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The Missing Notebooks That Solved a 25-Year-Old Paleontology Mystery
58+ min ago (618+ words) Field notebooks from the late Richard K'hler allowed researchers to finally catalog a remarkable fossil tarpon from Aotearoa New Zealand. Recently disclosed notebooks from a late paleontologist supplied the missing details researchers needed to complete their study of a "remarkable…...
Ancient Goose Fossil Challenges Long-Held Theories About New Zealand Birds
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (164+ words) A newly described fossil goose shows that New Zealand's bird history involved repeated arrivals, extinctions, and rapid island evolution....
Scientists Discover Terrifying Giant Crocodile That Hunted Human Ancestors
1+ week, 3+ day ago (536+ words) A newly named crocodile species from Ethiopia likely lived alongside Lucy's species and dominated the wetlands of Hadar more than 3 million years ago. More than 3 million years ago, when early human relatives such as the famous Lucy moved across the…...
Giant "Last Titan" Dinosaur Discovered in Thailand Was Bigger Than 9 Elephants
2+ week, 5+ hour ago (747+ words) A massive new dinosaur discovered in Thailand may have been one of the last giant sauropods to roam Southeast Asia. The towering "last titan" stretched nearly 90 feet long and weighed as much as nine elephants. Scientists have identified a massive…...
540-Million-Year-Old Fossils Reveal a Huge Surprise About Early Life on Earth
2+ week, 4+ day ago (884+ words) Scientists discovered that some of Earth's supposed earliest animal fossils were actually giant ancient microbes. Ancient microfossils discovered in Brazil are changing scientists' understanding of early life on Earth. Structures once believed to be traces left behind by tiny marine…...
Scientists Solve 320-Million-Year Mystery of Reptile Skin Armor
2+ week, 6+ day ago (531+ words) Skin bones evolved multiple times in lizards, with goannas showing a rare case of lost armor returning....
380-Million-Year-Old Fish Fossil Reveals Secrets of Life's First Steps Onto Land
3+ week, 5+ day ago (522+ words) A rare fossil fish scan reveals brain features and adaptations tied to the transition from aquatic to land animals. Researchers at Flinders University have taken a closer look inside the head of one of the earliest animals to move from…...
Shockingly Powerful Giant Octopuses Ruled the Seas 100 Million Years Ago
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Rewriting Dinosaur Evolution: Scientists Unearth Remarkable 150-Million-Year-Old Stegosaur Skull
3+ week, 6+ day ago (139+ words) A newly discovered stegosaur skull from Spain is offering rare insight into the anatomy and evolution of one of Europe's most iconic dinosaurs....