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Wed, 2021-08-04

A fossilized long-bodied weevil found in mid-Cretaceous amber from northern Myanmar represents a new tribe, genus and species and...

Wed, 2021-08-04

Using cutting-edge techniques, paleontologists have produced the first complete 3D skull reconstruction of a primitive tetrapod called Whatcheeria deltae.

Wed, 2021-08-04

A new study looked at a well-preserved fossil of an Ichthyornis that lived about 70 million years ago. 

Tue, 2021-08-03

A team of planetary scientists from the Department of Space Studies at the Southwest Research Institute has combined computer models of asteroid evolution with observations of known asteroids to investigate the frequency of so-called C...

Tue, 2021-08-03

Most movie fans can name all the best dinosaur movies without needing a prompt: the "Jurassic Park" franchise, the 1933 and 2005 versions of "King Kong," and even "One Million Years B.C." and "The Valley of Gwangi," both featuring...

Mon, 2021-08-02

Dinosaurs were made very differently back in 1993 than their 2015 counterparts. A behind the scenes look reveals the process.

Sat, 2021-07-31

Paleontologists have found possible sponge body fossils in 890-million-year-old microbial reefs in northwestern Canada. If verified, they may pre-date the next-oldest undisputed sponge fossils by around 350 million years....

Fri, 2021-07-30

The Jurassic Park series focuses on the science and ethics of making dinosaurs, but its success is owed largely to a...

Fri, 2021-07-30

Impact created a tsunami that etched massive structures under what’s now Louisiana, study says.

Fri, 2021-07-30

Over 1,000 perfectly-preserved echinoderm specimens dating back 167 million years (Jurassic period) have been excavated in a quarry...

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