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In 1858, a curious dig in a New Jersey marl pit turned out to uncover one of the most important dinosaur finds in US historyA farmer's accidental discovery in a New Jersey marl pit in the 1830s led to the unearthing of the first nearly complete dinosaur skeleton ...- Dinosaurs found frozen mid-sleep after prehistoric ash burial similar to PompeiiA dramatic volcanic eruption in ancient China 120 million years ago unleashed superheated ash and gas. This deadly event, similar to Pompei...
- In 2021, scientists found an unborn dinosaur frozen inside a museum egg for 70 million years, and the fossil revealed its final moments before hatch dayA remarkably preserved 70-million-year-old dinosaur embryo, nicknamed Baby Yingliang, has been discovered in China. Its curled posture, mir...
- In 1997, construction workers building a laser facility found enormous mammoth bones that surprised scientists with evidence of California’s ancient past from the ice ageConstruction workers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory unearthed mammoth bones in 1997. The discovery occurred during excavation fo...
- In 2014, first fossil hunt for a freshman in New Mexico’s San Juan Basin led to a new mammal species, which gave science its first new multituberculate in over 100 years, and proved even well-dug fossil sites still hide surprisesA student's first fossil field trip in New Mexico yielded an astonishing discovery: the teeth and jaw fragments of a previously unknown mam...
- ‘T. rex of the Sea’: Scientists discover 43-foot ‘King of the Tylosaurs’ that terrorized oceans 145 million years agoA new giant marine reptile, Tylosaurus Rex, has been discovered. Fossils found in Texas reveal this predator ruled the oceans 80 million ye...
- In 2009, a teen on a Utah fossil trip found a skeleton of a baby dinosaur that changed what researchers knew about ParasaurolophusA student's fossil find in Utah revealed a rare juvenile Parasaurolophus. This discovery offered scientists a complete look at the dinosaur...
- In 2018, workers building a major English highway uncovered giant Ice Age bones that revealed Britain sits on an ancient mammoth territoryA Cambridgeshire highway project crew unearthed massive Ice Age mammoth bones, revealing a prehistoric landscape. This significant find, un...
- Forget king cobras, this extinct Greek snake may have been far heavier than living vipersFossilized remains of Laophis crotaloides, an extinct snake species from Greece, suggest it was significantly larger than modern vipers, po...
- A 12-year-old’s fossil hunt changed how scientists saw ancient seasA remarkable discovery by the Anning family on England's Lyme Regis cliffs in the early 1800s unearthed an ichthyosaur fossil, revolutioniz...
- In 1798, farm workers digging mud in New York accidentally pulled out the bones of an Ice Age giant that no one had ever seen beforeIn 1798, farm workers unearthed giant ancient bones in New York's Hudson Valley. This discovery of a mastodon, an Ice Age mammal, captivate...
- In 2024, A New York homeowner was mowing the lawn and strange “baseballs” in the grass revealed an Ice Age Mastodon jaw beneath the yardDuring a routine lawn mowing session in Orange County in 2024, a homeowner made a remarkable discovery that reshaped their understanding of...
- In 1878, coal miners working beneath Belgium broke into a fossil chamber: The underground discovery transformed what scientists knew about dinosaursBelgian coal miners in 1878 unearthed a remarkable find. Deep underground, they discovered many Iguanodon skeletons. This discovery was sig...
- In the 1960s, Australian farmers digging through Queensland wetlands uncovered strange skulls that sparked debate over whether early Australians looked archaicFossils found at Kow Swamp, Australia, initially suggested archaic human presence due to robust skulls. However, later studies revealed the...
- Scientists just dug up a 20-meter dinosaur in Argentina that's rewriting Jurassic historyA remarkable dinosaur fossil has been unearthed in Argentina. Named Bicharracosaurus dionidei, this creature lived around 155 million years...
- In 1979, miners using hydraulic hoses in Alaska uncovered a mummified steppe bison preserved for 36,000 yearsAlaska's permafrost yielded a remarkable 36,000-year-old steppe bison, nicknamed "Blue Babe," in 1979. Unlike typical fossils, this specime...
- Giant new dinosaur species unearthed in Brazil after 120 million yearsConstruction workers in Davinopolis, Brazil, discovered the fossilized bones of a giant dinosaur. Named Dasosaurus tocantinensis, the creat...
- Floodwaters tore through Central Texas and revealed 15 hidden treasures buried in the ground for over 100 million yearsA recent flood in Central Texas unearthed ancient dinosaur footprints, estimated to be 110-115 million years old, along Sandy Creek. These ...
- Just 18 years ago, a boy chasing his dog unearthed a lost human ancestor and rewrote the story of evolution; how one of the world’s most intriguing discoveries was made in 2008A remarkable fossil discovery in South Africa has shed light on human evolution. Young Matthew Berger found a bone that led to the identifi...
- Volunteers spotted a hadrosaur protruding from a Canadian hillside, with fossilized skin still attachedA volunteer's keen eye in Alberta's Dinosaur Provincial Park led to the discovery of a remarkably preserved dinosaur fossil, featuring sign...
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