Unveiling Europe’s Oldest Hippo: A Middle Pleistocene Mystery Solved
New analysis settles long-standing confusion about the age of a key fossil. Modern hippos first dispersed in Europe during the Middle Pleistocene, a geological epoch…
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Ancient Time Capsule: Scientists Discover DNA in 6-Million-Year-Old Turtle Shell
There are seven existing species of sea turtles, with the genus Lepidochelys comprising two of them: the olive ridley and the Kemp’s ridley. Despite being…
Revolutionizing Paleontology: The First Dinosaur Eggs Were Not What We Expected
A recent study on the newly discovered Qianlong shouhu, an early Jurassic sauropodomorph, suggests that the earliest dinosaur eggs had leathery shells. This finding, derived…
Thailand’s Hidden Treasure: New Trilobite Species Reveal Secrets of Ancient Supercontinent Gondwanaland
Extinct marine creatures discovered hidden in Thai sanctuary. Ten newly discovered species of trilobites, which have been hidden for 490 million years in a little-studied…
An Unexpected Way To Time Travel – Citizen Scientist’s Tip Unlocks 3,000 Years of Mammal Evolution
New study by NHMU utilizes cave data to set standards for understanding modern climate effects on mammal populations. Scientists from the Natural History Museum of…
Prehistoric Predators Reborn: Australia’s Giant Birds of Prey Rise Again From Limestone Caves
A new eagle and vulture have been discovered in fossil deposits. Australia’s only vulture, and a fearsome extinct eagle, are among the earliest recorded birds…
Ancient Cycads: The Dinosaur-Era Plants That “Breathed” Nitrogen To Survive Extinction
Cycads, ancient plants once prevalent during the Mesozoic Era, have mostly gone extinct, with a few species surviving in tropical and subtropical areas. Researchers have…
Prehistoric Puzzle Solved: “Dino” Detective Techniques Reveal Mosasaur Dining Secrets
Researchers from Utrecht University and the Natural History Museum Maastricht discovered dietary preferences among mosasaur species by examining tooth wear marks, using 3D scanning techniques….
Reviving History: 450-Million-Year-Old Organism Finds New Life in Softbotics
Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University’s Department of Mechanical Engineering, along with paleontologists from Spain and Poland, have utilized fossil records to create a soft robotic…
Lone Survivor of a Forgotten Era: The Enigmatic Tale of Ekgmowechashala
The story of Ekgmowechashala, the last primate in North America before Homo sapiens or Clovis people, reads like a spaghetti western: A grizzled and mysterious…
Breathtaking Discovery: Unearthing Microfossils That Redefine Life’s Evolution
Microfossils found in Western Australia suggest a significant leap in life’s complexity during the Great Oxidation Event, hinting at the early evolution of complex organisms…
Revolutionary Find – “Yanliao Sucker Killer” Fossil Challenges Lamprey Evolution Timeline
Researchers from the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology (IVPP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, alongside their collaborators, have uncovered two exceptionally rare fossil…
“Once-in-a-Lifetime Find” – Scientists Discover Fossil Treasure Trove Under Wastewater Pipe
Fossils of the world’s oldest known flax snails, an extinct sawshark spine, and great white shark teeth were all unearthed in a pile of sand…
Real Life Sea Monster – Scientists Discover Colossal New Species of Mosasaur
Jormungandr, a colossal 24-foot-long marine lizard that lived 80 million years ago, is found to be a transitional species between two well-known mosasaurs. Scientists have…
Gondwana’s Secret: 390-Million-Year-Old Marine Mystery Unraveled
During the Early-Middle Devonian period, a large landmass called Gondwana—which included parts of today’s Africa, South America, and Antarctica—was located near the South Pole. Contrary…
Like Nothing Seen Before – New Type of Wasp Discovered With Mysterious, Cloud-Like Structures at Ends of Antennae
A Unique Discovery in Amber Fossil researchers have discovered a novel genus and species of tiny wasp with a mysterious, bulbous structure at the end…
Ancient Footprints in New Mexico Shift Timeline for Early Human Presence in North America
Two new lines of evidence support the 21,000 to 23,000-year age estimate of the footprints first described and dated in 2021. In 2021, scientific dating…
Paleontologists Unearth Ginger Pigment Secrets From 10-Million-Year-Old Frogs
Paleontologists discovered molecular evidence of phaeomelanin, the pigment that produces ginger coloration. “This will paint a more accurate picture of ancient animal color.” Phaeomelanin is…