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Canada's shores saved animals from devastating climate change 
The shorelines of ancient Alberta, British Columbia and the Canadian Arctic were an important refuge for some of the world's earliest animals, most of which were wiped out by a mysterious global extinction event some 252 million years ago.
The shorelines of ancient Alberta, British Columbia and the Canadian Arctic were an important refuge for some of the world's earliest animals, most of which were wiped out by a mysterious global extinction event some 252 million years ago.
Paleontology
Source: University of Calgary
Posted on: Wednesday, Oct 01, 2008, 8:33am
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Source: University of Calgary
Posted on: Wednesday, Oct 01, 2008, 8:33am
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Meat-eating dinosaur from Argentina had bird-like breathing system
The remains of a 30-foot-long predatory dinosaur discovered along the banks of Argentina's Rio Colorado is helping to unravel how birds evolved their unusual breathing system.
The remains of a 30-foot-long predatory dinosaur discovered along the banks of Argentina's Rio Colorado is helping to unravel how birds evolved their unusual breathing system.
Paleontology
Source: University of Michigan
Posted on: Monday, Sep 29, 2008, 4:52pm
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Source: University of Michigan
Posted on: Monday, Sep 29, 2008, 4:52pm
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Fossils Tell of Mass Exodus From Sea to Land
New fossils of the first land animals suggest there was quite a rush to get ashore.
New fossils of the first land animals suggest there was quite a rush to get ashore.
Paleontology
Source: Discovery Channel
Posted on: Wednesday, Sep 24, 2008, 11:58am
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Source: Discovery Channel
Posted on: Wednesday, Sep 24, 2008, 11:58am
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America's smallest dinosaur uncovered
An unusual breed of dinosaur that was the size of a chicken, ran on two legs and scoured the ancient forest floor for termites is the smallest dinosaur species found in North America, according to a University of Calgary researcher who analyzed bones found during the excavation of an ancient bone bed near Red Deer, Alberta.
An unusual breed of dinosaur that was the size of a chicken, ran on two legs and scoured the ancient forest floor for termites is the smallest dinosaur species found in North America, according to a University of Calgary researcher who analyzed bones found during the excavation of an ancient bone bed near Red Deer, Alberta.
Paleontology
Source: University of Calgary
Posted on: Tuesday, Sep 23, 2008, 11:44am
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Source: University of Calgary
Posted on: Tuesday, Sep 23, 2008, 11:44am
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What’s in a dinosaur name?
A new species of dinosaur is named somewhere in the world every two weeks. But are they all new species, or do the newly-discovered bones really belong to a dinosaur already identified?
A new species of dinosaur is named somewhere in the world every two weeks. But are they all new species, or do the newly-discovered bones really belong to a dinosaur already identified?
Paleontology
Source: University of Bristol
Posted on: Wednesday, Sep 17, 2008, 8:23am
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Source: University of Bristol
Posted on: Wednesday, Sep 17, 2008, 8:23am
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Early Fossil Whales Used Well Developed Back Legs for Swimming
Reporting in the latest issue of the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, palaeontologist Mark D. Uhen of the Alabama Museum of Natural History describes new fossils from Alabama and Mississippi that pinpoint where tail flukes developed in the evolution of whales.
Reporting in the latest issue of the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, palaeontologist Mark D. Uhen of the Alabama Museum of Natural History describes new fossils from Alabama and Mississippi that pinpoint where tail flukes developed in the evolution of whales.
Paleontology
Source: Newswise
Posted on: Friday, Sep 12, 2008, 8:43am
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Source: Newswise
Posted on: Friday, Sep 12, 2008, 8:43am
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My, what big teeth you had! Extinct species had large teeth on roof of mouth
When the world's land was congealed in one supercontinent 240 million years ago, Antarctica wasn't the forbiddingly icy place it is now. But paleontologists have found a previously unknown amphibious predator species that probably still made it less than hospitable.
When the world's land was congealed in one supercontinent 240 million years ago, Antarctica wasn't the forbiddingly icy place it is now. But paleontologists have found a previously unknown amphibious predator species that probably still made it less than hospitable.
Paleontology
Source: University of Washington
Posted on: Friday, Sep 12, 2008, 8:17am
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Source: University of Washington
Posted on: Friday, Sep 12, 2008, 8:17am
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Dinosaurs' 'superiority' challenged by their crocodile cousins
In a paper published today in Science, Steve Brusatte and Professor Mike Benton challenge the general consensus among scientists that there must have been something special about dinosaurs that helped them rise to prominence.
