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Prehistoric monsters discovered in Mongolian desert
Expedition to inner Mongolia finds remarkable fossil beasts that are entirely new to science, and evidence of a Mesolithic culture dating back twenty thousand years
Expedition to inner Mongolia finds remarkable fossil beasts that are entirely new to science, and evidence of a Mesolithic culture dating back twenty thousand years
Paleontology
Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Wednesday, Sep 18, 2013, 7:46am
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Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Wednesday, Sep 18, 2013, 7:46am
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Ancient whale fossils found in southern Peru - video
Palaeontologists in Peru say newly discovered fossils could provide a clue to the link between whales and their terrestrial ancestors
Palaeontologists in Peru say newly discovered fossils could provide a clue to the link between whales and their terrestrial ancestors
Paleontology
Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Monday, Sep 16, 2013, 9:46am
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Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Monday, Sep 16, 2013, 9:46am
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Jurassic Park's dinosaurs: out of time?
Two decades after its first release, Jurassic Park continues to inform – and misinform – the public about dinosaurs
Two decades after its first release, Jurassic Park continues to inform – and misinform – the public about dinosaurs
Paleontology
Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Tuesday, Aug 27, 2013, 7:35am
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Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Tuesday, Aug 27, 2013, 7:35am
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Hunting for fossils on the shores of the Potomac
Scientists and volunteers are digging up a whale fossil from 14 million years ago when Potomac area was under Atlantic Ocean
Scientists and volunteers are digging up a whale fossil from 14 million years ago when Potomac area was under Atlantic Ocean
Paleontology
Source: CBSNews
Posted on: Friday, Aug 23, 2013, 9:36am
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Source: CBSNews
Posted on: Friday, Aug 23, 2013, 9:36am
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When Sharks Ate Dinosaurs
Once upon a time, roundabout 86 million years ago, a dead dinosaur drifted out to sea. The shovel-beaked hadrosaur expired somewhere inland, and, despite the herbivore’s bulk, the gases from decomposition buoyed up the carcass just enough to float the animal out into the warm waters where hungry sharks tucked into the dinosaur’s flesh. The scant details of the feast are recorded in bone.
Once upon a time, roundabout 86 million years ago, a dead dinosaur drifted out to sea. The shovel-beaked hadrosaur expired somewhere inland, and, despite the herbivore’s bulk, the gases from decomposition buoyed up the carcass just enough to float the animal out into the warm waters where hungry sharks tucked into the dinosaur’s flesh. The scant details of the feast are recorded in bone.
Paleontology
Source: National Geographic
Posted on: Wednesday, Aug 21, 2013, 9:11am
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Source: National Geographic
Posted on: Wednesday, Aug 21, 2013, 9:11am
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Video: Scientists discover new, carnivorous mammal - Olinguito
The CBS News Roundup: President Obama is condemning the military crackdown in Egypt; search warrants are unsealed, revealing shocking details about California teen Hannah Anderson's kidnapping; the Smithsonian announces the discovery of an entirely new mammal -- all this and more. Nick Dietz reports on the news you need to know.
The CBS News Roundup: President Obama is condemning the military crackdown in Egypt; search warrants are unsealed, revealing shocking details about California teen Hannah Anderson's kidnapping; the Smithsonian announces the discovery of an entirely new mammal -- all this and more. Nick Dietz reports on the news you need to know.
Paleontology
Source: CBSNews
Posted on: Friday, Aug 16, 2013, 8:12am
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Source: CBSNews
Posted on: Friday, Aug 16, 2013, 8:12am
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New species of fly identified in Caribbean
Fly was fossilized inside a 16-million-year-old piece of amber from the Dominican Republic
Fly was fossilized inside a 16-million-year-old piece of amber from the Dominican Republic
Paleontology
Source: CBSNews
Posted on: Thursday, Aug 15, 2013, 8:17am
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Source: CBSNews
Posted on: Thursday, Aug 15, 2013, 8:17am
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Archaeopteryx was no birdbrain, but neither was it bird brained
Dr Dave Hone New research shows that the famous 'first bird' was not unique and other dinosaurs also had enlarged brains
Dr Dave Hone New research shows that the famous 'first bird' was not unique and other dinosaurs also had enlarged brains
Paleontology
Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Thursday, Aug 08, 2013, 9:08am
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Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Thursday, Aug 08, 2013, 9:08am
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The Subtle Mysteries Of Dinosaur Sex
This we know: that dinosaurs had babies. This we also know: that to have those babies, dinosaurs had sex. But here's what we don't know: with their size, their spikes, their scales, their genital equipment, how did they manage to do the deed? This doesn't prevent us from wondering.
