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Ancient croc that walked on two legs found in Petrified Forest
13+ hour, 20+ min ago (492+ words) Mar 09, 2026 at 12:01 AM EDT If you thought that crocodiles were menacing enough, be glad that you didn't live in Arizona some 225201 million years ago'when their ancient ancestors strode around on two legs. Paleontologists from the University of Washington and Seattle's…...
Postmortem reveals cause of pterosaur babies' tragic death
6+ mon, 4+ day ago (395+ words) Two baby pterosaurs that died 150 million years ago have helped scientists uncover the prehistoric event that claimed their lives and shaped their preservation. Researchers from the University of Leicester say the fossilized remains of the tiny flying reptiles'nicknamed "Lucky" and…...
Ancient crocodile 'hypercarnivore' discovered—and it ate dinosaurs
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (353+ words) Paleontologists have discovered the fossilized remains of a crocodile "hypercarnivore" that lived in what is now Argentina some 70 million years ago'and it ate dinosaurs. Named Kostensuchus atrox, the species lived during the Maastrichtian age at the very end of the…...
New species of reptile named after discovery of "extremely rare" fossil
6+ mon, 4+ week ago (307+ words) Paleontologists from Petrified Forest National Park and the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History named and described a new species of "unusual, long-necked reptile" after microfossils of the animal were recovered at a site called Thunderstorm Ridge in northern Arizona....
Paleontologists discover one of North America's earliest flying reptiles
8+ mon, 1+ day ago (419+ words) The oldest known pterosaur fossil ever found outside of Europe has just been discovered in Arizona, offering new insights into the flying reptiles that lived alongside dinosaurs hundreds of millions of years ago. In a new study published in the…...
Man sues Trump admin to keep 70 million-year-old tyrannosaurus skull
8+ mon, 5+ day ago (502+ words) A Texas man is suing the Trump administration over its attempts to seize his 70 million-year-old Tyrannosaurus bataar skull. Robert M. Lavinsky bought the ancient fossil from a Gem & Mineral and Fossil Show dealer in 2005. It is now stored in Texas. However,…...
Fossil Discovery in Colorado Reveals New Details About Dinosaur Mating
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (507+ words) The world's largest-known dinosaur mating display area may have been found hiding in plain site at Colorado's Dinosaur Ridge site. Once a tidal flat, this region would have been periodically flooded millions of years ago. Past studies had already identified…...
Mystery of 'very odd' North American sea monster cracked
9+ mon, 2+ week ago (587+ words) Ian Randall is Newsweek's Deputy Science Editor, based in Royston, U.K., from where he covers everything science and health with a particular focus on astronomy, astrophysics and cosmology. Ian's writing has appeared in leading science outlets including Science, Astronomy Now and…...
Texas DOT uncovers bones of "colossal creatures"
9+ mon, 2+ week ago (684+ words) James Bickerton is a Newsweek U.S. News reporter based in London, U.K. His focus is on covering news and politics in Texas, as well as other general news across the United States. James joined Newsweek in July 2022 from LBC, and previously worked…...
Mass grave of thousands of dinosaurs puzzles experts
9+ mon, 3+ week ago (1036+ words) Studying undigested food remains and piecing together 'who ate whom' in the past is true detective work, said lead author and paleontologist Martin Qvarnstr'm of Uppsala University, Sweden. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies'please refer to the…...