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The oldest pregnant mum
Devonian fossilized fish contains an embryo.
Devonian fossilized fish contains an embryo.
Paleontology
Source: Nature
Posted on: Thursday, May 29, 2008, 8:03am
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Source: Nature
Posted on: Thursday, May 29, 2008, 8:03am
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Giant flying reptiles preferred to walk 
New research into gigantic flying reptiles has found that they weren’t all gull-like predators grabbing fish from the water but that some were strongly adapted for life on the ground.
New research into gigantic flying reptiles has found that they weren’t all gull-like predators grabbing fish from the water but that some were strongly adapted for life on the ground.
Paleontology
Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Wednesday, May 28, 2008, 9:00am
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Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Wednesday, May 28, 2008, 9:00am
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Scientists find first dinosaur tracks on Arabian Peninsula
Scientists have discovered the first dinosaur tracks on the Arabian Peninsula. In the May 21 issue of the journal PLoS ONE, they report evidence of a large ornithopod dinosaur, as well as a herd of 11 sauropods walking along a Mesozoic coastal mudflat in what is now the Republic of Yemen.
Scientists have discovered the first dinosaur tracks on the Arabian Peninsula. In the May 21 issue of the journal PLoS ONE, they report evidence of a large ornithopod dinosaur, as well as a herd of 11 sauropods walking along a Mesozoic coastal mudflat in what is now the Republic of Yemen.
Paleontology
Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Wednesday, May 21, 2008, 8:24am
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Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Wednesday, May 21, 2008, 8:24am
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Dino-Era Bird Fossil Found; One of Oldest Known
The 131-million-year-old Confucius bird was built more aerodynamically than earlier fliers such as Archaeopteryx.
The 131-million-year-old Confucius bird was built more aerodynamically than earlier fliers such as Archaeopteryx.
Paleontology
Source: National Geographic
Posted on: Wednesday, May 07, 2008, 10:24am
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Source: National Geographic
Posted on: Wednesday, May 07, 2008, 10:24am
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U.S. to return stolen dinosaur eggs to Argentina
A senior U.S. Homeland Security official is in Argentina to discuss money laundering, human trafficking — and dinosaur eggs.
A senior U.S. Homeland Security official is in Argentina to discuss money laundering, human trafficking — and dinosaur eggs.
Paleontology
Source: USA Today
Posted on: Tuesday, May 06, 2008, 8:54am
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Source: USA Today
Posted on: Tuesday, May 06, 2008, 8:54am
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Neandertals Had Big Mouths, Gaped Widely
Jaw and facial structures in the ancient human relatives show that they could open unusually wide, although researchers are stumped as to why they had this ability.
Jaw and facial structures in the ancient human relatives show that they could open unusually wide, although researchers are stumped as to why they had this ability.
Paleontology
Source: National Geographic
Posted on: Monday, May 05, 2008, 9:12am
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Source: National Geographic
Posted on: Monday, May 05, 2008, 9:12am
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You are what you eat? Maybe not for ancient man
Careful analysis of microscopic abrasions on the teeth of early human “cousins” by resesarchers at Johns Hopkins, University of Arkansas, Cambridge University and Stony Brook University show that although equipped with thick enamel, large jaws and powerful chewing muscles, this ancient species may not have eaten the nuts, seeds or roots their anatomy suggests.
Careful analysis of microscopic abrasions on the teeth of early human “cousins” by resesarchers at Johns Hopkins, University of Arkansas, Cambridge University and Stony Brook University show that although equipped with thick enamel, large jaws and powerful chewing muscles, this ancient species may not have eaten the nuts, seeds or roots their anatomy suggests.
Paleontology
Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Wednesday, Apr 30, 2008, 8:52am
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Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Wednesday, Apr 30, 2008, 8:52am
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Ancient Praying Mantis Found in Amber
An 87-million-year-old praying mantis found encased in amber in Japan may be a "missing link" between mantises from the Cretaceous period and modern-day insects.
An 87-million-year-old praying mantis found encased in amber in Japan may be a "missing link" between mantises from the Cretaceous period and modern-day insects.
Paleontology
Source: National Geographic
Posted on: Monday, Apr 28, 2008, 9:23am
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Source: National Geographic
Posted on: Monday, Apr 28, 2008, 9:23am
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Tempest in a Hobbit Tooth
Controversial proposal suggests that diminutive Indonesian hominid visited the dentist
Controversial proposal suggests that diminutive Indonesian hominid visited the dentist
Paleontology
Source: Science
Posted on: Friday, Apr 25, 2008, 9:11am
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Source: Science
Posted on: Friday, Apr 25, 2008, 9:11am
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Video: Ancient serpent shows its leg
Scientists use X-rays to find the lost rear limb of a fossil snake locked in 92-million-year-old Lebanese limestone.
Scientists use X-rays to find the lost rear limb of a fossil snake locked in 92-million-year-old Lebanese limestone.
