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An 11-year-old dinosaur fan in a small US town just made history as he now holds the Guinness World Record for being the youngest museum curatorAnderson Taylor, an 11-year-old boy, became the world's youngest male museum curator. He opened the Cambridge Natural History Museum at nin...- 230 million years ago Dinosaurs first appeared on earth, but was there apex predator Jurassic like the size of a mouse ever existed? New research finds shocking detailsDinosaurs first appeared roughly 230 million years ago and eventually became the dominant land animals, holding that status until an astero...
- Originated 250 millions ago, Crocodiles and Birds closest living relatives yet one flies, apex predator can't, scientists have finally figured out whyReversion to a cold-blooded metabolism may have saved the crocodile lineage from extinction 66 million years ago when an asteroid ended the...
- 112 million years ago, a rainforest thrived in what is now Ecuador; amber from the lost Early Cretaceous forest preserved insects, pollen, and a strand of spider webScientists discovered ancient amber in Ecuador's Napo Province, dating back 112 million years. This amber contains preserved insects and sp...
- Not superhero toys, video games, 11-year-old from Illinois, USA, had a different passion. Today, his hobby has earned him a place in Guinness World RecordsIn an interview, Anderson Taylor, the world’s youngest museum curator, explained how he discovered his passion for fossils at the tender ag...
- In 80 million BCE, an ancient reptile left behind a crucial fossil showing how limbs disappeared. 80 million years later, scientists found it suggested early snakes may have evolved across both land and waterAn ancient fossil discovered in Brazil offers new insights into snake evolution. This 80-million-year-old specimen suggests early snakes in...
- Thai man spots strange-looking rocks near pond; scientists say they are bones of 100-million-year-old dinosaur, biggest in Southeast AsiaA Thai man's discovery of strange-looking rocks near a shrinking pond led scientists to identify the fossilised remains of Nagatitan chaiya...
- Did Tyrannosaurus rex really have a horrible breath? Here's why the ancient giant predator's breath may have had a terrible odorFossil studies indicate that the Tyrannosaurus rex suffered from unpleasant breath, attributed to food remnants trapped in its widely space...
- Scientists reveal the terrifying 'second strike' that may have wiped out the dinosaurs after asteroid impactApproximately 66 million years ago, a colossal asteroid struck Earth, generating catastrophic global temperatures. As superheated debris ra...
- In 2017, hundreds of fossil eggs in China revealed that Pterosaurs or ancient flying reptiles may have raised their youngIn a remarkable discovery, paleontologists in China unearthed hundreds of fossilized pterosaur eggs and bones, dating back 120 million year...
- 120-million-year-old footprints reveal colossal dinosaurs turned central Mongolia into a bustling prehistoric crossroadsFossilized footprints from 120 million years ago reveal a busy dinosaur ecosystem in Mongolia. Giant sauropods and large theropods traverse...
- In 2010, researchers asked, 'what did Tyrannosaurus rex eat?' The answer included other T. rexesTyrannosaurus rex ate other T. rexes: Fossil evidence reveals Tyrannosaurus rex sometimes ate its own kind. Scrapes on bones indicate T. re...
- At Kenya’s Lake Turkana, 21 ancient footprints from 1.43 million years ago don’t fit the known hominins, and the size clues point in two directionsThe unveiling of 1.43 million-year-old fossilized footprints near Lake Turkana, Kenya, has left researchers in a conundrum. The prints do n...
- 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 ...
- In 1996, a hidden dinosaur in Patagonia became the Southern Hemisphere's first known raptor that roamed 90 million years ago: Fossil discovery explains how raptors spread across ancient EarthIn 1996, a hidden dinosaur in Patagonia became the Southern Hemisphere's first known raptor that roamed 90 million years ago after research...
- In 1998, a New Mexico fossil revealed a previously unknown Tyrannosaur that predated T. rex and roamed Earth 75 million years agoDinosaur species older than T. rex: Paleontologists identified Bistahieversor sealeyi, a new tyrannosaur species from New Mexico. This dino...
- An 80-million-year-old snake fossil from Brazil is helping solve the mystery of how lizards lost their limbs and began to slitherA newly discovered 80-million-year-old snake fossil from Brazil is reshaping evolutionary debates. This exceptionally preserved specimen, T...
- Nature's first cat! Every time your cat purrs, it echoes 30-million-year-old legacy that began with predator scientists call the world's first true catFirst Cat Proailurus: Long before modern cats evolved, an ancient feline called Proailurus roamed the forests of Europe and Asia around 30 ...
- Scientists reveal predatory dinosaurs likely had lizard-like lipsNew research suggests predatory dinosaurs possessed scaly lips covering their teeth. This finding challenges popular portrayals of fearsome...
- 290 million years ago an animal vomited and scientists just found out what this superpredator used to have for lunch millions of years before dinosaurs started ruling the earthA rare fossilized vomit was found in Germany. This ancient vomit dates back to the Early Permian period, approximately 290 million years ag...
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