In a paper published today in Science, Steve Brusatte and Professor Mike Benton challenge the general consensus among scientists that there must have been something special about dinosaurs that helped them rise to prominence.
Paleontology
Source: University of Bristol
Posted on: Thursday, Sep 11, 2008, 1:33pm
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Source: University of Bristol
Posted on: Thursday, Sep 11, 2008, 1:33pm
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New evidence implicates humans in prehistoric animal extinctions
Research led by UK and Australian scientists sheds new light on the role that our ancestors played in the extinction of Australia's prehistoric animals.
Research led by UK and Australian scientists sheds new light on the role that our ancestors played in the extinction of Australia's prehistoric animals.
Paleontology
Source: University of Exeter
Posted on: Monday, Aug 11, 2008, 4:42pm
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Source: University of Exeter
Posted on: Monday, Aug 11, 2008, 4:42pm
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2.5 million-year-old mastodon unearthed in Romania
Miners in Romania have unearthed the skeleton of a 2.5 million-year-old mastodon, believed to be one of the best preserved in Europe, a local official said Friday.
Miners in Romania have unearthed the skeleton of a 2.5 million-year-old mastodon, believed to be one of the best preserved in Europe, a local official said Friday.
Paleontology
Source: USA Today
Posted on: Monday, Aug 11, 2008, 10:47am
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Source: USA Today
Posted on: Monday, Aug 11, 2008, 10:47am
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Rare Antarctic fossils reveal extinction of tundra before full polar climate arrived
An international research team in Antarctica has reported the discovery of exceptionally well-preserved freshwater fossils including mosses, microscopic one-celled algae, known as diatoms, small fresh water crustaceans, and insects that represent the last traces of tundra in the southernmost region of the continent
An international research team in Antarctica has reported the discovery of exceptionally well-preserved freshwater fossils including mosses, microscopic one-celled algae, known as diatoms, small fresh water crustaceans, and insects that represent the last traces of tundra in the southernmost region of the continent
Paleontology
Source: Boston University
Posted on: Tuesday, Aug 05, 2008, 11:11am
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Source: Boston University
Posted on: Tuesday, Aug 05, 2008, 11:11am
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Dino-Era Fish Head Found in Garden?
A seaside stone that had been decorating a home owner's ornamental pond for 15 years might actually be an 80-million-year-old fossilized fish head, experts say.
A seaside stone that had been decorating a home owner's ornamental pond for 15 years might actually be an 80-million-year-old fossilized fish head, experts say.
Paleontology
Source: National Geographic
Posted on: Wednesday, Jul 30, 2008, 8:51am
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Source: National Geographic
Posted on: Wednesday, Jul 30, 2008, 8:51am
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New research challenges notion that dinosaur soft tissues still survive
Paleontologists in 2005 hailed research that apparently showed that soft, pliable tissues had been recovered from dissolved dinosaur bones, a major finding that would substantially widen the known range of preserved biomolecules.
Paleontologists in 2005 hailed research that apparently showed that soft, pliable tissues had been recovered from dissolved dinosaur bones, a major finding that would substantially widen the known range of preserved biomolecules.
Paleontology
Source: University of Washington
Posted on: Wednesday, Jul 30, 2008, 8:50am
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Source: University of Washington
Posted on: Wednesday, Jul 30, 2008, 8:50am
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Scientists Aim Camera at Fossilized Dino Tracks
Scientists get pterodactyl's-eye-view of fossilized dinosaur tracks.
Scientists get pterodactyl's-eye-view of fossilized dinosaur tracks.
Paleontology
Source: ABC News
Posted on: Tuesday, Jul 29, 2008, 9:05am
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Source: ABC News
Posted on: Tuesday, Jul 29, 2008, 9:05am
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Piecing together an extinct lemur, large as a big baboon
Penn State researchers have used computed tomography (CT) technology to virtually glue newly-discovered skull fragments of a rare extinct lemur back into its partial skull, which was discovered over a century ago.
Penn State researchers have used computed tomography (CT) technology to virtually glue newly-discovered skull fragments of a rare extinct lemur back into its partial skull, which was discovered over a century ago.
