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Study finds super dads, possible polygamists among dinos 
New research suggests that some meat-eating dinosaurs were super dads and possibly polygamists.
New research suggests that some meat-eating dinosaurs were super dads and possibly polygamists.
Paleontology
Source: Montana State University
Posted on: Thursday, Dec 18, 2008, 2:05pm
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Source: Montana State University
Posted on: Thursday, Dec 18, 2008, 2:05pm
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New Pterosaur Species Unearthed in Sahara
The remains of two new species of extinct animals are found in remote Morocco.
The remains of two new species of extinct animals are found in remote Morocco.
Paleontology
Source: Discovery Channel
Posted on: Wednesday, Dec 17, 2008, 11:41am
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Source: Discovery Channel
Posted on: Wednesday, Dec 17, 2008, 11:41am
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Dinosaur "ghost" fossil revealed
By the end of today, scientists hope that by using immensely powerful X-rays, they'll get pictures of a ghost. That is, the ghostly remains of a flying dinosaur bird that lived 150 million years ago.
By the end of today, scientists hope that by using immensely powerful X-rays, they'll get pictures of a ghost. That is, the ghostly remains of a flying dinosaur bird that lived 150 million years ago.
Paleontology
Source: USA Today
Posted on: Tuesday, Dec 16, 2008, 2:12pm
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Source: USA Today
Posted on: Tuesday, Dec 16, 2008, 2:12pm
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Scientist says he has found oldest spider web
The tiny tangled threads of the world's oldest spider web have been found encased in a prehistoric piece of amber
The tiny tangled threads of the world's oldest spider web have been found encased in a prehistoric piece of amber
Paleontology
Source: USA Today
Posted on: Tuesday, Dec 16, 2008, 11:03am
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Source: USA Today
Posted on: Tuesday, Dec 16, 2008, 11:03am
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Heads Up in the Triassic!
When you take a bite out of a hamburger or chomp down on a piece of gum, you share this function of the lower jaw with the vast majority of animals.
When you take a bite out of a hamburger or chomp down on a piece of gum, you share this function of the lower jaw with the vast majority of animals.
Paleontology
Source: Newswise
Posted on: Sunday, Dec 14, 2008, 12:59pm
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Source: Newswise
Posted on: Sunday, Dec 14, 2008, 12:59pm
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Isopora or isn't it?
What began as an homage to achievement in the field of coral reef geology has evolved into the discovery of an unexpected link between corals of the Pacific and Atlantic. Dr. Ann F. Budd from the University of Iowa and Dr. Donald McNeill of the University of Miami named a new species of fossil coral
What began as an homage to achievement in the field of coral reef geology has evolved into the discovery of an unexpected link between corals of the Pacific and Atlantic. Dr. Ann F. Budd from the University of Iowa and Dr. Donald McNeill of the University of Miami named a new species of fossil coral
Paleontology
Source: University of Miami
Posted on: Monday, Dec 08, 2008, 1:35pm
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Source: University of Miami
Posted on: Monday, Dec 08, 2008, 1:35pm
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CT scans reveal that dinosaurs were airheads
Paleontologists have long known that dinosaurs had tiny brains, but they had no idea the beasts were such airheads.
Paleontologists have long known that dinosaurs had tiny brains, but they had no idea the beasts were such airheads.
Paleontology
Source: Ohio University
Posted on: Monday, Dec 08, 2008, 10:14am
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Source: Ohio University
Posted on: Monday, Dec 08, 2008, 10:14am
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Study of oldest turtle fossil
With hard bony shells to shelter and protect them, turtles are unique and have long posed a mystery to scientists who wonder how such an elegant body structure came to be.
With hard bony shells to shelter and protect them, turtles are unique and have long posed a mystery to scientists who wonder how such an elegant body structure came to be.
Paleontology
Source: Field Museum
Posted on: Monday, Dec 01, 2008, 8:06am
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Source: Field Museum
Posted on: Monday, Dec 01, 2008, 8:06am
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Climate change wiped out cave bears 13 millennia earlier than thought
Enormous cave bears, Ursus spelaeus, that once inhabited a large swathe of Europe, from Spain to the Urals, died out 27,800 years ago, around 13 millennia earlier than was previously believed, scientists have reported.
