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The Scorpion King was real: Venomous creature as long as a full-grown German Shepherd once ruled the Earth before DinosaursAncient fossils reveal giant scorpions, Praearcturus gigas, exceeding a meter in length, dominated Britain over 400 million years ago. Thes...- This 415-million-year-old monster scorpion existed before trees, and it's the biggest everScientists have identified Praearcturus gigas, a one-meter-long scorpion from the Early Devonian period, as the largest scorpion ever disco...
- On This Day in History June 1: From Genghis Khan and Scotch whisky to Marilyn Monroe, Superman's debut, The Beatles and other major eventsJune 1 marks significant historical moments. From Genghis Khan's capture of Peking in 1215 to the birth of Marilyn Monroe and the launch of...
- Hidden for 550 Million Years, This Newfoundland Fossil Site Is Rewriting Early Life on EarthScientists unearthed significant fossils near Upper Island Cove, Newfoundland. These ancient life forms from 550 million years ago are rewr...
- 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...
- Suspected dinosaur-era fossils found during pond excavation in Jaisalmer; GSI probe orderedFossil-like remains, including a large bone-shaped structure and petrified wood, have been unearthed near a pond in Rajasthan's Jaisalmer d...
- Eggs en Provence: France's unique dinosaur egg troveAt the foot of Sainte Victoire, the mountain in Provence immortalised by Impressionist painter Paul Cezanne, a palaeontologist brushes meti...
- 'Chinese Dragon': Fossils of 240-million-year-old reptile unveiledA 10-year study of Dinocephalosaurus orientalis was done at the Institute of Vertebrate Palaeontology and Palaeoanthropology, Beijing, part...
- Scientists reveal 280-million-year-old fossil may have been partly forgedA recent discovery published in the journal Palaeontology suggests that a 280-million-year-old fossil, known as Tridentinosaurus antiquus, ...
- Fossils found in Alberta, ground zero for dinosaur discoveries, may reveal new facts about their evolutionThe most significant specimens tended to come from the badlands along the Red Deer River.
- Face to foot with day zero of the dinosNow, a fossil has reportedly been discovered of a Thescelosaurus neglectus, a 'small' 100-300 kg upright running dinosaur, in the palaeonto...
- Do 'Stan' by for a new genre of artBy selling for $32 million, a dinosaur has revealed a new market for palaeo-works.
- Flowering plants originated 250 million years ago: StudyFlowering plants may have originated between 149 and 256 million years ago, according to a study published today. Researchers found that fl...
- Fossil research discovers growth mystery of world's earliest treesBeijing, Oct 24 (IANS) A joint research project by scientists from China, Britain and the US has discovered how the earliest trees on earth...
- Ancient whales were predators not gentle giants: Scientists
- 2.6-million-yr-old `priceless' fossil on sale for just Rs 4500Rajeev Patnaik, an expert in vertebrate palaeontology said the skull, with its upper jaw still intact, was priceless because there are only...
- Early humans reached North America 130,000 years ago: StudyNew York, April 27 (IANS) Early humans probably reached North America 130,000 years ago -- 115,000 years earlier than previously thought, c...
- 'Century-old Indian dinosaur fossils yet to be recovered, restored'Kolkata, Nov 10 (IANS) A section of fossil records of Indian dinosaurs, described by British geologist Charles Matley in the early 20th cen...
- Dinosaurs fled Europe over 100 million years agoThey migrated out of Europe between 125 and 100 million years ago after the original super continent broke up, according to a new study.
- Why the Planet X is making headlinesWell, a new hypothesis suggests that this potential extra planet could be responsible for mass extinctions on Earth.
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