Paleontology
Source: BBC News
Posted on: Thursday, Apr 10, 2008, 10:24am
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Source: BBC News
Posted on: Thursday, Apr 10, 2008, 10:24am
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"Lyuba" gives scientists glimpse of mammoth insides
Russian scientists say they have obtained the most detailed pictures so far of the insides of a prehistoric animal, with the help of a baby mammoth called Lyuba found immaculately preserved in the Russian Arctic.
Russian scientists say they have obtained the most detailed pictures so far of the insides of a prehistoric animal, with the help of a baby mammoth called Lyuba found immaculately preserved in the Russian Arctic.
Paleontology
Source: Reuters
Posted on: Thursday, Apr 10, 2008, 9:25am
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Source: Reuters
Posted on: Thursday, Apr 10, 2008, 9:25am
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Scientists discover 356 animal inclusions trapped in 100 million years old opaque amber
Paleontologists from the University of Rennes (France) and the ESRF have found the presence of 356 animal inclusions in completely opaque amber from mid-Cretaceous sites of Charentes (France).
Paleontologists from the University of Rennes (France) and the ESRF have found the presence of 356 animal inclusions in completely opaque amber from mid-Cretaceous sites of Charentes (France).
Paleontology
Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Tuesday, Apr 01, 2008, 12:29pm
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Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Tuesday, Apr 01, 2008, 12:29pm
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Climate change and human hunting combine to drive the woolly mammoth extinct
Does the human species have mammoth blood on its hands? Scientists have long debated the relative importance of hunting by our ancestors and change in global climate in consigning the mammoth to the history books.
Does the human species have mammoth blood on its hands? Scientists have long debated the relative importance of hunting by our ancestors and change in global climate in consigning the mammoth to the history books.
Paleontology
Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Tuesday, Apr 01, 2008, 9:35am
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Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Tuesday, Apr 01, 2008, 9:35am
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Virtual smash-ups show teenaged dome-skulled dinos could knock heads
After half a century of debate, a University of Alberta researcher has confirmed that dome-headed dinosaurs called pachycephalosaurs could collide with each other during courtship combat.
After half a century of debate, a University of Alberta researcher has confirmed that dome-headed dinosaurs called pachycephalosaurs could collide with each other during courtship combat.
Paleontology
Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Monday, Mar 31, 2008, 9:55am
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Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Monday, Mar 31, 2008, 9:55am
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Brazil finds prehistoric "Sea Warrior" crocodile
A fossil of a new marine crocodile species found in Brazil shows the reptiles survived the extinction of dinosaurs 65 million years ago
A fossil of a new marine crocodile species found in Brazil shows the reptiles survived the extinction of dinosaurs 65 million years ago
Paleontology
Source: Reuters
Posted on: Thursday, Mar 27, 2008, 11:37am
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Source: Reuters
Posted on: Thursday, Mar 27, 2008, 11:37am
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Dinosaur lured mates with giant horns
Scientists have discovered a new species of plant-eating dinosaur in Mexico whose large neck frill and three giant horns helped it attract mates and fight predators on a jungly beach 72 million years ago.
Scientists have discovered a new species of plant-eating dinosaur in Mexico whose large neck frill and three giant horns helped it attract mates and fight predators on a jungly beach 72 million years ago.
Paleontology
Source: Reuters
Posted on: Tuesday, Mar 25, 2008, 9:57am
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Source: Reuters
Posted on: Tuesday, Mar 25, 2008, 9:57am
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Upright Walking Began 6 Million Years Ago
A shape comparison of the most complete fossil femur (thigh bone) of one of the earliest known pre-humans, or hominins, with the femora of living apes, modern humans and other fossils, indicates the earliest form of bipedalism occurred at least six million years ago and persisted for at least four million years.
A shape comparison of the most complete fossil femur (thigh bone) of one of the earliest known pre-humans, or hominins, with the femora of living apes, modern humans and other fossils, indicates the earliest form of bipedalism occurred at least six million years ago and persisted for at least four million years.
Paleontology
Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Thursday, Mar 20, 2008, 2:47pm
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Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Thursday, Mar 20, 2008, 2:47pm
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Ancient reptile rises from Alberta oil sands
Dinosaur-era sea creature named for Calgary scientist after being unearthed at Syncrude mine
Dinosaur-era sea creature named for Calgary scientist after being unearthed at Syncrude mine
Paleontology
Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Thursday, Mar 20, 2008, 10:12am
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Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Thursday, Mar 20, 2008, 10:12am
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Good luck indeed: 53 million-year-old rabbit's foot bones found
One day last spring, fossil hunter and anatomy professor Kenneth Rose, Ph.D. was displaying the bones of a jackrabbit’s foot as part of a seminar at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine when something about the shape of the bones looked oddly familiar.
One day last spring, fossil hunter and anatomy professor Kenneth Rose, Ph.D. was displaying the bones of a jackrabbit’s foot as part of a seminar at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine when something about the shape of the bones looked oddly familiar.
