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Published Dinosaur teeth reveal what they didn't eat - Dinosaur Teeth Reveal What They Didn't Eat


Scratches on dinosaur teeth could reveal what they really ate. Dental microwear texture analysis (DM...
Published Mammoth problem with extinction timeline - Mammoth Problem with Extinction Timeline



Paleontologists say environmental DNA is not always helpful in identifying when animals like mammoth...
Published True giant wombat gives Diprotodon podium a wobble - True Giant Wombat Gives Diprotodon Podium a Wobble


While the Diprotodon -- the extinct megafauna species that is distantly related to wombats but was t...
Published Fossil of mosasaur with bizarre 'screwdriver teeth' found in Morocco - Fossil of Mosasaur with Bizarre 'Screwdriver Teeth' Found in Morocco



Scientists have discovered a new species of mosasaur, a sea-dwelling lizard from the age of the dino...
Published 107-million-year-old pterosaur bones: Oldest in Australia - 107-Million-Year-Old Pterosaur Bones: The Oldest in Australia



A team of researchers have confirmed that 107-million-year-old pterosaur bones discovered more than...
Published Megalodon was no cold-blooded killer - Megalodon was No Cold-Blooded Killer



How the megalodon, a shark that went extinct 3.6 million years ago, stayed warm was a matter of spec...
Published New pterosaur species found in sub-Saharan Africa - New Pterosaur Species Discovered in Sub-Saharan Africa



With wings spanning nearly 16 feet, a new species of pterosaurs has been identified from the Atlanti...
Published Welsh 'weird wonder' fossils add piece to puzzle of arthropod evolution - Welsh 'Weird Wonder' Fossils Add Piece to Puzzle of Arthropod Evolution



International team of researchers describe new fossil species discovered in fossil deposit near Llan...
Published Yak milk consumption among Mongol Empire elites - Yak Milk Consumption Among Mongol Empire Elites


For the first time, researchers have pinpointed a date when elite Mongol Empire people were drinking...
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


Microraptor was an opportunistic predator, feeding on fish, birds, lizards -- and now small mammals....
Published First ever 3D reconstruction of 52,000-year-old woolly mammoth chromosomes thanks to serendipitously freeze-dried skin



An international research team has assembled the genome and 3D chromosomal structures of a 52,000-ye...
Published Ancient superpredator got big by front-loading its growth in its youth - Ancient Superpredator Got Big by Front-Loading Its Growth in Its Youth



Whatcheeria, a six-foot-long salamander-like creature that lived 340 million years ago, was the T. r ...
Published Fossil site reveals giant arthropods dominated the seas 470 million years ago - Fossil Site Reveals Giant Arthropods Dominated the Seas 470 Million Years Ago


Discoveries at a major new fossil site in Morocco suggest giant arthropods -- relatives of modern cr...
Published Origins of the building blocks of life - Origins of the Building Blocks of Life


A new study posits that interstellar cloud conditions may have played a significant role on the pres...
Published 319-million-year-old fish preserves the earliest fossilized brain of a backboned animal - 319-Million-Year-Old Fish Preserves the Earliest Fossilized Brain of a Backboned Animal


The CT-scanned skull of a 319-million-year-old fossilized fish, pulled from a coal mine in England m...
Published 1,700-year-old spider monkey remains discovered in Teotihuacán, Mexico - 1,700-Year-Old Spider Monkey Remains Discovered in Teotihuacán, Mexico



The complete skeletal remains of a spider monkey -- seen as an exotic curiosity in pre-Hispanic Mexi...
Published A jumping conclusion: Fossil insect ID'd as new genus, species of prodigious leaper, the froghopper - A Jumping Conclusion: Fossil Insect ID'd as New Genus, Species of Prodigious Leaper, the Froghopper



A fossil arthropod entombed in 100-million-year-old Burmese amber has been identified as a new genus...
Published Skipping evolution: Some kangaroos didn't hop - Skipping Evolution: The Fascinating Story of Non-Hopping Kangaroos



Extinct kangaroos used alternative methods to their famous hop according to comprehensive analysis....
Published Early humans may have first walked upright in the trees - Early Humans May Have First Walked Upright in the Trees


Human bipedalism -- walking upright on two legs -- may have evolved in trees, and not on the ground...
Published Mummified crocodiles provide insights into mummy-making over time - Mummified Crocodiles: Insights into the Evolution of Mummy-Making


Crocodiles were mummified in a unique way at the Egyptian site of Qubbat al-Hawa during the 5th Cent...