Enormous cave bears, Ursus spelaeus, that once inhabited a large swathe of Europe, from Spain to the Urals, died out 27,800 years ago, around 13 millennia earlier than was previously believed, scientists have reported.
Paleontology
Source: Wiley-Blackwell
Posted on: Wednesday, Nov 26, 2008, 8:25am
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Source: Wiley-Blackwell
Posted on: Wednesday, Nov 26, 2008, 8:25am
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Fossil recipe rewritten
Scientists examining a 500-million-year old fossil hoard have uncovered a new 'recipe' for fossil formation.
Scientists examining a 500-million-year old fossil hoard have uncovered a new 'recipe' for fossil formation.
Paleontology
Source: Natural Environment Research Council
Posted on: Tuesday, Nov 25, 2008, 10:57am
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Source: Natural Environment Research Council
Posted on: Tuesday, Nov 25, 2008, 10:57am
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Bacterial biofilms as fossil makers
Bacterial decay was once viewed as fossilization's mortal enemy, but new research suggests bacterial biofilms may have actually helped preserve the fossil record's most vulnerable stuff -- animal embryos and soft tissues.
Bacterial decay was once viewed as fossilization's mortal enemy, but new research suggests bacterial biofilms may have actually helped preserve the fossil record's most vulnerable stuff -- animal embryos and soft tissues.
Paleontology
Source: Indiana University
Posted on: Tuesday, Nov 25, 2008, 8:57am
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Source: Indiana University
Posted on: Tuesday, Nov 25, 2008, 8:57am
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Bolivian farmer leads to dinosaur discovery
Bolivian farmer Primo Rivera had long wondered about the dents in a rocky hill near his home. Paleontologists solved the mystery this month: they are fossilized dinosaur footprints -- the oldest in Bolivia.
Bolivian farmer Primo Rivera had long wondered about the dents in a rocky hill near his home. Paleontologists solved the mystery this month: they are fossilized dinosaur footprints -- the oldest in Bolivia.
Paleontology
Source: Reuters
Posted on: Tuesday, Nov 18, 2008, 12:12pm
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Source: Reuters
Posted on: Tuesday, Nov 18, 2008, 12:12pm
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Dinosaur whodunit: Solving a 77-million-year-old mystery
It has all the hallmarks of a Cretaceous melodrama. A dinosaur sits on her nest of a dozen eggs on a sandy river beach. Water levels rise, and the mother is faced with a dilemma: Stay or abandon her unhatched offspring to the flood and scramble to safety?
It has all the hallmarks of a Cretaceous melodrama. A dinosaur sits on her nest of a dozen eggs on a sandy river beach. Water levels rise, and the mother is faced with a dilemma: Stay or abandon her unhatched offspring to the flood and scramble to safety?
Paleontology
Source: University of Calgary
Posted on: Thursday, Nov 13, 2008, 1:51pm
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Source: University of Calgary
Posted on: Thursday, Nov 13, 2008, 1:51pm
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Paleontologists doubt 'dinosaur dance floor'
A group of paleontologists visited the northern Arizona wilderness site nicknamed a "dinosaur dance floor" and concluded there were no dinosaur tracks there, only a dense collection of unusual potholes eroded in the sandstone.
A group of paleontologists visited the northern Arizona wilderness site nicknamed a "dinosaur dance floor" and concluded there were no dinosaur tracks there, only a dense collection of unusual potholes eroded in the sandstone.
Paleontology
Source: University of Utah
Posted on: Friday, Nov 07, 2008, 3:45pm
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Source: University of Utah
Posted on: Friday, Nov 07, 2008, 3:45pm
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Extinct sabertooth cats were social, found strength in numbers
The sabertooth cat (Smilodon fatalis), one of the most iconic extinct mammal species, was likely to be a social animal, living and hunting like lions today, according to new scientific research. The species is famous for its extremely long canine teeth, which reached up to seven inches in length and extended below the lower jaw.
The sabertooth cat (Smilodon fatalis), one of the most iconic extinct mammal species, was likely to be a social animal, living and hunting like lions today, according to new scientific research. The species is famous for its extremely long canine teeth, which reached up to seven inches in length and extended below the lower jaw.
Paleontology
Source: University of California - Los Angeles
Posted on: Friday, Oct 31, 2008, 8:41am
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Source: University of California - Los Angeles
Posted on: Friday, Oct 31, 2008, 8:41am
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Eight-Armed Animal Preceded Dinosaurs
What may be one of Earth's first animals was no bigger than a coaster and had eight arms.
