Short-Winged Flower Beetle Discovered to Live in Myanmar 98 Million Years Ago

Medicine & Technology Apr 15, 2021

Paleontologists recently discovered a remarkably preserved 98-year-old short-winged flower beetle and linked pollen aggregations and coprolites in a piece of mid-Cretaceous amber that originated from northern Myanmar.

Giant Pterosaur with Neck Longer Than Giraffes' Flew 100 Million Years Ago, Scientists Believe

Apr 15, 2021

100 million years ago, giant flying reptiles that have long necks even longer than those of giraffes and scientists have identified as giant pterosaur, flew to the skies of Modern-Day Morocco.

Fossils of Ancient Mammal-Like “Scratch Diggers” Found in China

Apr 08, 2021

Paleontologists found remains of mammal-like burrowing animals that existed 120 million years ago in China.

Scientists Discover How Ancient Long-Necked Reptiles Lived in the Late Triassic Era

Apr 02, 2021

Researchers discover that the Tanystropehues--famed for its absurdly long neck bones, was actually an aquatic reptile during the Late Triassic Era.

Large Pre-Historic Flightless Bird Had a Brain Squeezed In Tight Cranial Space

Mar 25, 2021

Researchers from Flinders University in Australia discovered through a fossil CT scan that the skull of the large extinct Dromornis stirtoni had a large skull with very little space for a brain.

Prehistoric Killing Machine: The Truth About the Anteosaurus

Mar 03, 2021

Despite previous assumptions that the dinocephalian Anteosaurus was a slow and heavy predator, recent 3D reconstruction of its skull revealed its specialized nervous systems that allowed the prehistoric killing machine to be an effective hunter long before the first dinosaurs.

Dinosaurs Migrate from South America to Greenland Due to Dip in Atmospheric CO2

Mar 01, 2021

A study suggests that in the late Triassic period, roughly 252 million years ago, a dip in the atmospheric CO2 made Earth conditions milder, allowing Sauropodomorphs to migrate from South America to Greenland.

Juvenile Megatheropods Like the T-Rex Played Multiple Predatory Roles

Feb 25, 2021

Research shows that megatheropods or large bipedal carnivores during the Mesozoic era dominated their ecological community by competing with other smaller species, resulting in the lack of species diversity.

Fossilized Bony Lungs of Ancient Fish Reveals It Is as Big as Great White Shark

Feb 20, 2021

In a serendipitous event, paleontologists discovered a fossilized bony lung of an enormous fish that grew as big as the great white shark.

Skull of Prehistoric Giant Sloth Unearthed by South American Scientists

Feb 10, 2021

South American paleontologists have unearthed a rare, perfectly preserved fossil of the infamous Ground Sloths that once roamed South America.

Prehistoric Pigments: How Melanin Shaped Avian and Mammalian Evolution

Feb 09, 2021

A new study on prehistoric pigments shows how melanin shaped the evolution of birds and mammals while uncovering the core function of melanin in the body of ancient beasts.

Could Acidic Volcanoes Have Teemed with Early Life? Study Says They Might Have

Feb 01, 2021

Research suggests that acidic lakes in the shadow of a volcano were teeming with early life on Earth.

Researchers Discover ‘Exquisitely’ Preserved Skull of a Dinosaur that Lived Over 70 Million Years Ago

Jan 26, 2021

Scientists have recently discovered what they described as an herbivorous dinosaur species' "exquisitely preserved" skull in New Mexico, famous for its odd head ornament.

Baby Tyrannosaurs Were the Size of Border Collie Dog, Study

Jan 26, 2021

Researchers created a 3D image of baby tyrannosaurs using the two tiny 1-inch dinosaur bones from Canada.

Slow Demise of the Devonian Era

Jan 24, 2021

Unlike other mass-extinction events, the Devonian extinction was a slow demise for early organisms due to multiple crises.