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Researchers find oldest ant known to science—113-million-year-old ‘hell ant’ with scythe jaws
This fossil is 13 million years older than any ant fossil found before—and reveals a sophisticated predator that lived ...
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Fossils Reveal Enormous, Crocodile-Like Reptiles Survived for Millions of Years Longer Than Previously Thought
After dinosaurs went extinct, South America was dominated by large, crocodile-like reptiles called sebecids. Measuring up to ...
Fossil of a new mammal species from the age of dinosaurs discovered in Mongolia's Gobi desert
A joint research team has discovered a fossil belonging to a previously unknown genus and species of mammal in the Late ...
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Dinosaurs were probably not doomed for extinction and could exist today — if it weren’t for the giant asteroid
“Half the fossils we have from this time were found ... Researchers also estimated the likelihood of the four dinosaur types being detected in each area, basing that on how much land is ...
Ptero firma: Footprints pinpoint when ancient flying reptiles conquered the ground
Fossils of footprints over 160 million years old have helped paleontologists at the University of Leicester to narrow down ...
From saber-toothed cats to massive, ancient whales, MS is rich in fossils. Here's why
Mississippi has changed over millions of years and everything from sea monster to dire wolf fossils can be found here.
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Dinosaurs didn’t roar like in the movies. Here’s how they sounded
(WHTM) — No human has ever heard a dinosaur’s roar, so most people believe the iconic film series “ Jurassic Park” and ...
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Dinosaur fossils rewrite what scientists once thought about the asteroid extinction
The fossils – totalling more than 8,000 ... the researchers worked out how many of the four dinosaur types likely occupied different regions in North Amercia at several points during the ...