Newly Discovered Fossil Named For David Attenborough Pushes Back Era of Toothless Birds by 50 Million Years
In honor of naturalist Sir David Attenborough, the name given by Chicago naturalists means "Attenborough's strange bird."
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Family Discovers 8 Huge Dinosaur Footprints While Walking on Eroded Beach (Photos)
A family was strolling along an eroded beach at sunset when they discovered a trove of eight huge dinosaur footprints.
Newly Discovered Giant Dinosaur Species May Be Closest Known Relative of T. rex
It's also possible that it was the first of the Tyrannosaurids to experiment with a giant body, owing to the giant herbivores it preyed on.
New Species of Pterosaur Discovered in Scotland Persisted 25 Million Years More Than Previously Thought
The Isle of Skye isn't known colloquially for paleontology, but during the Jurassic Era, it was a hotspot for pterosaurs, and a newly-described species of this flying reptile is surprising scientists. Belonging to the clade Darwinoptera, it joins two other species both of which were found in China, and is the second different species to […]
Fossil Thought for Years to be a Plant is Really a Baby Turtle-Now Nicknamed after Pokemon Character
A fossil thought to be a plant turns out to be a baby turtle, surprising scientists who named it Turtwig after a 1/2 turtle 1/2 plant Pokemon.
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