Complete Dinosaur Fossil Found by a Dog Renews Rural Coal Town in Colorado
Walter is a remarkably complete specimen, and researchers believe that this fossil represents a new species
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Paleontologists in India Have Hit on an Epic Find: Hundreds of Bowling Ball-Sized Titanosaur Eggs
The eggs yielded a trove of insights about sauropod reproductive strategies, and turned up 6 new species of dinosaur in the same dig.
Little Girl Declares She Wants to Find a Megalodon Tooth-and Promptly Plucks One From Beach on Christmas Day
It was Christmas day, and young Molly was jumping for joy having unwrapped a pair of insulated waders and a sifting basket.
Ancient Cave Markings Finally Decoded By Amateur Scientist-A Calendar of When Animals Mated 20,000 Years Ago
An amateur scientist has decoded the meaning of cave markings used in Ice Age drawings-notations that recorded birth and mating of species.
New Study of Triassic Fossils Reveal the Origins of Living Amphibians Through a Tiny "Funky Worm"
It's not a frog, nor a salamander, but the early-Triassic version of what today are called Caecilians: a family of legless amphibians.
Bizarre Creature From China Had a Dinosaur Head on Bird's Body - a Missing Link From 120 Million Years Ago
A new fossil of a 'bizarre' creature shines fresh light on an evolutionary mystery with its T-rex-like skull attached to the body of a bird.
World's Largest Prehistoric Flower Preserved in Amber is Stunning Reminder of Nature's Beauty -LOOK
This 1.1 inch flower incased in amber was found 150 years ago, but a re-examination found pollen samples which proved its modern lineage.
Astounding Fossil Discovery in California After Man Looks Closely at Petrified Tree And Finds Bones of Great Beasts
The remains of a petrified forest, an intact mastodon skull, and more were found on the banks of the Mokelumne River watershed in California.
Giant Rhinoceros Skeleton Found in China - One of the Largest Land Mammals Ever (Look)
The skeleton of a new species of paraceratherium, or giant rhinoceros, is one of the largest land mammals ever recorded.
'Once-in-a generation' Fossil Discovery Reveals New Species in 16-Million-Year-old Amber
A tardigrade fossil has been discovered in a once in a lifetime find. It shows a new species in 16-million-year-old amber.
Exquisitely Preserved Embryo Found Inside Fossilized Dinosaur Egg
A 72 to 66-million-year-old embryo found inside a fossilized dinosaur egg sheds new light on the link between bird and dinosaur behavior.
Whales Once Walked Along the Coasts of North America … Wait, What?
A tooth found in North Carolina was identified recently as perhaps coming from a 4-legged whale that swam all the way from Pakistan.
Neanderthals May Hold Clues as to Why Modern Humans Suffer Lower Back Pain
A new NYU analysis considers backbone differences between humans and Neandertals — and the possible impact of industrialization.
Paleontologists Discover Fossil Shows That Dinosaurs Had 'Belly Buttons'
Thanks to an 'incredible' fossil, paleontologists have confirmed that dinosaurs indeed had belly buttons-and set a world record.
Canada Schoolteacher Finds Fossil that May Be 300 Million Years Old and Could Re-Write Fossil Record
Taking pictures and sending them to her mother sent off a chain reaction that had paleontologists racing to the cape.
Scientists Unearth Africa's Oldest Known Dinosaur, Filling a Critical Gap in the Fossil Record
A sauropod, the animal found in northern Zimbabwe is estimated to have been 6 feet long with a long tail, weighing 20-65 pounds.
This 120-Million Year Old Bird/Dinosaur Hybrid Is Teaching Us How Birds Came to Be
A bizarre cross between a bird and a dinosaur had blue, brown and grey feathers, and a brain that could both smell well and see well.
The 'T. Rex of its Day' Lived 340 million Years Ago with Razor Sharp Teeth and Strange Connection to Us
Named Whatcheeria deltae, it had huge razor sharp teeth, and was also one of the first creatures ever to hunt on land.
A Fossil Found in Museum's Storeroom Cupboard Has Shifted the Origin of Modern Lizards Back 35 Million Years
An English fossil found in a museum's storeroom has shifted the origin of modern lizards back 35 million years, according to new research.
Ginkgo Trees Were Going Extinct on Their Own; Then Humans Saved These 'Living Fossils' So Now They're Everywhere
The Ginkgo tree, while beautiful on city streets, has a sad evolutionary history in which it was only saved by extinction by meeting humans.
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