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Sun, 2020-03-01

A new paper published by University of New South Wales (UNSW) researchers in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology said the lion was about the size of a house cat and roamed ancient Australia during the...

Sat, 2020-02-29

The left forelimb of an anole lizard (genus Anolis) has been found perfectly preserved in a piece of Miocene-Epoch amber from the Dominican...

Sat, 2020-02-29

An enigmatic worm-like animal called Facivermis yunnanicus lost lower limbs for tube-dwelling lifestyle, according to ...

Sat, 2020-02-29

A new study in the journal Science has given insight into why the world's oceans are full of more species than ever before -- a question that has long been a focus of paleontological research.

Thu, 2020-02-27

Director Colin Trevorrow has confirmed that the third and final installment of the Jurassic World trilogy is now in full swing. Sub-titled "Dominion," the film will unite the new trilogy cast with...

Thu, 2020-02-27

Paleontologists in Brazil have found thin bands of fossil gum — the first occurrence in the fossil record — inside 110-million-year-old (...

Wed, 2020-02-26

The final moments of 2018's Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom suggested that the dinosau...

Thu, 2020-02-27

All other cave-dwelling animals originate from the current Cenozoic Era, beginning 66 million years ago when...

Wed, 2020-02-26

Paleontologists have discovered the microscopic fossilized remains of green seaweed near Dalian in the Liaoning province of northern China. The microfossils are approximately one billion years old. They represent a previously unknown s...

Tue, 2020-02-25

A new genus and species of hairy cicada that lived around 100 million years ago (Cretaceous period) has been identified from a fo...

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