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A Fossil From Antarctica Sat in a Drawer for 40 Years. It Turned Out to Be the First Dinosaur Bone Ever Found on the Continent
2+ hour, 22+ min ago (355+ words) The biggest scientific breakthroughs can come from the most mundane places. A forgotten fossil that sat in a collection drawer for around 40 years is now providing a rare glimpse at the dinosaurs that roamed what is now Antarctica'and which paths…...
Tyrannosaurus Rex and Other Terrifying Predatory Dinosaurs Had Itty-Bitty Arms. Scientists May Have Finally Figured Out Why
1+ mon, 7+ hour ago (438+ words) Sara Hashemi | Daily Correspondent Tyrannosaurus rex's'tiny arms might seem out of place on a massive predator, but there must have been an evolutionary reason for the limbs' almost comical size. Now, scientists think they've figured it out. Shortened forelimbs in'T....
Pigeon Bones Found at an Ancient Cyprus Settlement Reveal That Our Relationship With These Birds Began Earlier Than We Thought
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (427+ words) Sara Hashemi | Daily Correspondent If you live in a city, pigeons are probably part of your daily life. But before they were considered an urban nuisance, humans domesticated them and used them as messengers, as a source of meat and…...
Paleontologists Discover an Ancient Marine Reptile They've Dubbed the T. Rex of the Sea, Crowning Another King of the Cretaceous
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (456+ words) More from Smithsonian magazine Margherita Bassi | Daily Correspondent Earth was a terrifying place during the'Cretaceous period, some 66 million to 145 million years ago. During its tail end,'Tyrannosaurus rex'prowled the land. And a little before that, another kind of'T. rex'stalked the…...
A Man Spotted Strange-Looking Rocks Near a Pond in Thailand. They Turned Out to Be the Bones of a Massive New Dinosaur Species
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (627+ words) More from Smithsonian magazine Sarah Kuta | Daily Correspondent Paleontologists in Thailand have identified a new dinosaur'and it may be the largest one ever unearthed in Southeast Asia. Named'Nagatitan chaiyaphumensis, the long-necked, plant-eating behemoth likely stretched more than 88 feet long and…...