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Musango matusadonaensis: 210-million-year-old dinosaur challenges what scientists knew about ancient AfricaA new dinosaur species, Musango matusadonaensis, was discovered in Zimbabwe approximately 210 million years ago. This early sauropodomorph ...
'Jurassic Park' got it wrong! Scientists just found that pterosaurs, may have had more wing-shape diversity than current reconstructions allow, changing how we picture ancient flightFor over a century, our understanding of pterosaur wings has been based on limited fossil evidence, leading to remarkably similar reconstru...
The AI analyzed 1,974 unclassified tracks and raised some very troubling questions about the “bird tracks”New research uses artificial intelligence to analyze ancient footprints. This study suggests bird-like relatives may have existed millions ...
These Ancient Fish Burrows Are Quietly Rewriting What We Know About Dinosaur LifeAncient lungfish burrows found in East Greenland are rewriting history. These fossils show that ecosystems 210 million years ago were not a...
The Crocodile That Stood Up: A Small Triassic Fossil That Changes the StoryA small reptile named Sonselasuchus cedrus from the Late Triassic period in Arizona shows a remarkable change. This creature, living around...
What a Small Hole in Greenland Rock Reveals About Life 210 Million Years AgoAncient lungfish burrows, discovered in Greenland and dating back 210 million years, reveal a surprising picture of Late Triassic climate. ...
Bigger than a blue whale: 11-year-old's discovery of 6.5-foot jawbone reveals Earth's largest marine reptileA young girl's fossil find in England has led to the discovery of Ichthyotitan severnensis. This ancient marine reptile was enormous, compa...
What happened 200 million years ago which led to unexplained marine extinctions? Answer lies near a lake in TibetAncient marine extinctions, previously a mystery, are now linked to massive underwater volcanic eruptions in the Tethys Ocean. Rocks from T...
Scientists discover misidentified museum fossils are actually from the ancient ‘living fossil’ coelacanthBritish museum fossils, misidentified for over a century, are now known to be ancient coelacanth fish. This discovery dramatically increase...
Jurassic World's most fierce predator among 17 dinosaurs species revealed. One can get glimpse in Chicago museumDinosaurs-centric study found that Tyrannosaurus possessed by far the highest estimated bite force, with a heavily reinforced skull and mas...
Google Doodle pays tribute to Staurikosaurus: All about the 208 mn-yr-old dinosaur named after a starA 208.5 million-year-old dinosaur has captured attention once more, all due to a vibrant Google Doodle! On October 19, the search engine gi...
- A lizard found in storeroom pushes origin of reptiles
- Our ancestors had powerful night-time vision
New York, April 21 (IANS) New genetic evidence confirms a long-held hypothesis that our earliest mammalian ancestors indeed had powerful ni...
- Giant salamander terrorised Earth 200 million years ago
The species was part of a wider group of primitive amphibians that were widespread at low latitudes 220-230 million years ago.