4+ hour, 1+ min ago  (364+ words) A fossilized lower ape jaw unearthed in in the southwestern Sinai, has forced researchers to reconsider the origin of modern apes, including humans, according to a new study published in the journal Science. The fossil, discovered at the Wadi Maghara…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago  (499+ words) Newly published research concludes that fossilized remains listed by Guinness World Records as the earliest known octopus belong instead to a relative of a nautilus, a cephalopod with both tentacles and a shell. University of Reading zoologist Thomas Clements, the…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (283+ words) Some early crocodylomorphs were fast, land-running predators with long legs and an upright posture, unlike modern crocodiles. Ancient crocodile relatives were far more diverse, including terrestrial, marine, and specialized feeding forms. A mass extinction reduced this diversity, leading to the…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (216+ words) Lucy's Hunter" was a massive crocodile that lived alongside early human ancestors in ancient Ethiopia. The predator likely ambushed animals, including early hominins, at rivers and lakes. Fossils revealed unique features that identified it as a new species. The discovery…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (358+ words) By Charlotte Van Campenhout AMSTERDAM, April 2 (Reuters) - Scientists and designers unveiled on Thursday a handbag made with collagen derived from Tyrannosaurus rex fossils from the U. S. in "a unique creation intended to demonstrate the value of laboratory-grown leather. The teal-coloured bag…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (209+ words) Spinosaurus mirabilis was a newly discovered spinosaur from the ancient river systems of what is now the Sahara in Niger. Its huge blade-shaped head crest may have been covered in keratin and possibly used for display or communication. Fossil evidence…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (662+ words) The discovery of an enigmatic ape's 18 million year-old fossils in Egypt hints that the ancestors of all living apes, a group that includes humans, may have originated in northeast Africa or Arabia, a new study finds. Scientists have long assumed…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago  (585+ words) A rare dinosaur skull will soon go on display at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History, but the fossil will not be on view for long. The near-complete skull of a Pachycephalosaurus, a dome-headed herbivore from the Cretaceous Period…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (622+ words) Tyrannosaurus rex lived longer and took more time to reach its maximum size than previously thought, according to a new study. Scientists have long counted annual growth rings in fossilized Tyrannosaurus rex leg bones to calculate both their age at…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago  (379+ words) Skeletons of duck-billed dinosaurs found more than 100 years ago are so well-preserved that they contain fleshy body parts of the extinct species embedded in thin layers of clay, scientists say. Specimens of Edmontosaurus annectens, known for their long skull that…...