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Chicago Archaeopteryx" Fossil Reveals New Insights into Early Avian Evolution
Analysis of the exceptionally preserved "Chicago Archaeopteryx" fossil reveals previously unknown tertiary feathers, padded toes indicating a mixed arboreal and terrestrial lifestyle, and a longer-than-expected tail with 24 caudal vertebrae, confirming its flight capability and providing new insight...
Chicago Archaeopteryx" Fossil Reveals New Insights into Early Avian Evolution
Analysis of the exceptionally preserved "Chicago Archaeopteryx" fossil reveals previously unknown tertiary feathers, padded toes indicating a mixed arboreal and terrestrial lifestyle, and a longer-than-expected tail with 24 caudal vertebrae, confirming its flight capability and providing new insight...
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Archaeopteryx Fossil Reveals New Insights into Early Avian Evolution
Analysis of a remarkably preserved Archaeopteryx fossil from the Field Museum reveals new details about its feathers, particularly tertial flight feathers, mobile fingers, and skull structure, suggesting a mixed terrestrial and arboreal lifestyle, and challenging previous interpretations of this tra...
Archaeopteryx Fossil Reveals New Insights into Early Avian Evolution
Analysis of a remarkably preserved Archaeopteryx fossil from the Field Museum reveals new details about its feathers, particularly tertial flight feathers, mobile fingers, and skull structure, suggesting a mixed terrestrial and arboreal lifestyle, and challenging previous interpretations of this tra...
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Two-Clawed Dinosaur Discovery in Mongolia
A new two-clawed dinosaur species, Duonychus tsogtbaatari, weighing approximately 260kg, was discovered in Mongolia's Gobi Desert; its unique two-fingered hands evolved separately from other two-fingered theropods, adding significantly to our understanding of therizinosaur evolution during the Late ...
Two-Clawed Dinosaur Discovery in Mongolia
A new two-clawed dinosaur species, Duonychus tsogtbaatari, weighing approximately 260kg, was discovered in Mongolia's Gobi Desert; its unique two-fingered hands evolved separately from other two-fingered theropods, adding significantly to our understanding of therizinosaur evolution during the Late ...
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Chilean Ichthyosaur Fossil Reveals Early Cretaceous Secrets
Fiona, a 131-million-year-old pregnant ichthyosaur fossil discovered in Chile's Tyndall Glacier and extracted in 2022, provides unprecedented insights into the early Cretaceous Hauterivian age, revealing details about its diet (fish) and a fin pathology, while the glacier's melting exposes numerous ...
Chilean Ichthyosaur Fossil Reveals Early Cretaceous Secrets
Fiona, a 131-million-year-old pregnant ichthyosaur fossil discovered in Chile's Tyndall Glacier and extracted in 2022, provides unprecedented insights into the early Cretaceous Hauterivian age, revealing details about its diet (fish) and a fin pathology, while the glacier's melting exposes numerous ...
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Megalodon: Not a Giant Great White, but a Sleek, Energy-Efficient Predator
A new study suggests the extinct Megalodon shark, known from films like "Meg," was not a larger Great White shark but a sleeker, 24-meter-long creature resembling a Lemon shark, weighing approximately 94 tons, and built for energy-efficient travel, as determined by comparing its fossilized vertebra ...
Megalodon: Not a Giant Great White, but a Sleek, Energy-Efficient Predator
A new study suggests the extinct Megalodon shark, known from films like "Meg," was not a larger Great White shark but a sleeker, 24-meter-long creature resembling a Lemon shark, weighing approximately 94 tons, and built for energy-efficient travel, as determined by comparing its fossilized vertebra ...
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Oldest Known Modern Bird Fossil Found in Antarctica
A nearly complete 68-million-year-old Vegavis iaai skull fossil found in Antarctica reveals the oldest known modern bird, predating the dinosaur extinction event and challenging previous assumptions about avian evolution.
