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China says finds fossil of new dinosaur species
Scientists have found the fossil of a new herbivorous dinosaur species that stood five meters (5.5 yards) high and lived 60 million years ago, the official Xinhua agency reported on Thursday.
Scientists have found the fossil of a new herbivorous dinosaur species that stood five meters (5.5 yards) high and lived 60 million years ago, the official Xinhua agency reported on Thursday.
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Source: Reuters
Posted on: Thursday, Feb 21, 2008, 7:59am
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Source: Reuters
Posted on: Thursday, Feb 21, 2008, 7:59am
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Giant frog jumps continents 
A giant frog fossil from Madagascar dubbed Beelzebufo or ‘the frog from Hell' has been identified by scientists from UCL (University College London) and Stony Brook University, New York.
A giant frog fossil from Madagascar dubbed Beelzebufo or ‘the frog from Hell' has been identified by scientists from UCL (University College London) and Stony Brook University, New York.
Paleontology
Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Tuesday, Feb 19, 2008, 7:58am
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Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Tuesday, Feb 19, 2008, 7:58am
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New meat-eating dinosaur duo from Sahara ate like hyenas, sharks
Two new 110 million-year-old dinosaurs unearthed in the Sahara Desert highlight the unusual meat-eaters that prowled southern continents during the Cretaceous Period.
Two new 110 million-year-old dinosaurs unearthed in the Sahara Desert highlight the unusual meat-eaters that prowled southern continents during the Cretaceous Period.
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Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Thursday, Feb 14, 2008, 7:42am
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Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Thursday, Feb 14, 2008, 7:42am
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New dinosaur from Mexico offers insights into ancient life on West America
A new species of dinosaur unearthed in Mexico is giving scientists fresh insights into the ancient history of western North America, according to an international research team led by scientists from the Utah Museum of Natural History at the University of Utah.
A new species of dinosaur unearthed in Mexico is giving scientists fresh insights into the ancient history of western North America, according to an international research team led by scientists from the Utah Museum of Natural History at the University of Utah.
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Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Tuesday, Feb 12, 2008, 2:38pm
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Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Tuesday, Feb 12, 2008, 2:38pm
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Fossil record suggests insect assaults on foliage may increase with warming globe
With implications for present climate, new data links past spike in temperature with increased voraciousness of plant-eating insects
With implications for present climate, new data links past spike in temperature with increased voraciousness of plant-eating insects
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Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Tuesday, Feb 12, 2008, 8:17am
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Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Tuesday, Feb 12, 2008, 8:17am
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Tiny Pterodactyl Fossil Found
A pterodactyl so small that you could hold it in your hand glided in forest canopies in northeastern China where it feasted on insects 120 million years ago, new fossil remains suggest.
A pterodactyl so small that you could hold it in your hand glided in forest canopies in northeastern China where it feasted on insects 120 million years ago, new fossil remains suggest.
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Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Tuesday, Feb 12, 2008, 8:16am
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Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Tuesday, Feb 12, 2008, 8:16am
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Dinos' Veggie Diets Packed Surprising Punch
By mimicking the guts of the biggest dinosaurs, scientists now find the animals' diets of evergreens and ferns were more nourishing than previously thought.
By mimicking the guts of the biggest dinosaurs, scientists now find the animals' diets of evergreens and ferns were more nourishing than previously thought.
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Source: LiveScience
Posted on: Wednesday, Feb 06, 2008, 9:49am
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Source: LiveScience
Posted on: Wednesday, Feb 06, 2008, 9:49am
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Fossil reptiles mired in controversy
An ethics row has broken out among palaeontologists over the naming of aetosaurs, a type of ancient armoured reptile.
An ethics row has broken out among palaeontologists over the naming of aetosaurs, a type of ancient armoured reptile.
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Source: Nature
Posted on: Thursday, Jan 31, 2008, 11:27am
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Source: Nature
Posted on: Thursday, Jan 31, 2008, 11:27am
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Oldest Horseshoe Crab Fossil Discovered
Nearly a half a billion years ago, tiny horseshoe crabs crept along the shorelines much like today's larger versions do, new fossil evidence suggests.
Nearly a half a billion years ago, tiny horseshoe crabs crept along the shorelines much like today's larger versions do, new fossil evidence suggests.
