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The dinosaurs that went extinct... twice
1+ hour, 50+ min ago (1457+ words) Paleontologists are resurrecting a famous Egyptian fossil site after a World War II air raid obliterated its most spectacular dinosaur discoveries—and their findings reveal a world even deadlier than expected. Stones & Bones is back! I’m Nicholas St. Fleur, a…...
The ‘Blessed Lizard’ That Inherited the Earth After Its Worst Apocalypse
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (651+ words) Shakajlura riojanensis, a newly discovered Triassic apex predator, ruled the land millions of years before the rise of giant dinosaurs. Paleontologists in Argentina have discovered a deadly prehistoric crocodile with “blade-like serrated” teeth that triumphed over the Triassic some 237 million…...
A raptor in the snow and a helicopter escape
4+ week, 20+ hour ago (994+ words) Discovering a new dinosaur species is always exciting, but Mother Nature made sure one of Explorer Diego Pol's latest finds came with some extra challenges. Some 70 million years ago, a slender, feathered raptor waded into a prehistoric river in southern…...
Daddy long legs are less scary and more remarkable than you think
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (93+ words) National Geographic Daddy long legs are less scary and more remarkable than you think You May Also Like Humans have been hanging out with dogs for even longer than we thought Why are women more disgusted than men? It may…...
What this feathered ‘dino-stork’ can tell us about the last days of the dinosaurs
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (271+ words) National Geographic What this feathered ‘dino-stork’ can tell us about the last days of the dinosaurs In the fifth episode of our Stones & Bones video series, National Geographic digital editor Nicholas St. Fleur explores how a newly discovered, turkey-sized raptor…...
Terror birds survived millions of years longer than previously thought
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (749+ words) A 25,000-year-old fossilized “drumstick” is writing a new chapter for these flightless birds that terrorized the post-dinosaur world. Terror birds that once dominated South America’s savannas with giant, hooked beaks and fleet feet may have survived much longer than previously…...
Scientists discover ‘graveyard’ of whale skeletons in an ocean abyss off Australia
2+ mon, 3+ day ago (619+ words) Deposited over millions of years, the whale necropolis is covered with deep-sea species, many of which are new to science. On the barren seafloor, a sunken whale is like an all-you-can-eat buffet popping up on a deserted island. All manner…...
Scientists unearth a ‘petrified aquarium’ of 62-million-year-old fish fossils
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (622+ words) An unexpected haul of nearly 500 fossilized fish in Egypt provides an unprecedented picture of how sea life rebounded from the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs. Paleontologists excavating a 62.2-million-year-old rock layer in Egypt have uncovered a petrified aquarium. The unexpected…...
Stones & Bones: The dino ‘monsters’ of Patagonia—and the hermit who found them
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (805+ words) In National Geographic's inaugural edition of the Stones & Bones newsletter, we travel to the far reaches of Argentina to uncover a new dinosaur species. Welcome to the first edition of Stones & Bones, National Geographic’s new twice-a-month newsletter where we dig…...
Exclusive: There’s a new T. rex in town—and this giant beast ruled the seas
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (761+ words) Equipped with powerful jaws and finely serrated teeth, paleontologists say the 43-foot-long prehistoric marine reptile deserves the name Tylosaurus rex. What do you call a massive prehistoric reptilian tyrant, with large, powerful jaws and sharp serrated teeth? If you said…...