What may be one of Earth's first animals was no bigger than a coaster and had eight arms.
Paleontology
Source: Discovery Channel
Posted on: Friday, Oct 31, 2008, 8:41am
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Source: Discovery Channel
Posted on: Friday, Oct 31, 2008, 8:41am
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T.rex 'followed its nose' while hunting
Although we know quite a bit about the lifestyle of dinosaur; where they lived, what they ate, how they walked, not much was known about their sense of smell, until now.
Although we know quite a bit about the lifestyle of dinosaur; where they lived, what they ate, how they walked, not much was known about their sense of smell, until now.
Paleontology
Source: University of Calgary
Posted on: Wednesday, Oct 29, 2008, 8:26am
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Source: University of Calgary
Posted on: Wednesday, Oct 29, 2008, 8:26am
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Polar, Brown Bear Ancestor ID'd From Cave Bones
Analysis of bear bones found in France reveal an ancestor dating back 1.6 million years.
Analysis of bear bones found in France reveal an ancestor dating back 1.6 million years.
Paleontology
Source: Discovery Channel
Posted on: Wednesday, Oct 29, 2008, 8:26am
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Source: Discovery Channel
Posted on: Wednesday, Oct 29, 2008, 8:26am
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Hawaiian Cave Reveals Ancient Secrets
From the moment we saw it, we knew the place held many great secrets.
From the moment we saw it, we knew the place held many great secrets.
Paleontology
Source: LiveScience
Posted on: Monday, Oct 27, 2008, 8:41am
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Source: LiveScience
Posted on: Monday, Oct 27, 2008, 8:41am
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Tiny juvenile dinosaur fossil sheds light on evolution of plant eaters
One of the smallest dinosaur skulls ever discovered has been identified and described by a team of scientists from London, Cambridge and Chicago. The skull would have been only 45 millimeters (less than two inches) in length. It belonged to a very young Heterodontosaurus, an early dinosaur. This juvenile weighed about 200 grams, less than two sticks of butter.
One of the smallest dinosaur skulls ever discovered has been identified and described by a team of scientists from London, Cambridge and Chicago. The skull would have been only 45 millimeters (less than two inches) in length. It belonged to a very young Heterodontosaurus, an early dinosaur. This juvenile weighed about 200 grams, less than two sticks of butter.
Paleontology
Source: University of Chicago Medical Center
Posted on: Friday, Oct 24, 2008, 8:30am
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Source: University of Chicago Medical Center
Posted on: Friday, Oct 24, 2008, 8:30am
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Were dinosaurs the first great migrators?
Contrary to popular belief, polar dinosaurs may not have traveled nearly as far as originally thought when making their bi-annual migration.
Contrary to popular belief, polar dinosaurs may not have traveled nearly as far as originally thought when making their bi-annual migration.
Paleontology
Source: University of Alberta
Posted on: Tuesday, Oct 21, 2008, 2:45pm
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Source: University of Alberta
Posted on: Tuesday, Oct 21, 2008, 2:45pm
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World's First Known Dog Ate Big Game
Scientists identify the 31,700-year-old remains of what could be the oldest known dog.
Scientists identify the 31,700-year-old remains of what could be the oldest known dog.
Paleontology
Source: Discovery Channel
Posted on: Monday, Oct 20, 2008, 9:13am
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Source: Discovery Channel
Posted on: Monday, Oct 20, 2008, 9:13am
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'A dinosaur dance floor'
University of Utah geologists identified an amazing concentration of dinosaur footprints that they call "a dinosaur dance floor," located in a wilderness on the Arizona-Utah border where there was a sandy desert oasis 190 million years ago.
University of Utah geologists identified an amazing concentration of dinosaur footprints that they call "a dinosaur dance floor," located in a wilderness on the Arizona-Utah border where there was a sandy desert oasis 190 million years ago.
Paleontology
Source: University of Utah
Posted on: Monday, Oct 20, 2008, 8:47am
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Source: University of Utah
Posted on: Monday, Oct 20, 2008, 8:47am
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Brain structure provides key to unraveling function of bizarre dinosaur crests
Paleontologists have long debated the function of the strange, bony crests on the heads of the duck-billed dinosaurs known as lambeosaurs. The structures contain incredibly long, convoluted nasal passages that loop up over the tops of their skulls.