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Source: LiveScience
Posted on: Monday, Jan 28, 2008, 11:14am
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Source: LiveScience
Posted on: Monday, Jan 28, 2008, 11:14am
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Rodent of unusual size discovered
It’s definitely not a rodent you’d want to wrestle with. A fossil found along the South American coast hints that a beast weighing more than 1,000 kilograms once roamed there. Researchers say that it is the largest rodent known to have existed.
It’s definitely not a rodent you’d want to wrestle with. A fossil found along the South American coast hints that a beast weighing more than 1,000 kilograms once roamed there. Researchers say that it is the largest rodent known to have existed.
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Source: Nature
Posted on: Wednesday, Jan 16, 2008, 9:47am
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Source: Nature
Posted on: Wednesday, Jan 16, 2008, 9:47am
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T. rex had teen pregnancies
Dinosaurs had pregnancies as early as age 8, far before they reached their maximum adult size, a new study finds.
Dinosaurs had pregnancies as early as age 8, far before they reached their maximum adult size, a new study finds.
Paleontology
Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Tuesday, Jan 15, 2008, 9:25am
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Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Tuesday, Jan 15, 2008, 9:25am
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Unusual Fish-eating Dinosaur Had Crocodile-like Skull
An unusual dinosaur has been shown to have a skull that functioned like a fish-eating crocodile, despite looking like a dinosaur. It also possessed two huge hand claws, perhaps used as grappling hooks to lift fish from the water.
An unusual dinosaur has been shown to have a skull that functioned like a fish-eating crocodile, despite looking like a dinosaur. It also possessed two huge hand claws, perhaps used as grappling hooks to lift fish from the water.
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Source: Science Daily
Posted on: Monday, Jan 14, 2008, 11:01am
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Source: Science Daily
Posted on: Monday, Jan 14, 2008, 11:01am
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Dino tracker finds trove of prints in D.C. suburb
Self-taught tracker Ray Stanford has amassed an unprecedented collection of footprints left behind 112 million years ago.
Self-taught tracker Ray Stanford has amassed an unprecedented collection of footprints left behind 112 million years ago.
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Source: USA Today
Posted on: Monday, Jan 14, 2008, 11:01am
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Source: USA Today
Posted on: Monday, Jan 14, 2008, 11:01am
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Flesh wound reveals dino secrets
A fossil unearthed in China has given scientists a rare glimpse of what dinosaurs were like in the flesh.
A fossil unearthed in China has given scientists a rare glimpse of what dinosaurs were like in the flesh.
Paleontology
Source: BBC News
Posted on: Wednesday, Jan 09, 2008, 10:05am
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Source: BBC News
Posted on: Wednesday, Jan 09, 2008, 10:05am
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Newfound Carnivores of the Caveman Era
Our ancestors had lots of predators and competitors to worry about — saber-toothed cats, dire wolves and even giant man-eating birds of prey.
Our ancestors had lots of predators and competitors to worry about — saber-toothed cats, dire wolves and even giant man-eating birds of prey.
Paleontology
Source: LiveScience
Posted on: Tuesday, Jan 08, 2008, 9:12am
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Source: LiveScience
Posted on: Tuesday, Jan 08, 2008, 9:12am
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France was once an Amazon-like jungle
Where the Champs Elysee, the Eiffel Tower and sprawling vineyards now stand, there might once have been an Amazon-like jungle.
Where the Champs Elysee, the Eiffel Tower and sprawling vineyards now stand, there might once have been an Amazon-like jungle.
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Source: MSNBC
Posted on: Saturday, Jan 05, 2008, 2:27pm
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Source: MSNBC
Posted on: Saturday, Jan 05, 2008, 2:27pm
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Insect attack may have finished off dinosaurs
Asteroid impacts or massive volcanic flows might have occurred around the time dinosaurs became extinct, but a new book argues that the mightiest creatures the world has ever known may have been brought down by a tiny, much less dramatic force – biting, disease-carrying insects.
Asteroid impacts or massive volcanic flows might have occurred around the time dinosaurs became extinct, but a new book argues that the mightiest creatures the world has ever known may have been brought down by a tiny, much less dramatic force – biting, disease-carrying insects.
