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World's oldest sperm found in Queensland cave
Sample found in seed shrimp fossil at Riversleigh world heritage site is about 17 million years old and dates from Miocene epoch Continue reading...
Sample found in seed shrimp fossil at Riversleigh world heritage site is about 17 million years old and dates from Miocene epoch Continue reading...
Paleontology
Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Thursday, May 15, 2014, 7:46am
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Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Thursday, May 15, 2014, 7:46am
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Stolen dinosaur head reveals weird hybrid species
Palaeontologists have recovered the only known skull of a Deinocheirus, revealing that the species looked like a duck-billed cross between an ostrich and a camel
Palaeontologists have recovered the only known skull of a Deinocheirus, revealing that the species looked like a duck-billed cross between an ostrich and a camel
Paleontology
Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Tuesday, May 13, 2014, 8:06am
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Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Tuesday, May 13, 2014, 8:06am
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Fossils withdrawn from auction donated to new Kansas museum
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A collection of 85 million-year-old fossils including a fish as big as a great white shark with a face like a bulldog has been donated to a new Kansas museum after an outcry from scientists helped scrap a San Diego museum's plans to sell them at auction.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A collection of 85 million-year-old fossils including a fish as big as a great white shark with a face like a bulldog has been donated to a new Kansas museum after an outcry from scientists helped scrap a San Diego museum's plans to sell them at auction.
Paleontology
Source: Reuters
Posted on: Monday, May 12, 2014, 10:02am
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Source: Reuters
Posted on: Monday, May 12, 2014, 10:02am
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Scientists crown world heavyweight champion of dinosaurs
This guy could really throw his weight around.
This guy could really throw his weight around.
Paleontology
Source: Reuters
Posted on: Friday, May 09, 2014, 7:35am
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Source: Reuters
Posted on: Friday, May 09, 2014, 7:35am
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Long-Nosed Dino Was No Fluke
Unusual specimen suggests T. rex cousin spread far and wide
Unusual specimen suggests T. rex cousin spread far and wide
Paleontology
Source: Science
Posted on: Wednesday, May 07, 2014, 7:46am
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Source: Science
Posted on: Wednesday, May 07, 2014, 7:46am
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Jurassic predator had surprisingly sensitive snout
A CT scan of an exceptionally preserved pliosaur skull suggests the extinct marine predator may have used its sensitive snout to hunt its prey
A CT scan of an exceptionally preserved pliosaur skull suggests the extinct marine predator may have used its sensitive snout to hunt its prey
Paleontology
Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Friday, May 02, 2014, 7:55am
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Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Friday, May 02, 2014, 7:55am
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How do we know what we know about dinosaur behaviour?
It may seem like a fantasy to reconstruct how extinct animals behaved and how they lived, but palaeontologists are increasingly getting to grips with this difficult subject
It may seem like a fantasy to reconstruct how extinct animals behaved and how they lived, but palaeontologists are increasingly getting to grips with this difficult subject
Paleontology
Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Thursday, May 01, 2014, 7:44am
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Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Thursday, May 01, 2014, 7:44am
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Ancient flying reptile from China fills evolutionary gap
It was the start of something big - really big.
It was the start of something big - really big.
Paleontology
Source: Reuters
Posted on: Friday, Apr 25, 2014, 9:07am
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Source: Reuters
Posted on: Friday, Apr 25, 2014, 9:07am
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Amazingly Vivid Dino Illustrations Reveal a Brutal Prehistoric World
Over its lifetime, Earth has hosted countless species. But some of those species, like the dinosaurs, have managed to claw their way into a special place in our imaginations. Now, a new book illustrates the dinosaurs — and many of the beasts of millennia ago — in beautiful, spectacular and vicious style.
Over its lifetime, Earth has hosted countless species. But some of those species, like the dinosaurs, have managed to claw their way into a special place in our imaginations. Now, a new book illustrates the dinosaurs — and many of the beasts of millennia ago — in beautiful, spectacular and vicious style.
Paleontology
Source: Wired
Posted on: Tuesday, Apr 22, 2014, 7:45am
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Source: Wired
Posted on: Tuesday, Apr 22, 2014, 7:45am
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Pterosaurs cast a giant shadow over today's biggest winged creatures
The largest specimen among Earth's first flying vertebrates boasted a 10-metre wingspan, dwarfing modern-day giants Continue reading...
The largest specimen among Earth's first flying vertebrates boasted a 10-metre wingspan, dwarfing modern-day giants Continue reading...
Paleontology
Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Friday, Apr 18, 2014, 8:10am
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Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Friday, Apr 18, 2014, 8:10am
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New Fossil Takes A Bite Out Of Theory That Sharks Barely Evolved
A 325 million-year-old fossil find shows that the gill structures of modern sharks are actually quite different from their ancient ancestors.
A 325 million-year-old fossil find shows that the gill structures of modern sharks are actually quite different from their ancient ancestors.
