Dinosaur Fossil in Australia First Thought as Giant Carnivore Confirmed Today as Herbivore

Medicine & Technology Oct 22, 2021

A new study corrected the initial findings from Australia's huge fossil footprint first thought of as a predatory meat-eating dinosaur that turned out to be a herbivore species.

First Account of Social Herding in Dinosaurs Discovered from Fossils in Argentina

Oct 22, 2021

A new study discovered a prehistoric social community in the fossils of sauropodomorph dinosaurs called Mussaurus patagonicus.

Dinosaur Cloning Might Become Possible: First Healthy Prehistoric DNA Was Found in a Perfectly Preserved Fossil in China

Oct 21, 2021

Dinosaur cloning might soon become a reality after scientists found exquisitely preserved cartilage cells in a dinosaur in China that may contain the first dinosaur DNA.

'Flying Dragon' of the North Unearthed at Atacama Desert; Discovery Potential Clue to Unrecorded Dinosaur Migration

Oct 11, 2021

A new paleontological study unearthed a mysterious northern hemisphere dinosaur called the 'flying dragon' in the Atacama desert, comparable to the largest pterosaur Rhamphorhynchus. The flying dragon might be a clue to an unrecorded migration between the northern and southern hemispheres.

200-Million-Year-Old Meat-Eating Dinosaur Discovered in UK - The Oldest Theropod Species in History

Oct 09, 2021

A new, 200-million-year-old fossil discovery believed to be the oldest meat-eating dinosaurs was discovered in the UK.

Unknown Eocene-Oligocene Mass Extinction that Wiped Out 60 Percent of Mammals Discovered for the First Time

Oct 07, 2021

A new study confirmed that an undocumented mass extinction during the Eocene-Oligocene occured, wiping out over 60 percent of prehistoric mammalian species.

Breaking Discovery: How Scientists Have Unearthed a 120 Million-Year-Old Prehistoric Peacock That Lived Alongside Dinosaurs

Oct 07, 2021

A new study suggests the the direct lineage of peacocks from Cretaceous period had secrets on their anatomical structure that allowed them to survive the space rock mass extinction.

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

Oct 05, 2021

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 Found in Brazil; Paleontologists Claim They Could Have Roamed the Country 70 Million Years Ago

Oct 01, 2021

A research team recently found a new dinosaur species which most possibly roamed in Brazil approximately 70 million years ago.

'Almost Complete' Raptor Fossil from 25-Million-Year-Old Oligocene Period Discovered; Is This Strong Fowl a Wedge-Tailed Eagle Or a Hawk?

Sep 30, 2021

An 'almost complete' 25-million-year-old raptor fossil was unearthed at Lake Pinpa in Australia.

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

Sep 29, 2021

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.

UW Unearthed Four Dinosaur Fossils in Montana Including Theropods, Triceratops, and a Potential Rear Ostrich-Mimic Anzu

Sep 22, 2021

A new collaborative paleontological dig in Montana's Hell Creaak Formation unearthed four dinosaur fossils from distinct dinosaur species.

Chicxulub Space Rock Impact During Cretaceous-Paleogene Defined the Unique Evolution of Snakes

Sep 15, 2021

A new study revealed how remarkable the evolution of snakes was right after the Cretaceous-Paleogene Chicxulub mass extinction.

Carcharodontosaurus Dinosaur with 'Shark-Tooth' Unearthed in Uzbekistan Known As First Apex Predator Before T.Rex

Sep 09, 2021

A new dinosaur that belongs to the theropod group carcharodontosaurus was unearthed in Uzbekistan. The shark-toothed dinosaur was theorized as the first apex predator before T.rex.

World's Oldest Fossil Forest Found in Ancient Ecosystem in New York Quarry With Giant Tree from 20 Million Years Ago

Sep 09, 2021

Researchers share a snapshot of the traces of roots from the oldest fossil forest in the world that existed during the Middle Devonian Period, around 385 million years ago, in New York.