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How Sam Neill’s Jurassic Park performance inspired a generation of paleontologists
9+ hour, 47+ min ago (974+ words) "Sam Neill’s performance shaped the trajectory of my life." The sudden death of actor Sam Neill prompted tributes from colleagues and fans worldwide. But the news also resonated strongly with many palaeontologists, for whom Neill’s character in Jurassic Park, Dr…...
A T. rex found in South Dakota could smash auction records - and possibly disappear forever
1+ week, 10+ hour ago (1794+ words) Before he became the namesake of one of the largest predators that ever lived - or made it into the footnotes of an auction catalogue - the late Gary "Gus" Licking, a cattle rancher in South Dakota, had always suspected his land…...
Massive marine predator crowned T rex of the ocean and 'a true terror of its time"
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (1128+ words) Paleontologists have long hailed Tyrannosaurus rex as king of the dinosaurs. Now, the name 'T rex' also belongs to a newly described extinct carnivore - a massive marine reptile with the scientific name Tylosaurus rex that a trio of researchers uncovered…...
Citizen scientists work on 100-million-year-old ichthyosaur fossil in Winton
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (692+ words) Jon Hawkhead sits in an outback shed with a small drill in hand as he meticulously works to remove tiny fragments of rock from a 100-million-year-old fossil. A vacuum sucks up each splinter of rock to painstakingly expose a skeleton…...
Waitomo fossils shed new light on ancient birdlife
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (149+ words) Million-year-old fossils have been found in a cave near Waitomo painting a picture of New Zealand wildlife in a period very little was known about. The fossils were found at a cave in Waitomo known as Moa Eggshell Cave, and…...
Eyes of world's longest-living vertebrate, the Greenland shark, show little ageing
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (1022+ words) By Peter de Kruijff, ABC Swimming at a crawl with cloudy eyes and mottled skin, the Greenland shark looks like it's seen better days. The shark's eyes were thought to be barely functional, as it spends most of its time…...