This we know: that dinosaurs had babies. This we also know: that to have those babies, dinosaurs had sex. But here's what we don't know: with their size, their spikes, their scales, their genital equipment, how did they manage to do the deed? This doesn't prevent us from wondering.
Paleontology
Source: NPR
Posted on: Wednesday, Aug 07, 2013, 8:26am
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Source: NPR
Posted on: Wednesday, Aug 07, 2013, 8:26am
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Dinosaurs had 'flight-ready' brains
Several ancient dinosaurs evolved the brainpower needed for flight long before they could take to the skies. scientists say.
Several ancient dinosaurs evolved the brainpower needed for flight long before they could take to the skies. scientists say.
Paleontology
Source: BBC News
Posted on: Thursday, Aug 01, 2013, 9:11am
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Source: BBC News
Posted on: Thursday, Aug 01, 2013, 9:11am
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The Most Famous Extinction
Jingo the Stegosaurus was all armor plate and no brains. That’s the slogan that the pacifist Anti-Preparedness Committee attached to the ponderous reptile, in any case. A symbol of foolish investment in offensive and defensive weaponry rather than intellect, the spiky-tailed mascot was a portent of what anti-WWI protesters believed would become of the United States if warmongers had their way – total and irreversible extinction. And from the time of Jingo on, we’ve often looked at dinosaurs as the ultimate symbols of extinction. In so doing, we’ve thoroughly misunderstood dinosaurs.
Jingo the Stegosaurus was all armor plate and no brains. That’s the slogan that the pacifist Anti-Preparedness Committee attached to the ponderous reptile, in any case. A symbol of foolish investment in offensive and defensive weaponry rather than intellect, the spiky-tailed mascot was a portent of what anti-WWI protesters believed would become of the United States if warmongers had their way – total and irreversible extinction. And from the time of Jingo on, we’ve often looked at dinosaurs as the ultimate symbols of extinction. In so doing, we’ve thoroughly misunderstood dinosaurs.
Paleontology
Source: National Geographic
Posted on: Thursday, Aug 01, 2013, 9:11am
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Source: National Geographic
Posted on: Thursday, Aug 01, 2013, 9:11am
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Zoologger: The pint-sized sabre-toothed opossum
Cats with formidable canines roamed the Earth 11,000 years ago, but exactly how they used their teeth is a mystery. Could a small marsupial offer clues?
Cats with formidable canines roamed the Earth 11,000 years ago, but exactly how they used their teeth is a mystery. Could a small marsupial offer clues?
Paleontology
Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Thursday, Jul 25, 2013, 7:56am
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Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Thursday, Jul 25, 2013, 7:56am
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Freshwater Creatures Less Affected by Dino-Killing Asteroid
The same biological adaptations that some creatures evolved to deal with living in freshwater also helped them survive the asteroid impact.
The same biological adaptations that some creatures evolved to deal with living in freshwater also helped them survive the asteroid impact.
Paleontology
Source: National Geographic News
Posted on: Wednesday, Jul 24, 2013, 8:07am
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Source: National Geographic News
Posted on: Wednesday, Jul 24, 2013, 8:07am
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Archaeologists discover dinosaur tail in northern Mexico
A team of archaeologists have discovered the fossilized remains of a 72 million-year-old dinosaur tail in a desert in northern Mexico, the country's National Institute for Anthropology and History (INAH) said on Monday.
A team of archaeologists have discovered the fossilized remains of a 72 million-year-old dinosaur tail in a desert in northern Mexico, the country's National Institute for Anthropology and History (INAH) said on Monday.
