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240-million-year-old reptile fossil reveals a lost chapter before dinosaurs and crocodiles

Named Silescelida acristata, the species lived about 240 million years ago, during the Middle Triassic Period. The fossil was found…

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A forgotten fossil just revealed a new Triassic predator from 210 million years ago

About 210 million years ago, two early relatives of modern crocodiles stood near each other among the low ferns of…

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This dinosaur fossil captures the final moments of a T. rex attack

A remarkable fossil at Montana State University's Museum of the Rockies is offering scientists an unusually detailed glimpse into how…

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A crushed fossil revealed a dinosaur that shouldn’t have existed

"You want to stick your finger in a dinosaur brain?" asked Simba Srivastava. Inside a paleobiology lab lined with cabinets…

4 months ago

Mammal ancestors laid eggs, and this 250-million-year-old fossil finally proves it

A new fossil discovery is bringing fresh insight into one of the most remarkable survival stories in Earth's history while…

4 months ago

This tiny claw in a 500-million-year-old fossil just rewrote the origin of spiders

After a long day of teaching, Rudy Lerosey-Aubril turned to a familiar task: preparing a Cambrian arthropod fossil for study.…

4 months ago

A legendary fossil is forcing scientists to rethink human origins

An international research team led by scientists from La Trobe University in Australia and the University of Cambridge is questioning…

7 months ago

Hidden for 125 years, a Welsh fossil turns out to be a dinosaur

Paleontologists at the University of Bristol have officially identified a new species of dinosaur from Triassic fossil beds in South…

11 months ago

Ancient fossil discovery in Ethiopia rewrites human origins

A team of international scientists has discovered new fossils at a field site in Africa that indicate Australopithecus, and the…

12 months ago

Scientists reexamine 47-year-old fossil and discover a new Jurassic sea monster

Paleontologists have identified a new species of ancient marine reptile from Germany's world-renowned Posidonia Shale fossil beds, expanding our understanding…

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