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7+ hour, 38+ min ago  (25+ words) The Business Standard most expensive dinosaur fossil 67-million-year-old T. rex fossil sells for record $50.1 million at auction...

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67-million-year-old T. rex fossil sells for record $50.1 million at auction

10+ hour, 17+ min ago  (354+ words) Wednesday July 15, 2026 A 67-million-year-old Tyrannosaurus rex fossil has been sold for £37.4 million (about $50.1 million) at a Sotheby's auction in New York, setting a new record as the most expensive dinosaur fossil ever sold. The fossil, affectionately named Gus, stands more…...

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tbsnews.net > offbeat > mammoth-surprise-squirrel-poo-scientists-uncover-700000-year-old-dna-cache-1458671

Mammoth surprise in 'squirrel poo': Scientists uncover 700,000-year-old DNA cache

1+ mon, 5+ day ago  (388+ words) Scientists have uncovered a vast collection of ancient DNA, including genetic material from extinct woolly mammoths, while studying frozen squirrel faeces preserved in Canada's Yukon territory, according to a report by the South China Morning Post. The DNA, recovered from…...

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tbsnews.net > science > heres-how-tyrannosaurus-ended-big-head-and-small-arms-1450466

Here's how Tyrannosaurus ended up with a big head and small arms

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (526+ words) Friday May 29, 2026 Tyrannosaurus rex possessed a preposterously massive skull - 5 feet long (1.5 meters) and built to enable bone-crunching bite force - but presented preposterously puny arms. And many other meat-eating dinosaurs shared this ​mismatched combination of traits. So how did this come…...

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tbsnews.net > world > dinosaur-fossils-brazil-reveal-new-giant-species-1386341

Dinosaur fossils in Brazil reveal new giant species

4+ mon, 1+ day ago  (269+ words) Tuesday March 17, 2026 Brazilian scientists have identified a new species of giant dinosaur with ties to a similar animal ​found in Spain, reinforcing knowledge that land routes once ‌connected parts of South America, Africa and Europe about 120 million years ago. Named…...

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tbsnews.net > offbeat > scientists-uncover-16000-footprints-worlds-largest-dinosaur-tracksite-1305141

Scientists uncover 16,000+ footprints at world's largest dinosaur tracksite

7+ mon, 6+ day ago  (350+ words) Tuesday December 09, 2025 Paleontologists have documented 16,600 dinosaur footprints in Bolivia's central highlands, shedding light on the behaviour of the massive creatures that roamed the region over 60 million years ago. The footprints, located in and around the village and national park of…...