Paleontology
Source: Reuters
Posted on: Tuesday, Jul 23, 2013, 8:43am
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Source: Reuters
Posted on: Tuesday, Jul 23, 2013, 8:43am
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Butting Heads Over Skull Injuries and Dinosaur Head-Butts
You don’t get to headbutt your way through life without picking up a few scars along the way. If you repeatedly ram your skull against your peers, you’ll pick up injuries, especially on the parts that suffer the most impacts. And when you die, your skeleton will preserve a record of your violent past.
You don’t get to headbutt your way through life without picking up a few scars along the way. If you repeatedly ram your skull against your peers, you’ll pick up injuries, especially on the parts that suffer the most impacts. And when you die, your skeleton will preserve a record of your violent past.
Paleontology
Source: National Geographic
Posted on: Friday, Jul 19, 2013, 8:23am
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Source: National Geographic
Posted on: Friday, Jul 19, 2013, 8:23am
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A Dinosaur's Conveyor Belt of Teeth
Some sauropods replaced their teeth every few weeks
Some sauropods replaced their teeth every few weeks
Paleontology
Source: Science
Posted on: Thursday, Jul 18, 2013, 8:25am
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Source: Science
Posted on: Thursday, Jul 18, 2013, 8:25am
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Newly Discovered Dinosaur Sure Had One 'Supersize Schnoz'
"Nasutoceratops translates as 'big-nose horned face." Scientists don't know why this Triceratops relative had such a large nose. Take a gander at what they think it looked like.
"Nasutoceratops translates as 'big-nose horned face." Scientists don't know why this Triceratops relative had such a large nose. Take a gander at what they think it looked like.
Paleontology
Source: NPR
Posted on: Thursday, Jul 18, 2013, 8:25am
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Source: NPR
Posted on: Thursday, Jul 18, 2013, 8:25am
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ScienceShot: Horned Dino Had a Giant Nose
Triceratops relative may have been the raging bull of his day
Triceratops relative may have been the raging bull of his day
Paleontology
Source: Science
Posted on: Wednesday, Jul 17, 2013, 8:09am
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Source: Science
Posted on: Wednesday, Jul 17, 2013, 8:09am
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Om Nom Nom: T. Rex Was, Indeed, A Voracious Hunter
A fossilized Tyrannosaur tooth found lodged between bones in a Hadrosaur's tail is giving paleobiologists pretty firm clues about the tyrant king's meal plan. And Hollywood may have been right all along — T. Rex definitely knew how to kill.
A fossilized Tyrannosaur tooth found lodged between bones in a Hadrosaur's tail is giving paleobiologists pretty firm clues about the tyrant king's meal plan. And Hollywood may have been right all along — T. Rex definitely knew how to kill.
Paleontology
Source: NPR
Posted on: Tuesday, Jul 16, 2013, 8:03am
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Source: NPR
Posted on: Tuesday, Jul 16, 2013, 8:03am
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Brisbane fossil find may provide missing link in animal evolution
Fossils of crocodiles, fish and plants thought to be 50m years old were found by overpass workers in a layer of oil shale
Fossils of crocodiles, fish and plants thought to be 50m years old were found by overpass workers in a layer of oil shale
Paleontology
Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Tuesday, Jul 16, 2013, 8:03am
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Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Tuesday, Jul 16, 2013, 8:03am
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Giant Dinos Shared the Salad Bar
Large herbivores could co-exist because they divided up their ecosystem's bounty
Large herbivores could co-exist because they divided up their ecosystem's bounty
Paleontology
Source: Science
Posted on: Thursday, Jul 11, 2013, 8:26am
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Source: Science
Posted on: Thursday, Jul 11, 2013, 8:26am
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Searching Skulls for Dinosaur Diet Clues
Imagine – by an unforeseen temporal slip or a time machine accident – that you find yourself in western Canada, circa 75 million years ago. You might need a few moments to realize that something has gone horribly wrong. Between towering stands of sequoia just sparse enough to let the sun shift on the forest floor, swaths of ferns and small herbs cover the ground, interrupted here and there by mulberry-like shrubs.
