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Kangaroo frozen in time by red dust storm
This grey kangaroo probably died at the peak of Australia's recent 15-year drought, and then became half-buried in the country's iconic red dirt
Paleontology
Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Tuesday, Mar 10, 2015, 11:04am
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Peru’s Prehistoric Croc Hotspot
The “Age of Reptiles” was supposed to have ended long ago. The 170 million year reign of dinosaurs, …
Paleontology
Source: National Geographic
Posted on: Friday, Mar 06, 2015, 9:10am
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Stegosaurus gives up body weight
Scientists work out the body mass of the superb Stegosaurus specimen recently put on display at London's Natural History Museum.
Paleontology
Source: BBC News
Posted on: Wednesday, Mar 04, 2015, 7:37am
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Hunters Find a Frozen 10,000-Year-Old Baby Woolly Rhino
A baby wooly rhino was found in the Siberian ice by two Russian hunters.
Paleontology
Source: Wired
Posted on: Wednesday, Mar 04, 2015, 7:37am
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When Did Dinosaurs Learn to Fly?
Birds are dinosaurs. That’s a fact underscored by dozens upon dozens of discoveries in the last 30 years.
Paleontology
Source: National Geographic
Posted on: Thursday, Feb 26, 2015, 7:56am
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Chockablock with crocs: Seven species rocked ancient Amazon basin
If one croc is reason enough to stay out of the water, how about dipping your toes in a place with seven different croc species including two 26-foot (8-meter) monsters, all living side by side eating just about anything that moves?
Paleontology
Source: Reuters
Posted on: Wednesday, Feb 25, 2015, 5:56am
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Stunning fossils: The seven most amazing ever found
Dinosaurs in mortal combat, an ichthyosaur birth, a fish catching a fish-catching pterosaur: these seven fossils show prehistoric beasts living and dying
Paleontology
Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Tuesday, Feb 24, 2015, 8:51am
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Forgotten fossil is a new species
A forgotten museum specimen mistaken for a plaster copy is found to be the fossilised remains of a new species of ancient reptile.
Paleontology
Source: BBC News
Posted on: Thursday, Feb 19, 2015, 8:16am
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Furry forerunners: Jurassic arboreal, burrowing mammals unearthed
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - It may not have been the most opportune time to be a furry little critter, what with all those hungry dinosaurs and flying reptiles hanging around. But early mammals still managed to make their mark during the Jurassic Period.
Paleontology
Source: Reuters
Posted on: Friday, Feb 13, 2015, 7:25am
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Biggest rodent 'fought with teeth'
Based on a study of its skull, scientists say that an extinct one-tonne relative of the guinea pig probably used its 30cm incisors like tusks.
Paleontology
Source: BBC News
Posted on: Wednesday, Feb 04, 2015, 10:22am
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How Paleontologists Uncovered the World’s Biggest Rhino
Standing 16 feet tall at the shoulder and weighing 20 tons, Paraceratherium was one of the largest mammals …
Paleontology
Source: National Geographic
Posted on: Thursday, Jan 22, 2015, 8:05am
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Another new dinosaur in the golden age of Jurassic discovery
A dinosaur fossil found on the Isle of Skye has been identified as a new species of sea-going reptile, dating back 170 million years. It‘s the latest of a number of ancient species to be uncovered in the area
Paleontology
Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Tuesday, Jan 13, 2015, 11:06am
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California storms unearth ancient fossils
Eroded by heavy rains, beaches and cliffs along the Pacific coast are revealing fossil finds dating back millions of years
Paleontology
Source: CBSNews
Posted on: Tuesday, Dec 23, 2014, 4:53am
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7ft marine reptile fossil beach find
An amateur fossil hunter has unearthed a 7ft skeleton of a carnivorous marine reptile on a beach in south Wales.