Paleontology
Source: Penn State
Posted on: Tuesday, Jul 29, 2008, 9:05am
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Source: Penn State
Posted on: Tuesday, Jul 29, 2008, 9:05am
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The Surprising History of America's Wild Horses
Modern horses, zebras, and asses belong to the genus Equus, the only surviving genus in a once diverse family, the Equidae. Based on fossil records, the genus appears to have originated in North America about 4 million years ago and spread to Eurasia (presumably by crossing the Bering land bridge) 2 to 3 million years ago.
Modern horses, zebras, and asses belong to the genus Equus, the only surviving genus in a once diverse family, the Equidae. Based on fossil records, the genus appears to have originated in North America about 4 million years ago and spread to Eurasia (presumably by crossing the Bering land bridge) 2 to 3 million years ago.
Paleontology
Source: LiveScience
Posted on: Friday, Jul 25, 2008, 11:15am
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Source: LiveScience
Posted on: Friday, Jul 25, 2008, 11:15am
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Scientists Recover Complete Dinosaur Skeleton
Japanese, Mongolian scientists recover complete skeleton of young dinosaur.
Japanese, Mongolian scientists recover complete skeleton of young dinosaur.
Paleontology
Source: ABC News
Posted on: Thursday, Jul 24, 2008, 9:02am
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Source: ABC News
Posted on: Thursday, Jul 24, 2008, 9:02am
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Unique fossil discovery shows Antarctic was once much warmer
A new fossil discovery- the first of its kind from the whole of the Antarctic continent- provides scientists with new evidence to support the theory that the polar region was once much warmer.
A new fossil discovery- the first of its kind from the whole of the Antarctic continent- provides scientists with new evidence to support the theory that the polar region was once much warmer.
Paleontology
Source: University of Leicester
Posted on: Wednesday, Jul 23, 2008, 9:13am
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Source: University of Leicester
Posted on: Wednesday, Jul 23, 2008, 9:13am
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Was it a bird or was it a plane?
Archaeopteryx is famous as the world's oldest bird, but reptiles were flying about some 50 million years earlier than that (225 million years ago), even before large dinosaurs roamed the Earth.
Archaeopteryx is famous as the world's oldest bird, but reptiles were flying about some 50 million years earlier than that (225 million years ago), even before large dinosaurs roamed the Earth.
Paleontology
Source: University of Bristol
Posted on: Tuesday, Jul 15, 2008, 9:05am
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Source: University of Bristol
Posted on: Tuesday, Jul 15, 2008, 9:05am
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Researcher leads worldwide study on marine fossil diversity
It took a decade of painstaking study, the cooperation of hundreds of researchers, and a database of more than 200,000 fossil records, but John Alroy thinks he's disproved much of the conventional wisdom about the diversity of marine fossils and extinction rates.
It took a decade of painstaking study, the cooperation of hundreds of researchers, and a database of more than 200,000 fossil records, but John Alroy thinks he's disproved much of the conventional wisdom about the diversity of marine fossils and extinction rates.
Paleontology
Source: University of California - Santa Barbara
Posted on: Friday, Jul 11, 2008, 9:05am
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Source: University of California - Santa Barbara
Posted on: Friday, Jul 11, 2008, 9:05am
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Flatfish fossils fill in evolutionary missing link
Hidden away in museums for more that 100 years, some recently rediscovered flatfish fossils have filled a puzzling gap in the story of evolution and answered a question that initially stumped even Charles Darwin.
Hidden away in museums for more that 100 years, some recently rediscovered flatfish fossils have filled a puzzling gap in the story of evolution and answered a question that initially stumped even Charles Darwin.
Paleontology
Source: University of Chicago Medical Center
Posted on: Wednesday, Jul 09, 2008, 12:43pm
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Source: University of Chicago Medical Center
Posted on: Wednesday, Jul 09, 2008, 12:43pm
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Big brains arose twice in higher primates
After taking a fresh look at an old fossil, John Flynn, Frick Curator of Paleontology at the American Museum of Natural History, and colleagues determined that the brains of the ancestors of modern Neotropical primates were as small as those of their early fossil simian counterparts in the Old World.
After taking a fresh look at an old fossil, John Flynn, Frick Curator of Paleontology at the American Museum of Natural History, and colleagues determined that the brains of the ancestors of modern Neotropical primates were as small as those of their early fossil simian counterparts in the Old World.
Evolution
Source: American Museum of Natural History
Posted on: Wednesday, Jul 09, 2008, 10:37am
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Source: American Museum of Natural History
Posted on: Wednesday, Jul 09, 2008, 10:37am
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Fossil feathers preserve evidence of color, say Yale scientists
The traces of organic material found in fossil feathers are remnants of pigments that once gave birds their color, according to Yale scientists whose paper in Biology Letters opens up the potential to depict the original coloration of fossilized birds and their ancestors, the dinosaurs.
