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Fossils · SantiagoFossils of megaraptors, a carnivorous dinosaur that inhabited parts of South America during the Cretaceous period, were found in sizes up to 10 meters long. Researchers in Switzerland have used a laser aimed at the sky from atop Mount Santis to divert lightning strikes.
Four dinosaur species found in Chilean valley for first time: study
45% Center coverage: 18 sources
FossilsBennward Ingram and three other men were caught in the act using power and heavy-duty hand tools at the Six Peaks track site in July 2020. Six Peaks is home to more than 500 dinosaur footprints in 56 distinct trackways from animals that walked through the area 113 to 125 million years ago. The site was given protected status under the provincial land act in 2016 and is "one of the 10 most important track sites in North America"
Man jailed for excavating Hudson's Hope dinosaur site
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Fossils · PrincetonThe fossil was discovered by Princeton resident Beverly Burlingame. Researchers say it is the first Canadian specimen of the extinct ant Titanomyrma. The biggest species was surprisingly gigantic, with the body mass of a wren and a wingspan of half a foot. The fossil raises questions about how the dispersal of animals and plants occurred across the Northern Hemisphere some 50 million years ago.
Giant ant fossil discovered near Princeton by local resident - Vancouver Island Free Daily
100% Left coverage: 3 sources
US & Canada · New ZealandThe largest known penguin to ever waddle the Earth was a 340-pound behemoth—more than three times the size of the largest penguins alive today. The massive, flightless seabird swam in the oceans around New Zealand more than 50 million years ago, according to a study published Wednesday in the Journal of Paleontology.
Now that's one giant penguin: Fossilized bones of 340-pound 'monster bird' discovered in New Zealand
57% Center coverage: 7 sources
Animals · Prince FrederickA 9-year-old girl from Prince Frederick, Maryland, has made the ultimate paleontological discovery: a 15 million-year-old megalodon tooth.
Girl, 9 years old, discovers rare prehistoric megalodon tooth in Maryland waters: 'I couldn't believe it'
77% Center coverage: 31 sources
Archaeologist · CairoTen mummified crocodiles unearthed in southern Egypt are different from other mummified animal remains, experts have said.
Mummified crocodiles found in Southern Egyptian tomb
80% Center coverage: 49 sources
Europe · MoscowPalaeontologists have found fossils of the oldest known insects and perhaps the world’s first-ever plant pollinators in Russia. The rare fossils of the earwig-like insects, known as tillyardembiids were discovered along the riverbank near the village of Chekarda in Russia.
Russian scientists discover world's oldest pollinators which are older than mosquitos of Jurassic Park
Coverage: 7 sources
FossilsBy Amarachi Orie, CNN A scan of the skull of a 319-million-year-old fossilized fish has led to the discovery of the oldest example of a well-preserved vertebrate brain, shining a new light on the early evolution of bony fish. The fossil of the skull belonging to the extinct Coccocephalus wildi was found in a coal mine in England more than a century ago, according to researchers of the study published in the journal Nature on Wednesday. The fossi…
A 319-million-year-old brain has been discovered. It could be the oldest of its kind
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