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Fossil Discovery Challenges Assumptions About Pterosaur Ancestors
In a recent research endeavor, a collaborative team of paleontologists from Brazil, Argentina, and the U.S. has made…
Meg 2: the truth about the extinct mega shark – and why even this ridiculous film could inspire future palaeontologists
Jack Cooper, Swansea University Otodus megalodon, the biggest shark of all time, has long captured the imaginations of…
How Did Sauropods Carry All That Neck?
Sauropods, or the long-necked dinosaurs, have long been the subject of intense research and imagining—and the mysteries surrounding…
Unprecedented Discovery Unveils Bizarre Hand Structure of Newly Found Theropod Dinosaur
In collaboration with an Italian colleague, a team of archaeologists, paleontologists, and researchers from China have identified a…
Prehistoric Planet 2: How Did Dinosaurs Get So Massive?
Should you know just two things about dinosaurs, it’s that a) T-Rex exists, and b) they get absolutely…
Prehistoric Planet 2: Who Played Neighbors to the Dinosaurs?
Dinosaurs may have dominated the world 66 million years ago, but they certainly weren’t the only animals around.…
Newly described enormous marsupial wandered great distances across Australia 3.5 million years ago
Jacob van Zoelen, Author provided Jacob van Zoelen, Flinders University; Aaron Camens, Flinders University, and Gavin Prideaux, Flinders…
New Model of Human Evolution Challenges Long-Held Beliefs, Revealing Multiple Ancestors in Africa
A groundbreaking study published in Nature has unveiled a new model of human evolution, overturning the long-held notion…
Evolution of Swimming Styles in Mesozoic Marine Reptiles Discovered in Innovative Study
Researchers from the University of Bristol have used state-of-the-art statistical methods to study the locomotion of Mesozoic marine…
How Reptiles Dominated the Jurassic Seas
Had you been swimming out in the open seas during the Jurassic period, you might spot something that…