Imagine – by an unforeseen temporal slip or a time machine accident – that you find yourself in western Canada, circa 75 million years ago. You might need a few moments to realize that something has gone horribly wrong. Between towering stands of sequoia just sparse enough to let the sun shift on the forest floor, swaths of ferns and small herbs cover the ground, interrupted here and there by mulberry-like shrubs.
Paleontology
Source: National Geographic
Posted on: Thursday, Jul 11, 2013, 8:26am
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Source: National Geographic
Posted on: Thursday, Jul 11, 2013, 8:26am
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ScienceShot: Drowning in Tar, Eaten by Insects
Bodies of ice age species suffered multiple insults at famous Los Angeles site
Bodies of ice age species suffered multiple insults at famous Los Angeles site
Paleontology
Source: Science
Posted on: Wednesday, Jul 10, 2013, 8:40am
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Source: Science
Posted on: Wednesday, Jul 10, 2013, 8:40am
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A Beautiful Notion: That Caterpillars Killed Off The Dinosaurs
One of the great dinosaur puzzles, the dinosaur mystery, is why did they suddenly die off? Scientists have been debating this question for almost a hundred years and one of the most beautiful notions came from an insect scholar who thought maybe caterpillars did it. I'm not making this up.
One of the great dinosaur puzzles, the dinosaur mystery, is why did they suddenly die off? Scientists have been debating this question for almost a hundred years and one of the most beautiful notions came from an insect scholar who thought maybe caterpillars did it. I'm not making this up.
Paleontology
Source: NPR
Posted on: Tuesday, Jul 02, 2013, 9:14am
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Source: NPR
Posted on: Tuesday, Jul 02, 2013, 9:14am
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Iridescent beetle shimmers for 49 million years
It's rare to see a fossil this vibrant – most have long ago faded to grey. Now researchers are reverse-engineering the process
It's rare to see a fossil this vibrant – most have long ago faded to grey. Now researchers are reverse-engineering the process
Paleontology
Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Tuesday, Jul 02, 2013, 9:14am
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Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Tuesday, Jul 02, 2013, 9:14am
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Knobbly reptile roamed vast desert
A bizarre reptile with knobbly growths on its head roamed a vast, isolated desert about 260 million years ago, researchers say.
A bizarre reptile with knobbly growths on its head roamed a vast, isolated desert about 260 million years ago, researchers say.
Paleontology
Source: BBC News
Posted on: Tuesday, Jun 25, 2013, 8:07am
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Source: BBC News
Posted on: Tuesday, Jun 25, 2013, 8:07am
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What colour were the first birds? Illuminating studies provide some new clues
New techniques literally shed new light onto ancient remains, writes Dr Dave Hone
New techniques literally shed new light onto ancient remains, writes Dr Dave Hone
Paleontology
Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Tuesday, Jun 25, 2013, 8:07am
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Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Tuesday, Jun 25, 2013, 8:07am
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Chasing After Allosaurus
A little more than a year ago, in the corner of a Salt Lake City tattoo parlor spattered with sci-fi ephemera and fantasy art, I watched as artist Jon McAffee inked an Allosaurus onto my arm. The bloody art was a celebration of a dream realized and a promise to myself.
A little more than a year ago, in the corner of a Salt Lake City tattoo parlor spattered with sci-fi ephemera and fantasy art, I watched as artist Jon McAffee inked an Allosaurus onto my arm. The bloody art was a celebration of a dream realized and a promise to myself.
Paleontology
Source: National Geographic
Posted on: Thursday, Jun 20, 2013, 8:13am
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Source: National Geographic
Posted on: Thursday, Jun 20, 2013, 8:13am
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How species are identified
How can scientists tell one species from another?
How can scientists tell one species from another?
Paleontology
Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Thursday, Jun 20, 2013, 8:13am
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Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Thursday, Jun 20, 2013, 8:13am
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Flamingo-like pterosaur used gravel for digestion
Pterodaustro guinazui was the flamingo of the dinosaur era, and like those birds, it kept bits of grit in its stomach to help grind up its food
Pterodaustro guinazui was the flamingo of the dinosaur era, and like those birds, it kept bits of grit in its stomach to help grind up its food
Paleontology
Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Friday, Jun 14, 2013, 9:25am
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Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Friday, Jun 14, 2013, 9:25am
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