The upper Miocene to lower Pliocene fossil from Beaumaris in Victoria, south-eastern Australia, completely rewrites…
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With a 11-12-m wingspan (37-40 feet), Quetzalcoatlus is the largest flying organism ever known and…
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A new genus and species of ankylosaur has been identified from an almost complete skeleton…
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3D Tomography Scans Reveal Jurassic Ammonite’s Soft-Body Parts
by johnsmithby johnsmithUsing correlative neutron and X-ray tomography, paleontologists have examined an exceptionally preserved specimen of Sigaloceras…
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Non-Avian Dinosaurs May Have Had Bright-Colored Skin, Scales and Beaks
by johnsmithby johnsmithNon-avian dinosaurs may have had bright color on their skin, scales and beaks in a…
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Chicxulub Impact Occurred during Northern Spring or Summer: Study
by johnsmithby johnsmithAbout 66 million years ago, a 10-km-wide asteroid crashed into Earth near the site of…
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120-Million-Year-Old Footprints of Fast-Running Dinosaurs Found in Spain
by johnsmithby johnsmithSome species of theropods (two-legged dinosaurs) could reach speeds of 45 kmh (28 mph), according…
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The whole-body endothermy seen in modern birds and mammals is long held to have evolved…
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Paleontologists Take Fresh Look at Carboniferous Tetrapodomorph Fish
by johnsmithby johnsmithPaleontologists have used high-resolution micro-CT and synchrotron tomography to scan two well-preserved 3D specimens of…
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The bony tongue of the newly-identified enantiornithine bird species, Brevirostruavis macrohyoideus, was nearly as long…
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Sauropod Dinosaurs Preferred to Live in Warmer, More Tropical Regions
by johnsmithby johnsmithDinosaurs dominated Mesozoic terrestrial ecosystems globally. However, whereas a pole-to-pole geographic distribution characterized ornithischian and…
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Toxic Microbes Helped Cause and Prolong End-Permian Marine Mass Extinction, Study Suggests
by johnsmithby johnsmithExtreme warming at the end of the Permian period induced profound changes in marine biogeochemical…
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A new genus and species of dromaeosaurid dinosaur has been discovered by a team of…
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Arthropleura, an enormous myriapod that lived some 326 million years ago (Carboniferous period), is estimated…
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Paleontologists Find Exceptionally Preserved Embryo inside 70-Million-Year-Old Dinosaur Egg
by johnsmithby johnsmithThe fossilized dinosaur egg from the Hekou Formation, Ganzhou, Jiangxi province, southern China, is elongate…
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With a skull size of 2 m (6.6 feet) and an estimated body size of…
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