Paleontology
Source: NPR
Posted on: Thursday, Apr 17, 2014, 7:31am
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Source: NPR
Posted on: Thursday, Apr 17, 2014, 7:31am
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How to Ship a T. Rex Across the Country
Museum staff will ditch the bubble wrap in favor of custom-molded plaster cradles when shipping a Tyrannosaurus rex to Washington, D.C.
Museum staff will ditch the bubble wrap in favor of custom-molded plaster cradles when shipping a Tyrannosaurus rex to Washington, D.C.
Paleontology
Source: National Geographic News
Posted on: Tuesday, Apr 15, 2014, 7:50am
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Source: National Geographic News
Posted on: Tuesday, Apr 15, 2014, 7:50am
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Fossil X-Rays Reveal Daddy Long Legs Had an Extra Pair of Eyes
Harvestmen (also known as daddy long legs) aren’t spiders, and if you could (or wanted to) lean close enough, you’d be able to see one of the few physical features that distinguish them from their arachnid cousins. It’s in the eyes: Spiders usually have 6 or more, but the harvestman has only one set, tightly […]
Harvestmen (also known as daddy long legs) aren’t spiders, and if you could (or wanted to) lean close enough, you’d be able to see one of the few physical features that distinguish them from their arachnid cousins. It’s in the eyes: Spiders usually have 6 or more, but the harvestman has only one set, tightly […]
Paleontology
Source: Wired
Posted on: Friday, Apr 11, 2014, 8:22am
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Source: Wired
Posted on: Friday, Apr 11, 2014, 8:22am
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Extinct Australian predator was fierce but no Tasmanian devil
A fox-sized marsupial predator that roamed Australia from about 23 to 12 million years ago had plenty of bite to go along with its bark. But while it was certainly fierce, it was no Tasmanian devil, Australia's famously ferocious bantamweight brute.
A fox-sized marsupial predator that roamed Australia from about 23 to 12 million years ago had plenty of bite to go along with its bark. But while it was certainly fierce, it was no Tasmanian devil, Australia's famously ferocious bantamweight brute.
Paleontology
Source: Reuters
Posted on: Thursday, Apr 10, 2014, 8:19am
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Source: Reuters
Posted on: Thursday, Apr 10, 2014, 8:19am
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Sea creature fossil found with oldest-known cardiovascular system
You've heard of having a heart of stone, but this old guy takes it literally.
You've heard of having a heart of stone, but this old guy takes it literally.
Paleontology
Source: Reuters
Posted on: Tuesday, Apr 08, 2014, 7:38am
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Source: Reuters
Posted on: Tuesday, Apr 08, 2014, 7:38am
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Fossil Detectives Close the Case on Prehistoric Spider Footprints
A 260-million-year-old fossil preserves the footprints of a prehistoric spider.
A 260-million-year-old fossil preserves the footprints of a prehistoric spider.
Paleontology
Source: Wired
Posted on: Thursday, Mar 27, 2014, 8:02am
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Source: Wired
Posted on: Thursday, Mar 27, 2014, 8:02am
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Did Inbreeding Doom the Mammoth?
Deformed vertebrae point to potent factor in “extinction vortex”
Deformed vertebrae point to potent factor in “extinction vortex”
Paleontology
Source: Science
Posted on: Tuesday, Mar 25, 2014, 7:21am
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Source: Science
Posted on: Tuesday, Mar 25, 2014, 7:21am
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Monster turtle fossils re-united
Two halves of a fossil bone found more 160 years apart finally allow scientists to scale one of the biggest sea turtles that ever lived.
Two halves of a fossil bone found more 160 years apart finally allow scientists to scale one of the biggest sea turtles that ever lived.
Paleontology
Source: BBC News
Posted on: Tuesday, Mar 25, 2014, 7:21am
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Source: BBC News
Posted on: Tuesday, Mar 25, 2014, 7:21am
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The 500-Pound 'Chicken From Hell' Likely Ate Whatever It Wanted
OK, maybe it just munched vegetation, small animals and eggs. But this newly named dino looked like a cross between a chicken and a bulked-up ostrich. Five-inch claws? We'd have stayed out of its way.
OK, maybe it just munched vegetation, small animals and eggs. But this newly named dino looked like a cross between a chicken and a bulked-up ostrich. Five-inch claws? We'd have stayed out of its way.
Paleontology
Source: NPR
Posted on: Thursday, Mar 20, 2014, 8:09am
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Source: NPR
Posted on: Thursday, Mar 20, 2014, 8:09am
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DNA evidence points to humans for demise of moas
New Zealand's flightless birds showed no sign of a population decline until humans arrived, suggesting we really were responsible for their extinction
New Zealand's flightless birds showed no sign of a population decline until humans arrived, suggesting we really were responsible for their extinction
Paleontology
Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Tuesday, Mar 18, 2014, 10:19am
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Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Tuesday, Mar 18, 2014, 10:19am
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New Pygmy Tyrannosaur Found, Roamed the Arctic
At 20 feet long, the polar-dwelling Nanuqsaurus hoglundi measured about half the size of T. rex, a new study says.
