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Giant Saurolophus Footprint Found in Gobi Desert

Paleontologists discovered a 92-centimeter-wide Saurolophus footprint in the Gobi Desert, part of a 13-footprint trail suggesting a dinosaur exceeding 15 meters, larger than some Tyrannosaurus Rex, offering insights into its size, gait, and behavior unavailable from skeletal remains alone.

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Ancient Dinosaur Fossils May Lie Hidden in the Amazon

A study suggests that the oldest dinosaur fossils may be undiscovered in the Amazon and other equatorial regions of Gondwana, millions of years older than the current oldest known fossils, pushing back their origin to a warmer, drier environment.

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Teylers Museum: A Historic Collection Showcases Paleontology's Evolution

Teylers Museum in Haarlem, Netherlands, a historic museum established in 1784, boasts a renowned collection of fossils, including a mammoth skull from 1820, a Mosasaurus hoffmannii, and the Piltdown hoax, illustrating the history of paleontology and its complexities.

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Ancient Ice Core, Dinosaur Footprints, and Pluto's Moon: Unveiling Earth's and Solar System's History

A research team recovered a 9,186-foot-long ice core from Antarctica, spanning at least 1.2 million years of Earth's climate history; a 'dinosaur highway' of nearly 200 footprints dating back 166 million years was discovered in England; new research suggests Pluto's moon formed through a unique coll...

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Fossil Evidence Confirms Ancient Primate Voyages Across the Atlantic

Fossils of three distinct African primate species—Perupithecus ucayaliensis, Ucayalipithecus perdita, and Ashaninkacebus simpsoni—unearthed in South America prove at least three successful transatlantic crossings, likely via vegetation rafts, around 30–40 million years ago, shaping New World primate...

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Largest UK Dinosaur Track Site Unearthed in Oxfordshire

Nearly 200 Middle Jurassic dinosaur footprints, including those of sauropods and Megalosaurus, were discovered at Dewars Farm Quarry in Oxfordshire, England—the largest such site in the UK—offering unprecedented insights into dinosaur behavior and Jurassic-era ecosystems.

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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.

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New Dinosaur Species Identified From WWII-Era Photos

Paleontologists identified a new giant predatory dinosaur species, Tameryraptor markgrafi, from photos of a fossil destroyed in a WWII air raid in Munich; the 32-foot-long Cretaceous-era creature from Egypt's Bahariya Oasis was initially misclassified.

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Snow Leopard Evolution: Eurasian Fossils Reveal Dispersal from Qinghai-Xizang Plateau

An international team used Eurasian snow leopard fossils to reveal multiple dispersals from the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau during the Middle Pleistocene, driven by mountainous terrain and prey availability, not solely high-altitude adaptation, impacting current conservation efforts.

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World's Smallest Sauropod Footprint Found in Xizang

Chinese scientists discovered two dinosaur track sites in Xizang's Qamdo City, containing the world's smallest fossilized sauropod footprint (8.8cm) and large theropod tracks, dating back over 166 million years to the Middle Jurassic period, expanding our understanding of dinosaur diversity in the r...

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430-Million-Year-Old Fossils Rewrite Mollusc Evolutionary History

Scientists unearthed two exceptionally preserved 430-million-year-old mollusc fossils, nicknamed Punk and Emo, in Hertfordshire, UK, challenging previous assumptions about early mollusc evolution by revealing unexpected complexity and diversity within the Aculifera group.

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200 Dinosaur Footprints Unearthed in England: Largest UK Site Discovered

Around 200 dinosaur footprints, dating back 166 million years, were discovered in Oxfordshire, England's Dewars Farm Quarry; this 'dinosaur highway' shows evidence of both herbivores and carnivores from the Middle Jurassic, making it potentially one of the largest sites globally.

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