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Oldest stegosaur found in Morocco
Added: 21 Aug 2019
Remains of the oldest stegosaur, dating to the Middle Jurassic period, have been found in Morocco.
Croc teeth suggest plant diet
Added: 2 Jul 2019
Differences in fossilised crocodile teeth suggest multiple ancient forms of crocodile were herbivor…
'Cthulhu' fossil suggests monstrous sea cucumber precursor
qwwqdccwwm.d qwwqdccwwm.d | Added: 11 Apr 2019
A newly discovered fossil has given insights into a monstrous relative of the sea cucumber.!--more-…
Fossil bonanza fills important knowledge gap
qwwqdccwwm.d qwwqdccwwm.d | Added: 18 Jan 2018
A team of researchers have uncovered a rich diversity of microscopic animal fossils from over half …
New research shines light on hominoid precursor
qwwqdccwwm.d qwwqdccwwm.d | Added: 11 Dec 2017
Research suggests that the last common ancestor of humans and apes was smaller than previously thou…
New species of early snake discovered
qwwqdccwwm.d qwwqdccwwm.d | Added: 8 Jun 2017
Palaeontologists have discovered a new species of ancient snake that lived 5 million years ago.
Discovery prompts evolutionary history rethink
qwwqdccwwm.d qwwqdccwwm.d | Added: 27 Mar 2017
The discovery of fossilised algae suggests that advanced multicellular life evolved much earlier th…
Tully monster debate reignited
qwwqdccwwm.d qwwqdccwwm.d | Added: 8 Mar 2017
A group of paleobiologists are refuting claims made last year about the classification of the ‘Tull…
Fossil discovery prompts rethink of penguin evolution
qwwqdccwwm.d qwwqdccwwm.d | Added: 7 Mar 2017
The discovery of the fossil of a penguin shows the species was around during the age of the dinosau…
80 million year old collagen successfully recovered
qwwqdccwwm.d qwwqdccwwm.d | Added: 26 Jan 2017
Researchers in the US have successfully isolated additional collagen from dinosaur fossils 80 milli…
New dinosaur tribes named
qwwqdccwwm.d qwwqdccwwm.d | Added: 4 Jan 2017
Scientists have named two new clades, or tribes, of horned dinosaurs based on fossils collected in …
Earlier existence of diaphragm confirmed
qwwqdccwwm.d qwwqdccwwm.d | Added: 1 Dec 2016
Researchers have discovered evidence of diaphragms in mammal-like reptiles that lived 250-300 milli…
New prehistoric sea lizard discovered
qwwqdccwwm.d qwwqdccwwm.d | Added: 17 Nov 2016
Researchers in Chile have discovered a new species of giant sea lizard that existed near the end of…
Scientists find Earth’s common ancestor
qwwqdccwwm.d qwwqdccwwm.d | Added: 4 Aug 2016
A team of researchers in Germany believe that they may have found the common ancestor linked to all…
Cause of Megalodons’ extinction revealed
qwwqdccwwm.d qwwqdccwwm.d | Added: 11 Apr 2016
Scientists from Zurich University have proposed the largest shark that ever lived became extinct du…
Complete fossilised nervous system discovered
qwwqdccwwm.d qwwqdccwwm.d | Added: 28 Mar 2016
A fossil more than 500m years old with a well preserved central nervous system has been found by sc…
Ancient bees collected pollen in two ways
qwwqdccwwm.d qwwqdccwwm.d | Added: 14 Dec 2015
The ancestors of honeybees that lived 50 million years ago collected pollen in two ways.
Life hits 4.1 billion years
qwwqdccwwm.d qwwqdccwwm.d | Added: 3 Dec 2015
New evidence suggests that life on Earth began 300 million years earlier than previously thought.
Double stretch for giraffe’s neck
qwwqdccwwm.d qwwqdccwwm.d | Added: 5 Nov 2015
Scientists have discovered that the long neck of modern-day giraffes evolved in two stages.
X-rays unravel fossil secrets
qwwqdccwwm.d qwwqdccwwm.d | Added: 20 Oct 2015
By using an X-ray imaging technique, palaeontologists have discovered borings made by shell inverte…