Paleontology
Source: BBC News
Posted on: Friday, Dec 19, 2014, 8:07am
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Peer inside the head of a giant prehistoric groundhog
A virtual replica of the first complete skull of a mysterious mammal is revealing the structure of its bizarre bones
Paleontology
Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Friday, Dec 12, 2014, 11:28am
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Oldest horned dinosaur in North America
When it was first discovered back in 1997, Aquilops seemed to be just another plant-eater, but it is turning out to be much more
Paleontology
Source: CBSNews
Posted on: Thursday, Dec 11, 2014, 7:59am
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Stolen dinosaur skull can be returned to Mongolia: U.S. court
The remains of a 70-million-year-old dinosaur that was falsely labeled as a cheap replica and smuggled into New York earlier this year can be returned to its native Mongolia, the United States Attorney's Office said on Tuesday.
Paleontology
Source: Reuters
Posted on: Wednesday, Dec 03, 2014, 8:13am
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Meet the most complete stegosaurus ever found
A stunning stegosaurus the size of an SUV could soon steal the limelight from the famous diplodocus at the entrance of London's Natural History Museum
Paleontology
Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Wednesday, Dec 03, 2014, 8:13am
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First carnivorous-plant fossil is 40 million years old
The find challenges previous assumptions of an African origin for the plant's unusual family
Paleontology
Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Wednesday, Dec 03, 2014, 8:13am
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Prehistoric Lizard Had the Teeth of a Dinosaur
The Mesozoic is often called the Age of Dinosaurs. This terminology casts a long shadow over ancient life. …
Paleontology
Source: National Geographic
Posted on: Tuesday, Dec 02, 2014, 7:45am
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Fossil Beast Helps Fill The Backstory of Horses, Tapirs, and Rhinos
There used to be rhinos in North America. In fact, they originated on the continent. The earliest ones …
Paleontology
Source: National Geographic
Posted on: Wednesday, Nov 26, 2014, 9:14am
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Woolly mammoth mummy yields well-preserved brain
This is the first time scientists can study an intact, preserved brain in a large extinct mammal buried in the permafrost
Paleontology
Source: CBSNews
Posted on: Tuesday, Nov 11, 2014, 7:48am
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America's T. Rex Gets A Makeover
Discovered in Montana in 1988, the Wankel T. Rex is prize find — a nearly complete skeleton, now bound for display at the Smithsonian, in Washington, D.C. But first, those old bones need some work.
Paleontology
Source: NPR
Posted on: Thursday, Nov 06, 2014, 8:17am
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Ancient critter from Madagascar rewrites early mammalian history
There is no doubt scientists had a lot of luck on their side in discovering a critter from the age of dinosaurs that rewrites our understanding of the history of early mammals.
Paleontology
Source: Reuters
Posted on: Thursday, Nov 06, 2014, 8:17am
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First amphibian ichthyosaur fossil found
Evidence suggest 250-million-year-old marine reptile had terrestrial ancestors, scientists say
Paleontology
Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Thursday, Nov 06, 2014, 8:17am
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Groovy teeth helped giant crocs crunch turtle shells
Newly discovered ridges on their fangs may have turned a monster ancient crocodile from a fish-eater into a turtle-muncher
Paleontology
Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Wednesday, Nov 05, 2014, 7:54am
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Possible Complete Mammoth Skeleton Found in Idaho
Experts estimate the mammoth was about 16 years old and lived about 70,000 to 120,000 years ago
Paleontology
Source: TIME Magazine
Posted on: Tuesday, Oct 28, 2014, 8:15am
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Bizarre dinosaur reconstructed after 50 years of wild speculation
Deinocheirus mirificus, or unusual horrible hand, had long, clawed forearms, a sail on its back and a duck-like bill
Paleontology
Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Thursday, Oct 23, 2014, 9:47am
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Meet the Lumbering, Quarter-Ton, Extinct Kangaroo
Sometimes the most fascinating animals are the ones that are no longer with us. The oddly named sthenurine is no exception.
Paleontology
Source: TIME Magazine
Posted on: Thursday, Oct 16, 2014, 8:52am
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A History of Life In 10 Fossils
From their new book A History of Life in 100 Fossils, Paul Taylor and Aaron O'Dea share the story of 10 incredible fossils
Paleontology
Source: Smithsonian
Posted on: Thursday, Oct 16, 2014, 8:52am
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