Well-Preserved Fossils of Flying Reptile Found in Rare Ancient Cemetery in Chile

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE 04.07.2022 03:08 AM

Scientists discovered the remains of flying reptiles in an ancient cemetery in Chile's Atacama Desert. Continue reading to know the details.

Why Did T. Rex Have Small Arms? Shorter Forelimbs May Have Saved Them During Feeding Frenzies, Study Claims

04.01.2022 22:33 PM

An American paleontologist presented a theory as to why T. rex have short arms. Read and learn how they evolved into having shorter forelimbs.

Giant 10-Ft Camels Hunted by Archaic Humans for Food Before They Got Extinct 27,000 Years Ago, Study Says

03.29.2022 22:52 PM

Experts studied fossilized giant camels in Mongolia which showed signs of butchery by humans. Find out how and why humans hunt the species.

New Saber-Tooth Species With Specialized Teeth For Tearing Off Flesh Discovered, Will Shed Light on the Evolution of Carnivorous Mammals

03.15.2022 22:42 PM

Paleontologists discovered a new saber-tooth species with huge upper teeth specialized for slicing flesh. Read this article to learn more.

Newly Identified 19-Ft Long Crocodile Species Ritualistically Beheaded by Humans, an Evidence Of Systematic Crocodilian Purges That Led To Its Extinction

03.11.2022 02:15 AM

Check out the subfossils of a newly discovered crocodile species found in China in which fossils show signs of vicious attacks and ritual beheading.

Unusual Tooth Discovered in Japanese Macaques: What is Its Significance in Human Evolution?

03.07.2022 09:30 AM

A study of tooth wear in wild Japanese macaques is shown significant links with the survey of human evolution. See how researchers describe cultural changes.

Ichthyosaurs Fish Lizards Reconstructed: Geologists Map 300 Years of Study on Prehistoric Marine Reptiles

03.04.2022 11:11 AM

Geologists reconstructed a prehistoric marine reptile also known as a fish lizard. Find out how ichthyosaurs are similar to dolphins and other species.

Largest Flying Reptile Had a Wingspan Larger Than a King-Size Bed, Fossil Discovered in Scotland

02.23.2022 02:26 AM

Check out the 170-million-year-old pterosaur that scientists found at the Isle of Skye in Scotland, which is the largest flying reptile ever discovered.

Bizarre-Looking Bird With Movable Chin That Co-Existed With Dinosaurs Found Near the Great Wall of China

02.18.2022 20:41 PM

Analysis of the bizarre-looking ancient bird fossils that lived at the time of dinosaurs and found that it had a unique dental feature of a movable chin that helps it root for food.

33ft-Long New Species of Dinosaur That Looked Like A Crocodile and Constantly Grew Teeth Discovered in Portugal

02.17.2022 03:14 AM

A reanalysis of fossils found in Portugal is believed to be a new species of spinosaurus that had a crocodile-like skull and spiny back that lived 130 million years ago.

Opabiniid Described 100 Years Later: Researchers Confirm It Is Different from Radiodont

02.09.2022 11:04 AM

The new research published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B used fresh and strong phylogenetic approaches to validate Utaurora comosa as just the second opabiniid ever found and the first in more than a hundred years.

High-Tech Analysis on Dinosaur Fossils Could Tell Humans How to Live Sustainably, Deal With Current Climate Change

01.19.2022 21:42 PM

A leading paleontologist says high-tech analysis of fossils, which tell how long life existed on Earth, could also help humans deal with global problems.

Earth’s First Giants: Ichthyosaurs Evolved Into Massive Marine Reptiles Faster Than Whales

01.03.2022 04:50 AM

The first fossils of ichthyosaurs discovered were only about the size of a dog, but recent research reported that these swimmers grew quickly and even surpassed whales making them the first giants of Earth.

Real-Life Jurassic Park Possible? Experts Say Dinosaurs Can Be Recreated From Their DNA

12.22.2021 21:51 PM

In early 2021, one paleontologist was asked if it would be possible for the dinosaurs' DNA to be used to recreate them. The first major problem would be getting the DNA, s it is inclined to deteriorate and eventually disintegrate, after approximately seven million years.

Remains of Mammoths Uncovered at a Site Where Cave-Dwellers Dined 215,000 Years Ago

12.20.2021 04:42 AM

Archaeologists believed that the site where they unearthed remains of mammoths at a quarry near Swindon and spotted a Neanderthal ax was a massive buffet 250,000 years ago.

Search of Life on Mars Continues: Fossil Mimics, False Positives Makes Research Harder

12.06.2021 13:03 PM

Researchers warns of natural processes that produce fossil mimics that make the pursuit of life on Mars more troublesome.

Dinosaur Skeleton Unearthed: Scientists Say the Missouri Discovery Belongs to the Hadrosauridae Family

11.28.2021 02:16 AM

Scientists have recently identified a dinosaur skeleton, specifically, a duck-billed dinosaur called Parrosaurus missouriensis which they claim belongs to the Hadrosauridae family.

Gene Sequencing Type ‘Transcriptomics’ Determines When Dragonflies, Damselflies First Emerged

10.29.2021 20:51 PM

Researchers, which include a University of Tsukuba member, have applied in a recently published research a gene sequencing type called transcriptomics to reconstruct the insect order Odana's phylogeny.

Ancient Human Species Identified: Study Introduces Homo Bodoensis, Who Lived in Africa 500,000 Years Ago

10.28.2021 23:50 PM

A new ancient human species called Homo Bodoenis has been discovered recently in Africa and now, researchers are hoping this new find will bring some clarity to this period, during which the evolution of humans is poorly understood.

Mastodon Tooth Found in Michigan by a 6-Year-Old Boy Who Thought It Was From a Dragon

10.05.2021 02:21 AM

The 12,000-year-old mastodon tooth that six-year-old Julian Gagnon found while hiking with his family is now in the care of the University of Michigan Museum of Paleontology.

Dinosaur Species Discovered: Paleontologists Announce Finding of Horned Crocodile-Faced Hell Heron from the Spinosaurid Group

09.29.2021 23:58 PM

Paleontologists recently announced the discovery of two new dinosaur species, with the predatory creatures said to have roamed the south of England about 125 million years ago during the Early Cretaceous Period.