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Fossils of Purgatorius discovered in Colorado, key to primate evolution
4+ hour, 5+ min ago (318+ words) A discovery has shaken the field of paleontology by providing new clues about the early history of primates following the extinction of the dinosaurs. In Colorado, tiny fossils of Purgatorius, the oldest known relative of all existing primates, including humans,…...
A paleontological discovery in Santa Clara reveals remains of megafauna that inhabited the region 400,000 years ago
13+ hour, 3+ min ago (528+ words) A walk on the beach ended in an unexpected find on the coast of Santa Clara del Mar. Two tourists found fossil remains belonging to a huge prehistoric sloth that inhabited the region approximately 400,000 years ago. The discovery occurred during…...
A 95-million-year-old fossil found in Patagonia redefines the evolutionary history of a particular group of dinosaurs
6+ day, 10+ hour ago (255+ words) A team of paleontologists from CONICET along with colleagues from the United States discovered an exceptionally well-preserved fossil of a tiny carnivorous dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous in northern R'o Negro, Argentine Patagonia. The specimen belongs to the species Alnashetri…...
The incredible fossil discovery that forces a rethink of evolutionary theories: the secrets of the chicken-sized minidinosaur
3+ week, 1+ day ago (507+ words) An international team of paleontologists identified a new species of minidinosaur in northern Spain after years of exhaustive analysis. It is the Foskeia pelendonum, a tiny herbivore the size of a chicken that inhabited the Earth about 125 million years ago....
Fossils in China reveal 100 extinct species and new clues about Earth's first major mass extinction
3+ week, 6+ day ago (378+ words) A team of scientists from the Chinese Academy of Sciences discovered at the fossil site known as Huayuan biota, in Hunan province, remains of nearly 100 extinct animal species dating back approximately 500 million years. The discovery, published in the journal Nature,…...
Incredible paleontological discovery in Argentina: fossil tusk of an Ice Age mastodon found
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (572+ words) An incredible paleontological discovery recently made on the Argentine Coast surprises national science: it is a giant tusk fossil belonging to a Notiomastodon platensis. These creatures of the mastodon genus inhabited South America between 460,000 to 11,000 years ago, mainly in the…...
Historic discovery in Huesca: over 30 dinosaur eggs from 72 million years ago found in Spain
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (313+ words) The dinosaur egg site of Loarre is established as a world reference after the discovery of titanosaur remains from the Upper Cretaceous. A multidisciplinary team of researchers has achieved a milestone for Spanish paleontology after locating more than thirty dinosaur…...
CONICET discovered a new species of giant dinosaur in Neuquén: it measured up to 12 meters long
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (504+ words) Argentine researchers from the CONICET identified a new species of dinosaur sauropod in Patagonia. The discovery of this giant titanosaur provides valuable information about the diversity of these animals that inhabited the region 83 million years ago. The new species of…...
Impressive discovery of 800 bones in the Hațeg Basin: a unique fossil archive from the Late Cretaceous in Romania
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (329+ words) Recibe las noticias m's le'das de la semana directamente en tu email Respetamos tu privacidad. Puedes darte de baja en cualquier momento. A Hungarian-Romanian team discovered an exceptional site in the Ha'eg Basin, Transylvania: 800 bones concentrated in a minimal space,…...