Scientists name ancient crocodile species found in rock that built the Great Sphinx
Scientists say they have identified an extinct crocodile species from about 45 million years ago in the limestone formation used…
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admin First T. rex trackway discovered in North Dakota by high school science teacher
A high school science teacher discovered the first known T. rex trackway in North Dakota’s Hell Creek Formation, offering rare…
Fossil tooth analysis confirms Tyrannosaurus rex was warm-blooded
By using fossil teeth, scientists measured T. rex’s body temperature for the first time. They found evidence of an active,…
Some birds survived the asteroid that wiped out dinosaurs. A fossilized poop can help explain why
A bird feather found in fossilized dinosaur poop is the best-preserved feather ever recovered by paleontologists from dinosaur-era rock, according…
Fossilized eggs of the largest known dinosaurs have been unearthed in an unexpected place
A trove of fossilized eggs reveals that the largest dinosaurs to walk Earth could reproduce far from ideal nesting areas.
Digital reconstruction reveals the face of ‘Little Foot,’ a nearly 4 million-year-old human ancestor
Little Foot, a 3.67 million-year-old human ancestor, is getting a digital facial reconstruction after her skull was crushed in a…
Extinct toad from the ice age discovered at Los Angeles’ La Brea Tar Pits
Scientists have discovered an extinct amphibian from the ice age at Los Angeles’ La Brea Tar Pits. The fossils shed…
Rare T. rex fossil sells for record $50.1 million at auction
A Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton from South Dakota, nicknamed Gus, has become the world’s most expensive fossil sold at auction.
A chance encounter led to one of the largest T. rexes ever found. Now, it could be ‘lost to science’
A large T. rex skeleton nicknamed ‘Gus’ is on track to break auction records, and highlight one of paleontology’s biggest…
Fossils of an ancient sea creature are the oldest evidence of right-handedness
Research on Spriggina floundersi fossils found the wormlike creatures favored their right sides, a behavioral preference in modern animals that…