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

Medicine & Technology Dec 22, 2021

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.

Rare 130-Million Year Old Dinosaur Fossil Egg With Curled Up Embryo Similar to Unhatched Chickens Still Complete Inside Shell

Dec 21, 2021

The most complete dinosaur embryos, an ancient infant that's tucked into a position that's unusually akin to the present time's unhatched chickens have recently been discovered.

5-Million-Year-Old Fossil of a Pig-Nosed Turtle That Can Survive Both in Freshwater and Seawater Discovered

Dec 12, 2021

Unlike most freshwater turtles, the pig-nosed turtle is said to have nearly fully adapted to life in water, on top of its uniqueness in many respects.

3-Toed Meat-Eating Dinosaurs Sprinted in City Streets At Least 66 Million Years Ago; Theropod Tracks Reveals Top Speeds

Dec 10, 2021

Researchers recently showed a finding that came from analyzing footprints three-toed meat-eating dinosaurs left behind as they sprinted over soggy lakebed mud about tens of millions of years back.

What Season Did the Dinosaur-Killing Space Rock Hit Chicxulub Cater? Asteroid's Effect on Biodiversity Still in Question

Dec 09, 2021

A new study on the fossils excavated from Tanis, North Dakota revealed the season when Chicxulub space rock hit Earth 66 million years ago.

Armored Dinosaur with Heavy Tail That Looks Like Stegosaurus and Ankylosaurus Unearthed in Chile

Dec 01, 2021

A new species of armored dinosaur that heavily resembles the famous stegosaurus and ankylosaurus was recently discovered in Chile.

Mammoth Tusks Dating Back to 100,000 Years Ago Unearthed Off the Coast of California

Nov 29, 2021

Researchers unearthed 100,000 year old mammoth tusks on the deep sea floor off of the coast of central California.

Tetrapodophis Amplectus Fossil Misclassified, Not The 'Missing Link' Between Prehistoric Snake and Modern Lizard

Nov 19, 2021

A new study opposed the initial theory about the four-legged Tetrapodophis Amplectus being a snake.

Dinosaur Species Belonging to the Famous Iguanodon Group Found in the Isle of Wight; Uniqueness of Feature Identified in Teeth Count

Nov 17, 2021

A team of researchers, in collaboration with the Natural History Museum recently discovered new dinosaur species and genus which they described to have originated on the Isle of Wight.

Human Activities Speed Up Extinction of Ancient Woolly Mammoths, Study Says

Nov 13, 2021

A new study contradicts previous research claiming that climate change triggers the extinction of woolly mammoths. Instead, the recent findings showed that human activities were the significant drivers of the Mammuthus primigenius' disappearance.

Fossilized Cranium Discovered in Kenya Belongs to African Elephant Species From 4.5 Million Years Ago

Nov 12, 2021

The University of Michigan experts recently looked at the gigantic cranium of an extinct Loxodonta adaurora that existed 4.5 million years back in now-called Kenya.

Why Did the World's Largest Mollusk Grew Excessively?

Nov 11, 2021

A new study finally answers the mystery behind the gigantic growth of the mollusk ammonites during the Late Cretaceous period.

15-Million-Year-Old Whale Fin Bone Found with Giant Shark Bites: Did a Megalodon Do It?

Nov 04, 2021

A giant shark, perhaps a megalodon, have feasted on the carcass of a whale 15 million years ago based on the bite marks scientists saw on a whale fin bone.

Bryozoan Evolution from the Depths of the Ocean Solved; Study Says

Oct 28, 2021

Recent study solves the mystery behind the evolutionary blanks in the bryozoan lifespan dating back 35 million years earlier than initially known.

Tusk Evolution: Researchers Trace First Mammal Relative

Oct 27, 2021

Researchers trace the first mammals to have evolved tusks as the dicynodonts. One of the most prevalent mammalian species before the age of the dinosaurs proving the true definition of tusks vs enlarged teeth.