Brawn Before Brains: Mammals Bulked Up To Survive Post-Dinosaur World
Prehistoric mammals bulked up, rather than develop bigger brains, to boost their survival chances once dinosaurs had become extinct, research suggests. For the first 10…
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Spinosaurus “River Monster” Secrets Revealed in New Study – Predatory Dinosaur Was Larger Than T. rex
Spinosaurus is the largest predatory dinosaur known — over two meters longer than the longest Tyrannosaurus rex — but the way it hunted has been…
Dense Bones Allowed Spinosaurus – The Biggest Carnivorous Dinosaur Ever Discovered – To Hunt Underwater
Its close cousin Baryonyx probably swam too, but Suchomimus might’ve waded like a heron. Spinosaurus is the biggest carnivorous dinosaur ever discovered—even bigger than T….
New Species of Extinct Vampire-Squid-Like Vampyropod Had 10 Functional Arms
Description of exceptionally preserved fossil pushes back age of Vampyropoda by nearly 82 million years. New research led by scientists at the American Museum of…
New Sabre-Tooth Predator Discovered That Precedes Cats by Millions of Years
Paleontologists describe sabre-toothed mammal new to science, offering view into evolution of meat-eaters. The fossil, housed in The Nat’s paleontology collection, offers a window into…
Hail to the Squid – New Species of Extinct Vampire-Squid-Like Cephalopod With 10 Arms Named After Biden
Hail to the squid — A vampyropod fit for a president Researchers at Yale and the American Museum of Natural History have identified the earliest…
Scientifically Correct Life-Size Reconstruction of Ancient Fish Lizard
Geologists at Lund University in Sweden have mapped 300 years of research on the prehistoric marine reptiles known as ichthyosaurs. Using a uniquely well-preserved fossil,…
Fearsome New Species of Stegosaur May Be the Oldest Ever Discovered in the World
Bashanosaurus primitivus roamed the earth around 168 million years ago during the Middle Jurassic period, suggesting that stegosaurs may have originated in Asia. Relatively small,…
Scientists Uncover First Evidence of Respiratory Infection in a Dinosaur
The fossilized remains of a young diplodocid – a large, long-necked herbivorous sauropod – may provide the first evidence of a respiratory infection in a…
“Amazing” New Fossil Birds – From the Time of Dinosaurs – Discovered Near China’s Great Wall
Approximately 80 miles from the westernmost reach of China’s Great Wall, paleontologists found relics of an even more ancient world. Over the last two decades,…
Triassic Archosaur Fossils Excavated in the 1960s Add Missing Link to Crocodile Evolution
A set of Triassic archosaur fossils, excavated in the 1960s in Tanzania, have been formally recognized as a distinct species, representing one of the earliest-known…
Sauro-Throat! First Evidence Discovered Indicating Respiratory Infection in a Dinosaur
Finding is the first occurrence of an avian‑style respiratory infection in a non‑avian dinosaur. The fossilized remains of an immature diplodocid – a large, long-necked…
New Research Bites Holes Into Previous Theories About Megalodons – One of the Largest Sharks That Ever Lived
Extinct shark’s shape swims back out of focus. A new study leaves large tooth marks in previous conclusions about the body shape of the Megalodon,…
New “Missing Link” Fossil Reveals Origin of Arthropod Breathing System
University of Manchester research fellow David Legg, in collaboration with a team of international scientists from China, Switzerland, and Sweden, has today announced a new…
Mysterious Megalodon: No One Actually Knows What the Gigantic Shark Really Looked Like
Latest study reveals no one still knows what the Megalodon really looked like. DePaul University shark researchers say the mystery makes paleontology an exciting scientific…
Surprising Dinosaur Discovery: Ankylosaur Was Sluggish and Deaf
Fossil braincase provides new surprising insights. German and Austrian scientists took a closer look at the braincase of a dinosaur from Austria. The group examined…
Life in the “Dead” Heart of Australia – Incredible New “Lagerstätte” Fossil Site Discovered
New Australian fossil site offers details of verdant landscape 15 million years ago. A team of Australian and international scientists led by Australian Museum (AM)…
“Baby Yingliang” – Exquisitely Preserved Dinosaur Embryo Discovered Inside Oviraptorosaur Egg
Over the last 100 years, many fossilized dinosaur eggs and nests have been found, but finding one with a well-preserved embryo inside is exceedingly rare….
