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Newly discovered horned dinosaur was like a unicorn from hell
3+ hour, 59+ min ago (437+ words) Newly discovered horned dinosaur was like a unicorn from hell Spinosaurus mirabilis was a force to be reckoned with By K. R. Callaway edited by Claire Cameron Spinosaurus mirabilis waded away from its inland home to hunt aquatic prey. Millions of years…...
This fossilized vomit is older than the dinosaurs
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (644+ words) This fossilized vomit is older than the dinosaurs Vomit is gross'but 290-million-year-old vomit is a scientific marvel By Meghan Bartels edited by Andrea Thompson An artist's rendering of Dimetrodon teutonis vomiting; two of the smaller reptilian animals found in the…...
This ancient South American kingdom ran on bird poop
1+ week, 1+ day ago (405+ words) This ancient South American kingdom ran on bird poop Maize farmers in Peru's Chincha Valley were fertilizing their crops with seabird poop as early as the year 1250 By Meghan Bartels edited by Andrea Thompson The Isla Balletas is a guano-rich…...
New chicken-sized dinosaur baffles paleontologists
2+ week, 3+ day ago (246+ words) The tiny Foskeia pelendonum was a plant-eating dinosaur with a "weird" anatomy, scientists say By Jackie Flynn Mogensen edited by Claire Cameron A reconstruction of the dinosaur Foskeia pelendonum. A tiny plant-eating dinosaur that was about the same size of…...
For predatory dinosaurs, the Late Jurassic was an all-you-can-eat sauropod buffet
2+ week, 6+ day ago (289+ words) For predatory dinosaurs, the Late Jurassic was an all-you-can-eat sauropod buffet Some 150 million years ago sauropods dramatically shaped the dinosaur ecosystem in what is now the western U.S., according to a new study By Jackie Flynn Mogensen edited by Claire Cameron…...
This is the most complete skeleton yet of our ancestor Homo habilis
3+ week, 6+ day ago (377+ words) This is the most complete skeleton yet of our ancestor Homo habilis A partial skeleton dating back more than two million years is the most complete yet of Homo habilis, one of the earliest known species in our genus By…...
Science Quiz: Extinct Animals and Strange Illnesses
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (24+ words) Science Quiz: Extinct Animals and Strange Illnesses'Scientific American Science Quiz: Extinct Animals and Strange Illnesses Test your science knowledge with this weekly news quiz!...
Scientists Find Extinct Rhino DNA in Mummified Wolf Puppy's Stomach
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (213+ words) Scientists Find Extinct Rhino DNA in Wolf Pup Mummy's Stomach Scientists have sequenced the genome of the long-extinct woolly rhinoceros from remains found in the stomach of a naturally mummified Pleistocene wolf pup By Jeanne Timmons edited by Andrea Thompson…...
T. rex Never Stopped Growing, Dinosaur Bone Study Suggests
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (422+ words) T. rex Never Stopped Growing, Dinosaur Bone Study Suggests New clues hidden inside T. rex bones suggest that the carnivore lived longer lives than we thought By Cody Cottier edited by Claire Cameron Artist's rendering of a Tyrannosaurus rex. Dinosaur bones are…...
Earliest Human Ancestor May Have Walked on Two Legs
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (247+ words) Earliest Human Ancestor May Have Walked on Two Legs A fossil belonging to an ancient hominin that lived seven million years ago bears the hallmarks of bipedalism, according to a new study By Cody Cottier edited by Claire Cameron Aside…...