Curiosities

Fri, 2018-10-19

Oldest fossils ever are probably just rocks: Study.

Sat, 2018-10-20

A remarkable new species of predatory fish that lived about 152 million years ago (Jurassic period) has been identified from a fossil found in Germany....

Fri, 2018-10-19

As heavily armored as Triceratops and its cousins often were, they were far from invulnerable. That’s apparent in a new fossil scientists have...

Thu, 2018-10-18

ISU houses the Idaho Virtualization lab in the Idaho Museum of Natural History, which is on the leading edge of the 3-D printing revolution in digitizing and printing fossils, according to museum director Leif Tapanila.

Wed, 2018-10-17

Scientists from the University of California, Riverside, are claiming to have discovered the oldest known animal fossil—an ancient sea sponge that emerged between 660 million and 635 million years ago.

Wed, 2018-10-17

A new, in-depth anatomical description of the best preserved specimens of Sarahsaurus aurifontanalis, a sauropod relative from North America, could help paleontologists with unraveling the mystery of why these dinosaurs got so big.

Wed, 2018-10-17

A team of palaeontologists have recreated Tyrannosaurus rex based on the most up-to-date research – and it’s a little different from what...

Tue, 2018-10-16

A leading expert on dinosaurs is hoping new technological advances will help solve the mystery of the “Elgin reptiles”.

Sat, 2018-10-13

A research team has found new evidence that fish rapidly evolved in two phases following the Cretaceous-Paleogene (K/Pg) mass extinction...

Sat, 2018-10-13

Imagine a crew of hungry toddlers and kindergartners with unrestricted access to the kitchen. Would they gorge themselves on candy, chips and ice cream?

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