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An analysis of North America’s fossil record for the 18 million years before dinosaurs disappeared suggests the prehistoric ...
Cores extracted from the impact crater revealed evidence of an ancient, life-nurturing hydrothermal system in the wake of the ...
Jurassic World has brought back one of its most ferocious dinosaurs for the latest season of a Netflix animated, except now ...
The idea that dinosaurs were already in decline before an asteroid wiped most of them out 66 million years ago may be explained by a worsening fossil record from that time rather than a genuine ...
Unlike most fossils, the creature's muscles and guts — but not its more durable shell — are preserved in ancient sediment that turned to stone. The fossil, found 250 miles (402 kilometers ...
The discovery, just published in Current Biology, unveiled a new species of dinosaur: Ledumahadi mafube. Its name, derived from Sesotho, a language spoken in the region, means “a giant thunderclap at ...
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Crazy Creatures Pangolins; This Dinosaur-Like Creature Might Disappear Forever Posted: March 27, 2025 | Last updated: March 27, 2025 Often called “living dinosaurs,” pangolins are among the ...
(CNN) — A newly identified parasitic wasp that buzzed and flew among dinosaurs 99 million years ago evolved a bizarre mechanism to snare other creatures and force them to unwittingly shelter its young ...
It likely used its curved claws to reach vegetation, and it could have grasped branches up to 4 inches in diameter, according ...
"Fossil feathers are usually preserved in ancient mudrocks laid down in lakes or lagoons. The fossil vulture is preserved in ash deposits, which is extremely unusual," study lead author Valentina ...
Claw marks and signs of burrowing show it was also used by cave bears, prehistoric relatives of the brown bear. Inside their hibernation chambers, researchers have found the remains of six human ...