Paleontologists have long debated the function of the strange, bony crests on the heads of the duck-billed dinosaurs known as lambeosaurs. The structures contain incredibly long, convoluted nasal passages that loop up over the tops of their skulls.
Paleontology
Source: Ohio University
Posted on: Thursday, Oct 16, 2008, 8:09am
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Source: Ohio University
Posted on: Thursday, Oct 16, 2008, 8:09am
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Scientists are confident a footprint found in Hell Creek is Tyrannosaurus Rex
Dinosaur hunters have published what they believe is the first account of a Tyrannosaurus Rex footprint from Hell Creek in North America.
Dinosaur hunters have published what they believe is the first account of a Tyrannosaurus Rex footprint from Hell Creek in North America.
Paleontology
Source: Natural Environmental Research Council
Posted on: Wednesday, Oct 15, 2008, 12:37pm
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Source: Natural Environmental Research Council
Posted on: Wednesday, Oct 15, 2008, 12:37pm
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Researchers uncover world's oldest fossil impression of a flying insect
While paleontologists may scour remote, exotic places in search of prehistoric specimens, Tufts researchers have found what they believe to be the world's oldest whole-body fossil impression of a flying insect in a wooded field behind a strip mall in North Attleboro, Mass.
While paleontologists may scour remote, exotic places in search of prehistoric specimens, Tufts researchers have found what they believe to be the world's oldest whole-body fossil impression of a flying insect in a wooded field behind a strip mall in North Attleboro, Mass.
Paleontology
Source: Tufts University
Posted on: Tuesday, Oct 14, 2008, 12:42pm
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Source: Tufts University
Posted on: Tuesday, Oct 14, 2008, 12:42pm
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New fossil reveals primates lingered in Texas
More than 40 million years ago, primates preferred Texas to northern climates that were significantly cooling, according to new fossil evidence discovered by Chris Kirk, physical anthropologist at The University of Texas at Austin.
More than 40 million years ago, primates preferred Texas to northern climates that were significantly cooling, according to new fossil evidence discovered by Chris Kirk, physical anthropologist at The University of Texas at Austin.
Paleontology
Source: University of Texas at Austin
Posted on: Tuesday, Oct 14, 2008, 10:54am
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Source: University of Texas at Austin
Posted on: Tuesday, Oct 14, 2008, 10:54am
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Huge tooth fossil found in Ike-ravaged yard
A homeowner whose beachfront property in Texas was destroyed during Hurricane Ike has found a football-size fossil tooth in the debris.
A homeowner whose beachfront property in Texas was destroyed during Hurricane Ike has found a football-size fossil tooth in the debris.
Paleontology
Source: USA Today
Posted on: Monday, Oct 06, 2008, 9:50am
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Source: USA Today
Posted on: Monday, Oct 06, 2008, 9:50am
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Earliest animal footprints ever found -- discovered in Nevada
The fossilized trail of an aquatic creature suggests that animals walked using legs at least 30 million years earlier than had been thought.
The fossilized trail of an aquatic creature suggests that animals walked using legs at least 30 million years earlier than had been thought.
Paleontology
Source: Ohio State University
Posted on: Sunday, Oct 05, 2008, 7:51pm
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Source: Ohio State University
Posted on: Sunday, Oct 05, 2008, 7:51pm
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A new dinosaur species, Pachyrhinosaur lakustai, unveiled
The fossils revealed a herd of dinosaurs that perished in a catastrophic event 72.5 million years ago. The animals are characterized by a bony frill on the back of the skull ornamented with smaller horns. They also had large bony structures above their nose and eyes which lends them their name: Pachyrhinosaurus (thick-nosed lizard). These structures probably supported horns of keratin.
The fossils revealed a herd of dinosaurs that perished in a catastrophic event 72.5 million years ago. The animals are characterized by a bony frill on the back of the skull ornamented with smaller horns. They also had large bony structures above their nose and eyes which lends them their name: Pachyrhinosaurus (thick-nosed lizard). These structures probably supported horns of keratin.
Paleontology
Source: University of Alberta
Posted on: Thursday, Oct 02, 2008, 8:44am
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Source: University of Alberta
Posted on: Thursday, Oct 02, 2008, 8:44am
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