Paleontology
Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Wednesday, Mar 19, 2008, 4:25pm
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Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Wednesday, Mar 19, 2008, 4:25pm
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Workers Uncovering Mummified Dinosaur
Workers Painstakingly Uncover Rare Mummified Dinosaur Found in North Dakota
Workers Painstakingly Uncover Rare Mummified Dinosaur Found in North Dakota
Paleontology
Source: ABC News
Posted on: Tuesday, Mar 18, 2008, 9:31am
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Source: ABC News
Posted on: Tuesday, Mar 18, 2008, 9:31am
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Clovis-age overkill didn't take out California's flightless sea duck
Clovis-age natives, often noted for overhunting during their brief dominance in a primitive North America, deserve clemency in the case of California's flightless sea duck. New evidence says it took thousands of years for the duck to die out.
Clovis-age natives, often noted for overhunting during their brief dominance in a primitive North America, deserve clemency in the case of California's flightless sea duck. New evidence says it took thousands of years for the duck to die out.
Paleontology
Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Monday, Mar 17, 2008, 1:32pm
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Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Monday, Mar 17, 2008, 1:32pm
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Modern Turtles Much Younger Than Thought?
New fossil from Argentina strengthens argument for more recent origins
New fossil from Argentina strengthens argument for more recent origins
Paleontology
Source: Science
Posted on: Friday, Mar 14, 2008, 8:08am
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Source: Science
Posted on: Friday, Mar 14, 2008, 8:08am
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Ancient Flying Reptiles Likely Had Sex As Youths
Pterosaurs, like their dinosaur relatives, probably lived fast and died young, a new study says.
Pterosaurs, like their dinosaur relatives, probably lived fast and died young, a new study says.
Paleontology
Source: National Geographic
Posted on: Thursday, Mar 13, 2008, 8:42am
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Source: National Geographic
Posted on: Thursday, Mar 13, 2008, 8:42am
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The seven deadliest dinosaurs
Ever wonder how dinosaurs prepared supper? From a bone crusher to a family diner, these prehistoric monsters were dead serious at mealtime.
Ever wonder how dinosaurs prepared supper? From a bone crusher to a family diner, these prehistoric monsters were dead serious at mealtime.
Paleontology
Source: MSNBC
Posted on: Wednesday, Mar 12, 2008, 8:35am
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Source: MSNBC
Posted on: Wednesday, Mar 12, 2008, 8:35am
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Dino-Era Feathers Found Encased in Amber
The seven tiny feathers could fill a key gap in the puzzle of how dinosaurs gave rise to flying birds, a new study says.
The seven tiny feathers could fill a key gap in the puzzle of how dinosaurs gave rise to flying birds, a new study says.
Paleontology
Source: National Geographic
Posted on: Wednesday, Mar 12, 2008, 8:34am
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Source: National Geographic
Posted on: Wednesday, Mar 12, 2008, 8:34am
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Fossil Hunt Finds Warning for Warming Earth
Fossilized leaves provide clues for how ecosystems responded to global warming in past.
Fossilized leaves provide clues for how ecosystems responded to global warming in past.
Paleontology
Source: LiveScience
Posted on: Saturday, Mar 08, 2008, 11:57am
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Source: LiveScience
Posted on: Saturday, Mar 08, 2008, 11:57am
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International team announces discovery of massive Jurassic marine reptile
University of Alaska Museum of the North earth sciences curator Patrick Druckenmiller spent several weeks last summer working with a Norwegian research team to excavate a large pliosaur specimen in the remote Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard. At the time, they knew the Jurassic fossil was significant.
University of Alaska Museum of the North earth sciences curator Patrick Druckenmiller spent several weeks last summer working with a Norwegian research team to excavate a large pliosaur specimen in the remote Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard. At the time, they knew the Jurassic fossil was significant.
Paleontology
Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Wednesday, Mar 05, 2008, 9:58am
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Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Wednesday, Mar 05, 2008, 9:58am
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Sea reptile is biggest on record
A fossilised "sea monster" unearthed on an Arctic island is the largest marine reptile known to science, Norwegian scientists have announced.
A fossilised "sea monster" unearthed on an Arctic island is the largest marine reptile known to science, Norwegian scientists have announced.
Paleontology
Source: BBC News
Posted on: Wednesday, Feb 27, 2008, 8:52am
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Source: BBC News
Posted on: Wednesday, Feb 27, 2008, 8:52am
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Petrified Animals Died Quickly
At least it was a quick death.
At least it was a quick death.
Paleontology
Source: LiveScience
Posted on: Wednesday, Feb 27, 2008, 8:51am
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Source: LiveScience
Posted on: Wednesday, Feb 27, 2008, 8:51am
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Fossil finds are rabbit forebears
Scientists find the fossilised remains of mammals that were related to present-day rabbits and hares.
Scientists find the fossilised remains of mammals that were related to present-day rabbits and hares.
Paleontology
Source: BBC News
Posted on: Saturday, Feb 23, 2008, 10:30am
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Source: BBC News
Posted on: Saturday, Feb 23, 2008, 10:30am
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