Paleontology
Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Thursday, Jan 03, 2008, 9:12am
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Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Thursday, Jan 03, 2008, 9:12am
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Ancient Pandas Competed With Giant Apes for Bamboo
Bamboo-dependent pandas competed with ten-foot apes—and maybe even early humans—for food and territory in ancient China, say scientists familiar with new fossils.
Bamboo-dependent pandas competed with ten-foot apes—and maybe even early humans—for food and territory in ancient China, say scientists familiar with new fossils.
Paleontology
Source: National Geographic
Posted on: Friday, Dec 28, 2007, 4:00pm
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Source: National Geographic
Posted on: Friday, Dec 28, 2007, 4:00pm
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Top 10 Dinosaur and Fossil Finds of 2007
A "mummified" dinosaur, a frozen baby mammoth, and prehistoric penguins the size of people were among the ancient creatures that starred in our most popular paleontology stories of 2007.
A "mummified" dinosaur, a frozen baby mammoth, and prehistoric penguins the size of people were among the ancient creatures that starred in our most popular paleontology stories of 2007.
Paleontology
Source: National Geographic
Posted on: Friday, Dec 28, 2007, 4:00pm
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Source: National Geographic
Posted on: Friday, Dec 28, 2007, 4:00pm
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Ancient Oversized Armadillo-Like Species Discovered
A partial skeleton discovered high in the Andes in northern Chile represents a new species of an armadillo-like mammal that lived 18 million years ago.
A partial skeleton discovered high in the Andes in northern Chile represents a new species of an armadillo-like mammal that lived 18 million years ago.
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Source: LiveScience
Posted on: Thursday, Dec 13, 2007, 9:17am
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Source: LiveScience
Posted on: Thursday, Dec 13, 2007, 9:17am
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Student identifies enormous new carnivorous dinosaur
The remains of one of the largest meat-eating dinosaurs ever found have recently been recognized as representing a new species by a student working at the University of Bristol.
The remains of one of the largest meat-eating dinosaurs ever found have recently been recognized as representing a new species by a student working at the University of Bristol.
Paleontology
Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Wednesday, Dec 12, 2007, 10:32am
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Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Wednesday, Dec 12, 2007, 10:32am
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Massive dinosaur discovered in Antarctica sheds light on life, distribution of sauropodomorphs
A new genus and species of dinosaur from the Early Jurassic has been discovered in Antarctica. The massive plant-eating primitive sauropodomorph is called Glacialisaurus hammeri and lived about 190 million years ago.
A new genus and species of dinosaur from the Early Jurassic has been discovered in Antarctica. The massive plant-eating primitive sauropodomorph is called Glacialisaurus hammeri and lived about 190 million years ago.
Paleontology
Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Tuesday, Dec 11, 2007, 11:05am
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Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Tuesday, Dec 11, 2007, 11:05am
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Prehistoric Sea Reptile Remains Found
Scientists examining the skull, teeth and vertabrae of a 40-foot-long sea reptile unearthed in the Arctic think they may have stumbled across a previously undiscovered species of dinosaur.
Scientists examining the skull, teeth and vertabrae of a 40-foot-long sea reptile unearthed in the Arctic think they may have stumbled across a previously undiscovered species of dinosaur.
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Source: Wired
Posted on: Tuesday, Dec 04, 2007, 11:20am
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Source: Wired
Posted on: Tuesday, Dec 04, 2007, 11:20am
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There Once Was a Shark That Ate an Amphibian That Ate a Fish ...
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Source: LiveScience
Posted on: Tuesday, Nov 27, 2007, 8:55am
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Source: LiveScience
Posted on: Tuesday, Nov 27, 2007, 8:55am
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Dinosaurs rule at Carnegie museum
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Source: CNN.com
Posted on: Friday, Nov 23, 2007, 10:21am
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Source: CNN.com
Posted on: Friday, Nov 23, 2007, 10:21am
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Dinosaur + Vacuum-cleaner mouth + cow habits = awesome cheeseburger
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Source: National Geographic
Posted on: Friday, Nov 16, 2007, 9:01am
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Source: National Geographic
Posted on: Friday, Nov 16, 2007, 9:01am
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