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How we cracked the mystery of Australia’s prehistoric giant eggs
The giant bird Genyornis went extinct in Australia around 50,000 years ago. Gifford Miller, Author provided Matthew James…
Did “Lucy” Fall Out Of a Tree?
Perhaps you’ve heard of “Lucy,” the famous Austrolopithecus afarensis specimen found back in 1974. What you may not…
Triceratops Had a Pretty Weird Neck—Here’s Why It’s So Unique
Few dinosaurs evoke the imaginations of both kids and kids-at-heart like the Triceratops; these dinosaurs are among some…
Exquisite new fossils from South Africa offer a glimpse into a thriving ecosystem 266 million years ago
A fossilised insect wing with some of its colouration preserved is just one tiny treasure emerging from the…
What if the dinosaurs hadn’t gone extinct? Why our world might look very different
Ajnabia odysseus lived 66 million years ago, making it one of the last dinosaurs on Earth. Raul Martin…
Where Did All These Big, Flightless Birds Come From?
Ostriches, emus, cassowaries, and many more—there seems to be no shortage of flightless birds, even those of similar…
Ancient frogs in mass grave died from too much sex – new research
The author looking at fossil specimens from the Geiseltal collection in Germany. Daniel Falk, Author provided Daniel Falk,…
A kung-fu kick led researchers to the world’s oldest complete fish fossils – here’s what they found
Heming Zhang, Author provided John Long, Flinders University Some of the world’s most significant fossil discoveries have come…
Modern Paleosciences: Five Great Dinosaur (And Not-So-Dinosaur) Finds
Modern Sciences is no stranger to dinosaurs and other ancient creatures; this certainly wouldn’t be the first time…
‘Sea monsters’ were real millions of years ago. New fossils tell about their rise and fall
Thalassotitan teeth. Nicholas Longrich Nicholas R. Longrich, University of Bath Sixty six million years ago, sea monsters really…