At 20 feet long, the polar-dwelling Nanuqsaurus hoglundi measured about half the size of T. rex, a new study says.
Paleontology
Source: National Geographic News
Posted on: Friday, Mar 14, 2014, 7:35am
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Source: National Geographic News
Posted on: Friday, Mar 14, 2014, 7:35am
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How Aquatic Sloths Adapted to Their New Life in the Sea
For four million years, Peru’s ocean shores hosted several species of large aquatic sloths. Now, fossils tell the story of critters that gradually became more aquatic – in essence, reversing the evolutionary trend that saw our distant ancestors emerge from ...
For four million years, Peru’s ocean shores hosted several species of large aquatic sloths. Now, fossils tell the story of critters that gradually became more aquatic – in essence, reversing the evolutionary trend that saw our distant ancestors emerge from ...
Paleontology
Source: Wired
Posted on: Wednesday, Mar 12, 2014, 7:40am
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Source: Wired
Posted on: Wednesday, Mar 12, 2014, 7:40am
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Europe's Biggest Dino Predator Found
The 10-meter long Torvosaurus weighed up to five tons.
The 10-meter long Torvosaurus weighed up to five tons.
Paleontology
Source: ABC News
Posted on: Friday, Mar 07, 2014, 8:32am
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Source: ABC News
Posted on: Friday, Mar 07, 2014, 8:32am
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Newly identified dinosaur fauna sheds light on evolution
Dr Dave Hone: The Daohugou Fauna is rich in dinosaurs, lizards, pterosaurs, salamanders and mammalsDr Dave Hone
Dr Dave Hone: The Daohugou Fauna is rich in dinosaurs, lizards, pterosaurs, salamanders and mammalsDr Dave Hone
Paleontology
Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Tuesday, Mar 04, 2014, 10:03am
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Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Tuesday, Mar 04, 2014, 10:03am
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British Storms Unbury an Ancient Welsh Forest
There's one good thing that Britain's winter storms have done: unearthed an ancient petrified forest near Wales that conjures up the mythical kingdom of Cantre'r Gwaelod.
There's one good thing that Britain's winter storms have done: unearthed an ancient petrified forest near Wales that conjures up the mythical kingdom of Cantre'r Gwaelod.
Paleontology
Source: National Geographic News
Posted on: Wednesday, Feb 26, 2014, 8:32am
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Source: National Geographic News
Posted on: Wednesday, Feb 26, 2014, 8:32am
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Stunning whale graveyard explained
Scientists think they can now explain the astonishing discovery of a graveyard of fossil whales in Chile that accumulated more than five million years ago.
Scientists think they can now explain the astonishing discovery of a graveyard of fossil whales in Chile that accumulated more than five million years ago.
Paleontology
Source: BBC News
Posted on: Wednesday, Feb 26, 2014, 8:32am
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Source: BBC News
Posted on: Wednesday, Feb 26, 2014, 8:32am
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Prehistoric forest uncovered by storms in Cardigan Bay - in pictures
The skeletal trees of Borth forest – last alive 4,500 years ago and linked to lost kingdom of Cantre’r Gwaelod – appear at shoreline
The skeletal trees of Borth forest – last alive 4,500 years ago and linked to lost kingdom of Cantre’r Gwaelod – appear at shoreline
Paleontology
Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Friday, Feb 21, 2014, 8:27am
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Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Friday, Feb 21, 2014, 8:27am
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Fossil Shows Triassic-Era Sea Creature Gave Birth On Land
A fossil of an ichthyosaur that lived 250 million years ago indicates it gave live birth headfirst, like land mammals and not tail-first like whales and dolphins.
A fossil of an ichthyosaur that lived 250 million years ago indicates it gave live birth headfirst, like land mammals and not tail-first like whales and dolphins.
Construction crews uncover tusk of Ice Age mammoth in Seattle
Construction workers digging in a Seattle neighborhood have found the curved tusk of a mammoth, an ancient elephant relative that inhabited North America at least 10,000 years ago during the Ice Age.
Construction workers digging in a Seattle neighborhood have found the curved tusk of a mammoth, an ancient elephant relative that inhabited North America at least 10,000 years ago during the Ice Age.
Paleontology
Source: Reuters
Posted on: Thursday, Feb 13, 2014, 9:15am
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Source: Reuters
Posted on: Thursday, Feb 13, 2014, 9:15am
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Oldest Sea Monster Babies Found; Fossil Shows Reptiles Had Live Birth
The oldest embryos of a dinosaur-era sea reptile show that ichthyosaurs gave birth on land, a surprising discovery.
The oldest embryos of a dinosaur-era sea reptile show that ichthyosaurs gave birth on land, a surprising discovery.
Paleontology
Source: National Geographic News
Posted on: Thursday, Feb 13, 2014, 9:15am
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Source: National Geographic News
Posted on: Thursday, Feb 13, 2014, 9:15am
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