7+ hour, 12+ min ago  (477+ words) The province of La Rioja once again positions itself as one of the most important territories for world paleontology. A team of Conicet researchers identified a new species of predatory reptile that inhabited the current northwest of Argentina approximately 237 million…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (567+ words) An important scientific breakthrough allowed for a more precise reconstruction of the marine ecosystems that dominated Patagonia millions of years ago. Researchers from the Patagonian Institute of Geology and Paleontology (IPGP-CONICET) managed to double the known biodiversity of the Gaiman…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (533+ words) A paleontological discovery made in the United States has once again shaken theories about the evolution of ancient reptiles. Researchers identified a new species called Labrujasuchus expectatus, an animal that resembled a small running dinosaur, although it actually belonged to…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (596+ words) A discovery in a remote area of northern Canada is revolutionizing our understanding of the animal evolution of complex life on Earth. Researchers from an international team have identified exceptionally well-preserved fossils that suggest movement and sexual reproduction occurred between…...

3+ week, 10+ hour ago  (569+ words) A discovery made in the far north of Alaska opened a new stage in the study of polar Cretaceous ecosystems. Researchers identified three unknown species of mammals that inhabited the region approximately 73 million years ago, in an environment marked by…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (496+ words) For decades, science maintained that the oceans of the late Cretaceous period were almost exclusively controlled by enormous marine reptiles. However, a recent discovery by Japanese researchers altered that view and opened up a new interpretation of marine ecosystems from…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (398+ words) Researchers in southern Brazil have unearthed bones that seem otherworldly. A complete skull, along with vertebrae and a pelvis, has revealed a new species of predatory reptile that lived about 237 million years ago, long before the era of the dinosaurs....

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (352+ words) An international team led by scientists from the CONICET, at the Laboratory of Comparative Anatomy and Evolution of Vertebrates (LACEV) of the Argentine Museum of Natural Sciences, discovered fossil remains of a reptile that lived about 70 million years ago in…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (513+ words) In a remote area of the northwest of the province of Chubut, an unexpected discovery once again highlighted the region's fossil wealth. A rural resident detected remains that, after being analyzed by specialists, turned out to belong to a dinosaur…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (491+ words) The expansion of exotic species has become one of the main threats to the planet's ecosystems. In this context, an international study provides an encouraging perspective: in the Andes, altitude acts as a natural barrier that limits their spread. Thus,…...