The traces of organic material found in fossil feathers are remnants of pigments that once gave birds their color, according to Yale scientists whose paper in Biology Letters opens up the potential to depict the original coloration of fossilized birds and their ancestors, the dinosaurs.
Paleontology
Source: Yale University
Posted on: Tuesday, Jul 08, 2008, 5:31pm
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Source: Yale University
Posted on: Tuesday, Jul 08, 2008, 5:31pm
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Ancient Giant Wombat Sex Differences Were Huge
Some weighed more than a pickup truck, others a small car. Despite their different sizes, Australia's ancient wombats belonged to a single species, a new study says.
Some weighed more than a pickup truck, others a small car. Despite their different sizes, Australia's ancient wombats belonged to a single species, a new study says.
Paleontology
Source: National Geographic
Posted on: Tuesday, Jun 24, 2008, 8:46am
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Source: National Geographic
Posted on: Tuesday, Jun 24, 2008, 8:46am
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Utah announces 'major dinosaur fossil discovery'
A newly discovered batch of well-preserved dinosaur bones, petrified trees and even freshwater clams in southeastern Utah could provide new clues about life in the region some 150 million years ago.
A newly discovered batch of well-preserved dinosaur bones, petrified trees and even freshwater clams in southeastern Utah could provide new clues about life in the region some 150 million years ago.
Paleontology
Source: AOL News
Posted on: Tuesday, Jun 17, 2008, 8:57am
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Source: AOL News
Posted on: Tuesday, Jun 17, 2008, 8:57am
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Mysterious mountain dino may be a new species
A partial dinosaur skeleton unearthed in 1971 from a remote British Columbia site is the first ever found in Canadian mountains and may represent a new species, according to a recent examination by a University of Alberta researcher.
A partial dinosaur skeleton unearthed in 1971 from a remote British Columbia site is the first ever found in Canadian mountains and may represent a new species, according to a recent examination by a University of Alberta researcher.
Paleontology
Source: University of Alberta
Posted on: Thursday, Jun 12, 2008, 2:03pm
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Source: University of Alberta
Posted on: Thursday, Jun 12, 2008, 2:03pm
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Forget Indiana Jones: Dinosaur hunter Xu digs it
On this spring day, a renowned dinosaur hunter is visiting Five Generation Gully, a dusty site near here in Liaoning province, to look at some newly discovered bones.
On this spring day, a renowned dinosaur hunter is visiting Five Generation Gully, a dusty site near here in Liaoning province, to look at some newly discovered bones.
Paleontology
Source: USA Today
Posted on: Tuesday, Jun 10, 2008, 8:51am
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Source: USA Today
Posted on: Tuesday, Jun 10, 2008, 8:51am
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Scientists find 245 million-year-old burrows of land vertebrates in Antarctica
For the first time paleontologists have found fossilized burrows of tetrapods – any land vertebrates with four legs or leglike appendages – in Antarctica dating from the Early Triassic epoch, about 245 million years ago.
For the first time paleontologists have found fossilized burrows of tetrapods – any land vertebrates with four legs or leglike appendages – in Antarctica dating from the Early Triassic epoch, about 245 million years ago.
Paleontology
Source: University of Washington
Posted on: Monday, Jun 09, 2008, 8:49am
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Source: University of Washington
Posted on: Monday, Jun 09, 2008, 8:49am
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Dinosaur diggers bring mobile lab, new techniques to Eastern Montana
Scientists who dig dinosaurs in Eastern Montana will now be able to chemically analyze fossils the same day they're excavated and before degrading begins.
Scientists who dig dinosaurs in Eastern Montana will now be able to chemically analyze fossils the same day they're excavated and before degrading begins.
Paleontology
Source: Montana State University
Posted on: Friday, Jun 06, 2008, 1:38pm
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Source: Montana State University
Posted on: Friday, Jun 06, 2008, 1:38pm
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Rodent Bones of Contention
Rat fossils may settle dispute over when humans reached New Zealand
Rat fossils may settle dispute over when humans reached New Zealand
Paleontology
Source: Science
Posted on: Tuesday, Jun 03, 2008, 9:08am
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Source: Science
Posted on: Tuesday, Jun 03, 2008, 9:08am
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