5+ hour, 56+ min ago   (478+ words) By Jeff Richardson, Special to the Van Nuys News Press When the now-extinct American cheetah was enduring the last ice age, a glaciated barrier broke up its territory into two distinct territories — one in central North America and another much…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (125+ words) Many fossils at Ukhaa Tolgod and across the Gobi are exquisitely preserved, as prehistoric animals were instantly buried in collapsing, rain-soaked sand dunes. Fossils of the Flaming Cliffs features 12 fossil casts and 3-D prints that demonstrate the range of these…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago   (498+ words) A new species of crocodylomorph from the Triassic has been named from Gloucester, UK. Looking a little like a reptilian greyhound, this animal lived on land and was fast-moving, with slender, elongate limbs. It would have stalked the undergrowth for…...