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Published Unusual fossil shows rare evidence of a mammal attacking a dinosaur
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Scientists have described an unusual fossil from around 125 million years ago in China that shows a...
Published Europe's largest land predator unearthed on the Isle of Wight - Europe's Largest Land Predator Unearthed on the Isle of Wight
(via sciencedaily.com) Palaeontologists have identified the remains of one of Europe's largest ever land-based hunters: a d...
Published New dino, 'Iani,' was face of a changing planet - New Dino, 'Iani,' Was Face of a Changing Planet
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source A newly discovered plant-eating dinosaur may have been a species' 'last gasp' during a period when E...
Published Fossil bird with fancy tail feathers longer than its body - Fossil Bird with Fancy Tail Feathers Longer than its Body
(via sciencedaily.com) Peacock tails are just one example of how evolution walks a line between favoring traits that make i...
Published Dinosaurs were on the up before asteroid downfall - Dinosaurs were on the Up Before Asteroid Downfall
(via sciencedaily.com) Dinosaurs dominated the world right up until a deadly asteroid hit the earth, leading to their mass...
Published A fossil fruit from California shows ancestors of coffee and potatoes survived cataclysm that killed the dinosaurs - A Fossil Fruit from California Reveals the Survival of Ancestors of Coffee and Potatoes after the Dinosaurs' Extinction
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source The discovery of an 80-million-year-old fossil plant pushes back the known origins of lamiids to the...
Published Move over, armadillos: There's a new bone-plated mammal in town - Move Over, Armadillos: There's a New Bone-Plated Mammal in Town
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Armadillos have long been considered to be the only living mammals that produce protective bony plat...
Published New study removes human bias from debate over dinosaurs' demise
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Researchers tried a new approach to resolve the scientific debate over whether it was a giant astero...
Published Learning about what happens to ecology, evolution, and biodiversity in times of mass extinction - Learning about what happens to ecology, evolution, and biodiversity in times of mass extinction
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Studying mass extinction events from the past can build our understanding of how ecosystems and the...
Published New pterosaur species found in sub-Saharan Africa - New Pterosaur Species Discovered in Sub-Saharan Africa
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source With wings spanning nearly 16 feet, a new species of pterosaurs has been identified from the Atlanti...
Published Ostrich-like dinosaurs from Mississippi are among the world's largest at over 800 kilograms - Ostrich-like Dinosaurs from Mississippi: Among the World's Largest at Over 800 Kilograms
(via sciencedaily.com) Ostrich-like dinosaurs called ornithomimosaurs grew to enormous sizes in ancient eastern North Ameri...
Published Climate change played key role in dinosaur success story - Climate Change Played a Key Role in the Dinosaur Success Story
(via sciencedaily.com) Climate change, rather than competition, played a key role in the ascendancy of dinosaurs through th...
Published The other paleo diet: Rare discovery of dinosaur remains preserved with its last meal - The Other Paleo Diet: Rare Discovery of Dinosaur Remains Preserved with Its Last Meal
(via sciencedaily.com) Microraptor was an opportunistic predator, feeding on fish, birds, lizards -- and now small mammals....
Published X-ray analysis sheds new light on prehistoric predator's last meal - X-Ray Analysis Reveals Prehistoric Predator's Last Meal
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source We now know more about the diet of a prehistoric creature that grew up to two and a half meters long...
Published Giant lizards learnt to fly over millions of years - Giant Lizards Learnt to Fly Over Millions of Years
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Most detailed every study into how animals evolve to better suit their environments shows that ptero...
Published Within a dinosaur’s head: Ankylosaur was sluggish and deaf - Within a Dinosaur's Head: Ankylosaur was Sluggish and Deaf
(via sciencedaily.com) Scientists took a closer look at the braincase of a dinosaur from Austria. The group examined the fo...
Published Prehistoric sea monster may have been shorter, stouter, than once believed - Prehistoric Sea Monster May Have Been Shorter, Stouter, Than Once Believed
(via sciencedaily.com) A big fish story? Maybe so: The greatest sea monster of the Devonian Period (Dunkleosteus terrelli)...
Published Insect bite marks show first fossil evidence for plants' leaves folding up at night - Insect Bite Marks Reveal Fossil Evidence of Plants Folding Up at Night
(via sciencedaily.com) Plants can move in ways that might surprise you. Some of them even show 'sleep movements,' folding o...
Published T. rex's short arms may have lowered risk of bites during feeding frenzies - T. rex's Short Arms May Have Lowered Risk of Bites During Feeding Frenzies
(via sciencedaily.com) Extinct for 66 million years, T. rex still inspires speculation about its anatomy, behavior and fier...
Published Giant fossil's 'bird-brain' - Giant Fossil's 'Bird-Brain': A Fascinating Discovery
(via sciencedaily.com) The largest flightless bird ever to live weighed in up to 600kg and had a whopping head about half a...