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A Skull Found in a Well Defied Classification. Now It Could Help Unravel an Evolutionary Mystery

Paleontology · China

A Skull Found in a Well Defied Classification. Now It Could Help Unravel an Evolutionary Mystery

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By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — An enigmatic skull recovered from the bottom of a well in northeastern China in 2018 sparked intrigue when it didn’t match any previously known species of prehistoric human. Now, scientists say they have found evidence of where the fossil fits, and it could be a key piece in another See the Story

Bolg Amondol: New Monstersaur Reveals Complex Evolutionary History of Giant Gila Monster Relatives

Paleontology · United States

Bolg Amondol: New Monstersaur Reveals Complex Evolutionary History of Giant Gila Monster Relatives

82% Center coverage: 11 sources

A newly discovered, raccoon-sized armored monstersaurian from the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in Southern Utah, United States, reveals a surprising diversity of large lizards at the pinnacle of the age of dinosaurs.See the Story

What Dinosaur Fossils Could Teach Us About Cancer

Fossils · Romania

What Dinosaur Fossils Could Teach Us About Cancer

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When you think of dinosaurs, you might imagine towering predators or gentle giants roaming prehistoric landscapes. But what if these ancient creatures could teach us about one of humanity's most persistent challenges: cancer?See the Story

Fossil Discovery Reveals Giant Ancient Salamander

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A giant, strong-jawed salamander once tunneled through ancient Tennessee soil. And thanks to a fossil unearthed near East Tennessee State University, scientists now better understand how it helped shape Appalachian amphibian diversity.Paleontology · Johnson City See the Story

An Intact Dinosaur Skull Reveals a Previously Unknown Sauropod Species

A team of scientists led by the China University of Geosciences has unveiled a groundbreaking discovery from the Middle Jurassic period. The researchers have described a new species of sauropod, Jinchuanloong niedu, based on a nearly complete skull and partial skeleton found in northwestern China. The Discovery of Jinchuanloong niedu Skull According to the study published in Science Reports, the fossil was uncovered from the lower part of the Xi…Paleontology See the Story

Oldest Dinosaur Bone Infection Discovered in 220-Million-Year-Old Plateosaurus

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A team of researchers have discovered a case of severe osteomyelitis in a Plateosaurus found in Switzerland’s Frick Valley – and you can see it in person.Paleontology · Switzerland See the Story

Ancient Proteins Reveal Key Data About Paranthropus Robustus, an Extinct Human Relative

According to the authors, these findings open up new ways to understand the complex evolutionary history of these ancient relatives Until now, paleontologists reconstructed the history of human evolution from fossils and ancient DNA extracted from these remains, but these two tools have limits: fossil record is scarce, and ancient DNA is not preserved well after 20,000 years. To overcome these problems, scientists began to use paleoproteomics, a…Paleontology · Mexico Read Article

Paleontologists Discover Early Jurassic Ikchosaurus Fossils in British Columbia

The partial skeleton discovered in the Fernie Formation in British Columbia, Canada, in 1916, represents a new genus and species of an extinct marine reptile named Ichaosaurus, as stated by an international group of paleontologists. Photos and interpretation of Fernatator Prentisai skeleton in side view on the left. Image credit: Massare et al. Fernatator Prentisai [...] The post Paleontologists Discover Early Jurassic Ikchosaurus Fossils in Bri…Paleontology · British Columbia See the Story

Dinopalooza: Dozens of animatronic dinosaurs over the Louisville Zoo

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There are 23 animatronic dinosaurs in total that were all designed and built by an expert paleontologist to both look and sound like the real thing.Paleontology · Louisville Read Article

Walking with Dinosaurs | How an Evolutionary Arms Race Created Bizarre Dino Designs

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It’s grudge match time. Except that this one took place over millions of years.Paleontology · Utah See the Story

Evidence of massive dinosaur mating ritual uncovered in Colorado

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Drone imagery reveals ancient arena where Tyrannosaurus rex– or ostrichlike dinos may have wooed matesPaleontology · United States Read Article

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