a new ape species that lived in Egypt 17 million years ago is "reshaping" the understanding of evolution. The fossil find suggests that the closest ancestors to modern apes may have emerged in northern Africa rather than in…...
Brain of flying reptile’s ancestor rebuilt to find out how they took flight
6+ day, 7+ hour ago (1358+ words) Paleontologist L'sie V. S. Damke holding an enlarged model of the brain of Venetoraptor gassenae. (Rodrigo Temp M'ller via SWNS) The brain of a 233-million-year-old ancestor of the first flying reptiles has been reconstructed in a bid to work out how they…...
Creature with twisted jaw and sideways-facing teeth discovered
3+ week, 4+ day ago (9+ words) Creature with twisted jaw and sideways-facing teeth discovered'KPVI...
'Immense' collection of dinosaur footprints found in Italy
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (1242+ words) Some of the prints clearly show toes and claws Hundreds of metres of dinosaur tracks with toes and claws have been found in the Italian Alps in a region that will host the 2026 Winter Olympics, authorities said Tuesday. "This set…...
ISU is Expanding the Idaho Museum of Natural History with a New Partnership
4+ mon, 3+ day ago (420+ words) The collaboration establishes a commitment to share and expand access to Idaho's natural history collections using existing state resources. The affiliate will be housed within U of I's department of earth and spatial sciences. Displays are planned throughout the Mines…...
The Idaho Museum of Natural History is Holding an Annual Event for Paleontology Lovers
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (448+ words) That starts October 17th with a special dinner and lecture by Dr. Josh Lively, the curator of paleontology at the Prehistoric Museum in Price, Utah. He will discuss Idaho's fossil record and describe his work on Gastonia, an armored dinosaur from…...
'Strangest' dinosaur covered in spiked armoury: scientists
7+ mon, 1+ day ago (980+ words) A digital reconstruction of 'Spicomellus afer', an ankylosaur dinosaur with bone spikes fused to each rib A dinosaur dubbed one of the "strangest" ever boasted an elaborate armoury of long bony spikes and a tail weapon, according to findings published…...
Human ancestor Lucy gets first European showing in Prague
7+ mon, 4+ day ago (1179+ words) The National Museum of Prague already has hyperrealistic artistic reconstructions of human ancestors One sculptor made a rendering based on the remains of the hominid Australopithecus afarensis -- Lucy -- who was found in Ethiopia and rarely leaves the African state The…...
Scientists say most giant dinosaurs had surprisingly wimpy bites
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (1118+ 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....
New T-Rex ancestor discovered in drawers of Mongolian institute
9+ mon, 2+ week ago (1293+ words) Sahleselasie Melaku, head of paleontology at Ethiopia's National Museum, examines fossil remains in Addis Ababa, November 19, 2024. Long-forgotten fossils stored in museum drawers -- like those that led to the discovery of a new tyrannosaur species in Mongolia -- can still reshape scientific…...