Scientists discovered fossilized footprints from before dinosaurs existed
Researchers have now uncovered proof of an ancient giant amphibian that predates the time of the dinosaurs, existing over 250 million years ago. The new …
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New discovery of 4.2 billion-year-old fossil may reveal Earth’s oldest life
Scientists may have found proof of the oldest life on Earth. According to the new evidence, life on Earth may have begun as early as …
Scientists named this terrifying vampire-like cephalopod after Biden
Researchers have identified the earliest known relative of modern-day vampyropods. The family of creatures includes both octopuses and squid. The scientists published a study in …
Scientists found a prehistoric sea scorpion fossil that will haunt your nightmares
Scientists have finally identified a fossil discovered several years ago. They believe the fossil is that of a prehistoric sea scorpion. They also believe it …
A brand new species of dinosaur was just discovered and it is massive
A new dinosaur discovery has helped unearth a new species of titanosaur called Abditosaurus kuehnei. The creature is a semiarticulated dinosaur. The scientists responsible for …
Researchers just found a well-preserved dinosaur embryo
Well, it looks like we’re one step closer to getting our own real-life Jurassic Park. Researchers have found a well-preserved dinosaur embryo inside of a …
This dinosaur fossil found in Chile has a tail like a sword
Discoveries of new dinosaur fossils show just how dangerous the lives of Earth’s early creatures were. These discoveries also show us how early creatures evolved …
New fossil discovery just revealed the biggest land mammal ever to walk the Earth
Earth always finds new ways to surprise us, and the latest episode was just written in China, where a team of paleontologists has discovered what’s …
Researchers found a fossil of three sea creatures eating each other
Finding fossils of creatures that lived 180 million years ago isn’t easy. The vast majority of the fossilized remains that are found from millions of …
Dueling T. rex and Triceratops are frozen in time, locked in battle
The North Carolina Museum of Natural History will be putting a pair of “Dueling Dinosaurs” on display in 2022. The two creatures — a Tyrannosaurus …
These mating flies have been doing the nasty for 41 million years
Mating flies frozen in time were found encased in amber for the past 41 million years. The flies, still locked in their mating pose, were …
Ancient ‘Wonderchicken’ fossil is oldest of modern birds
Oldest-ever modern bird fossil found in Europe has been nicknamed the “Wonderchicken” due to its similarities between present-day chickens and ducks. It’s believed that the …
A day on Earth was a half-hour shorter just 70 million years ago
A day on Earth was just 23.5 hours long, 70 million years ago. Researchers discovered this by studying the growth rings of ancient mollusk fossils. …
Dinosaur print mystery finally solved after half century
Finding dinosaur footprints can be exciting for any scientist. Finding them in a unique place just adds to the fun, but when a set of …
The last woolly mammoths on Earth died alone, stranded on an island
As Earth began to slowly emerge from the last ice age, many of the creatures who had adapted to life on a frigid planet found …
Researchers want to know how the T-Rex could crush bones without busting its own skull
The mighty Tyrannosaurus rex was the ultimate food processor. It didn’t really mess around with tearing meat from bone in the way that smaller predators …
Massive flying reptiles once dominated the skies in North America, new fossils reveal
If you were to travel back in time to an age when dinosaurs roamed the Earth, you’d have plenty of things to fear. Dinosaurs that …
T. Rex skulls had built-in air conditioning
When you look at a fossilized skull from the mighty Tyrannosaurus rex there are a few things you’ll immediately notice. For starters, it’s huge compared …
Ancient cave bears were pushed to extinction by humans, not climate
Cave bears no longer exist. They went extinct tens of thousands of years ago, and all we have left of the massive ancient creatures are …
A gem hunter accidentally discovered a new dinosaur species
Gem hunters and paleontologists have a lot in common. Both spend a lot of time sifting through dirt and rock in the hopes of finding …
Ancient saber-toothed cats could crush a skull with their teeth
If you were transported back in time some 100,000 years there’s a good chance you’d run into any number of creatures that could rapidly end …
Newly-discovered fossilized school of fish is like a snapshot in time
Finding a single fossil of an animal that died some 50 million years ago is cool. Finding two? That’s just plain awesome. But what about …
Discovery of billion-year-old fungi changes our understanding of life on Earth
When scientists search for species that lived hundreds of millions of years ago they’re not always just looking for ancient animals. Life on Earth has …
Newly-discovered ancient crab species is like nothing science has seen before
When researchers discover fossils of species that are new to science it’s only natural that they attempt to find a place for them in the …
A fossil hunter is selling a baby T-rex on eBay, and scientists are livid
One of the great things about the world of science is that researchers in most fields tend to be incredibly open with their work. Many …
Scientists find abundance of 500,000,000-year-old fossils in China
The thing about fossils is the older they are, the rarer they are. Earth doesn’t keep anything around forever, and the farther you go back …
Paleontologists found a new species of dinosaur, and it’s just a little fella
Finding the scant remains of dinosaurs that roamed the Earth tens of millions of years ago obviously isn’t easy. Finding the remains of entirely new …
