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200-Million-Year-Old ‘Squid-Like’ Creature Attack Captured in Ancient Fossil
Sci Tech Daily   06 May 2020   England  
Credit: Malcolm Hart, Proceedings of the Geologists’ Association
<p>Scientists have discovered the world&rsquo;s oldest known example of a squid-like creature attacking its prey, in a fossil dating back almost 200 million years.<br />The fossil was found on the Jurassic coast of southern England in the 19th century and ...
1st known swimming dinosaur just discovered. And it was magnificent.
Live Science   30 April 2020   World  
Image: © Jason Treat, NG Staff, and Mesa Schumacher Art: Davide Bonadonna Source: Dr. Nizar Ibrahim, University of Detroit Mercy
<p>Despite old, out-of-date drawings of long-necked dinosaurs wading in swamps, scientists have long believed that dinosaurs were a land-loving bunch: None were thought to swim. Now, though, a new tail fossil found in Morocco reveals that the sharp-toothed ...
The World's Smallest-Known Dinosaur Measured Less Than 2.25 Inches!
DOGO news   24 March 2020   World  
The skull of the world's tiniest dinosaur was found perfectly preserved in a pebble-sized piece of amber (Credit: Lida Xing)
<p>Over the years, researchers have unearthed fossils of many of the estimated 2,468 dinosaur species that roamed Earth during the Mesozoic era, which spanned from between 252 million years ago to about 66 million years ago. However, few can compare to the ...
The five: dinosaurs that once roamed the British Isles
The Guardian   15 March 2020   UK   Scotland  
<p>Last week scientists discovered the first Stegosaurus footprints in Scotland. Which other prehistoric reptiles lived on these shores? </p>
75 million-year-old dinosaur skeletons found with fossil chromosomes
Tech Explorist   02 March 2020   USA   Montana  
Reconstruction of the nesting ground of Hypacrosaurus (Photo provided to Xinhua by Michael Rothman)
<p>Scientists from the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), and Mary Schweitzer, of North Carolina State University in the United States, have discovered evidence of fossilized cell nuclei and ...
'Reaper of death': scientists discover new dinosaur species related to T rex
The Guardian   10 February 2020   Canada  
Photograph: Julius Csotonyi/The University of Calgary and Ro/AFP via Getty Images
<p>Scientists in Canada have announced the discovery of a new species of dinosaur closely related to Tyrannosaurus rex that strode the plain of North America about 80m years ago. Thanatotheristes degrootorum – Greek for “reaper of death” – is thought to be ...
Ancient Whale Fossil Helps Detail How the Mammals Took From Land to Sea
Smithsonian   11 December 2019   World  
Michael Nolan / robertharding via Getty Images
<p>Whales don&rsquo;t swim like fish do. Instead of moving their tales side-to-side like a shark or a sunfish, the marine mammals pump their tails up-and-down to propel themselves forward. But over 50 million years ago, the earliest whales had legs and could ...
Stunning dinosaur skull discovery turns paleontologists' assumptions upside down
Fox News   26 November 2019   Canada  
Hannah's skull, seen from all sides. (Credit: Scott Persons)
<p>A newly discovered dinosaur skull has shaken paleontologists' assumptions to the core, throwing a wrench into the idea that all dinosaurs had symmetrical faces.<br />The fossilized skull of the Styracosaurus was unearthed and researchers were surprised ...
95-Million-Year-Old Skull Fossil Points to 'Biblical Snake' with Hind Legs
Interesting Engineering   21 November 2019   Argentina  
Raúl Orencio Gómez/Universidad de Buenos Aires
<p>A team of paleontologists discovered a wonderfully well-preserved snake skull in Argentina, shedding new light on the origin of the species. <br />From their findings, the team has deduced the snake had rear limbs and possibly evolved from giant lizards. ...
Fluffy dinosaurs used to live at the South Pole, scientists say
CNN   14 November 2019   South Pole  
Recent research suggests that there used to be feathered dinosaurs in the South Pole.
<p>(CNN) The South Pole has been home to penguins, whales and -- 100 million years ago -- dinosaurs with fluffy feathers, new findings show.<br />This is the first time scientists have ever found evidence that dinosaurs used feathers in extreme climates like ...