Oldest Known Modern Bird Fossil Found in Antarctica
A nearly complete 68-million-year-old Vegavis iaai skull fossil found in Antarctica reveals the oldest known modern bird, predating the dinosaur extinction event and challenging previous assumptions about avian evolution.
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Dinosaur Mass Grave Reveals Catastrophic Flash Flood
Thousands of Pachyrhinosaurus fossils were discovered in a mass grave at Pipestone Creek in Alberta, Canada, suggesting a flash flood killed a migrating herd 72 million years ago during the Late Cretaceous period.
Dinosaur Mass Grave Reveals Catastrophic Flash Flood
Thousands of Pachyrhinosaurus fossils were discovered in a mass grave at Pipestone Creek in Alberta, Canada, suggesting a flash flood killed a migrating herd 72 million years ago during the Late Cretaceous period.
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Oldest Ant Fossil Discovered in Brazil
Researchers discovered the oldest known ant fossil, ""Vulcanidris cratensis"", a 113-million-year-old hell ant from Brazil's Crato Formation with unique scythe-like jaws, pushing back the ant fossil record by 10 million years and revealing early ant diversity.
Oldest Ant Fossil Discovered in Brazil
Researchers discovered the oldest known ant fossil, ""Vulcanidris cratensis"", a 113-million-year-old hell ant from Brazil's Crato Formation with unique scythe-like jaws, pushing back the ant fossil record by 10 million years and revealing early ant diversity.
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131-Million-Year-Old Pregnant Ichthyosaur Fossil Discovered in Patagonia
A 131-million-year-old pregnant ichthyosaur fossil, Fiona, was discovered in Chilean Patagonia due to glacial retreat from climate change; it belongs to the Myobradypterygius hauthali species, filling a 70-million-year gap in the fossil record and providing insights into its anatomy, reproduction, a...
131-Million-Year-Old Pregnant Ichthyosaur Fossil Discovered in Patagonia
A 131-million-year-old pregnant ichthyosaur fossil, Fiona, was discovered in Chilean Patagonia due to glacial retreat from climate change; it belongs to the Myobradypterygius hauthali species, filling a 70-million-year gap in the fossil record and providing insights into its anatomy, reproduction, a...
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Oldest Western European Human Ancestor Fossil Found in Spain
A 1.1 to 1.4-million-year-old human ancestor face fragment, discovered in Spain's Atapuerca Mountains, is the oldest such fossil found in Western Europe, suggesting early human excursions into the region during the Early Pleistocene epoch, although evidence suggests any initial settlement was short-...
Oldest Western European Human Ancestor Fossil Found in Spain
A 1.1 to 1.4-million-year-old human ancestor face fragment, discovered in Spain's Atapuerca Mountains, is the oldest such fossil found in Western Europe, suggesting early human excursions into the region during the Early Pleistocene epoch, although evidence suggests any initial settlement was short-...
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Nearly Complete Pliosaur Skull Unearthed on England's Jurassic Coast
A nearly complete 6-foot-5-inch-long pliosaur skull, with a bite force 75% that of a T. rex, was discovered embedded in a Dorset, England cliff face on the Jurassic Coast; its extraction involved drones, CT scans, and specialized equipment due to the precarious location and constant erosion.
Nearly Complete Pliosaur Skull Unearthed on England's Jurassic Coast
A nearly complete 6-foot-5-inch-long pliosaur skull, with a bite force 75% that of a T. rex, was discovered embedded in a Dorset, England cliff face on the Jurassic Coast; its extraction involved drones, CT scans, and specialized equipment due to the precarious location and constant erosion.
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Swindon Stegosaur Vertebra Returns Home
A vertebra from the first scientifically described stegosaur, unearthed in Swindon in 1874, has been returned to the town's museum after being found for sale online, highlighting Swindon's pivotal role in early paleontological discoveries.
Swindon Stegosaur Vertebra Returns Home
A vertebra from the first scientifically described stegosaur, unearthed in Swindon in 1874, has been returned to the town's museum after being found for sale online, highlighting Swindon's pivotal role in early paleontological discoveries.
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