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Dorset's Fossil Forest: A Jurassic Landscape Preserved by Microbial Fossilisation
The Fossil Forest in Dorset, England, preserves tree stumps from the late Jurassic period through unique microbial fossilisation. Found along the Jurassic Coast, these remains showcase the ancient Protocupressinoxylon cypress species and offer insight into prehistoric ecosystems. Rising sea levels submerged the forest, but microbes encased the root...
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Fossilised Dinosaur Droppings Could Reveal Secrets Behind Their Evolution into a Dominant Species, Says Study
A study published in Nature has analysed 200-million-year-old fossilised dinosaur faeces (coprolites), uncovering critical insights into early ecosystems. According to researchers, coprolites contained undigested plant matter, prey remains, and even charcoal, offering a glimpse into dinosaur diets and environmental conditions during the Late Triass...
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Head of Prehistoric Car-Size Millipede Finally Discovered, Sheds Light on Unsolved Evolutionary Link
The first fossilised head of Arthropleura, a prehistoric millipede-like creature, has been unearthed. This car-sized arthropod lived 346 to 290 million years ago. The discovery of its head helps solve a long-standing evolutionary mystery regarding its relationship with modern arthropods like millipedes and centipedes. The fossil reveals Arthropleur...
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Scientists Discover Fossil Of Giant Monster That Ruled The Sea 66 Million years Ago: Report
The fossil of a giant enormous sea creature has been discovered in Morocco. The creature lived in the Cretaceous period and its fossil was found next to the remains of its last supper, according to a report from Newsweek.
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Gigantic 180-Million-Year-Old Fossil of 'Sea Dragon' Found in UK Reservoir
Researchers in the United Kingdom have found a colossal 180-million-year-old fossilised remains of an ichthyosaur, colloquially known as a ‘sea dragon'. The researchers describe it as one of the most significant discoveries in the region as the fossil is the biggest and most complete skeleton of its kind found in the UK.
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"Big John", World's Biggest Triceratops, Sells For 6.65 Million Euros
The fossilised remains of 'Big John', the largest triceratops dinosaur ever discovered by paleontologists, sold for 5.5 million euros ($6.40 million) at a Paris auction on Thursday.
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Giant Penguin Fossil Found In New Zealand
The fossilised remains of a huge penguin almost the size of an adult human have been found in New Zealand's South Island, scientists announced this morning.
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Extinct Giant Burrowing Bat Fossil Found In New Zealand
The fossilised remains of a giant burrowing bat that lived millions of years ago have been found in New Zealand, an international team of scientists announced Thursday.
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Remains of New Human Species Found in South African Cave: Scientists
The fossilised bones of 15 bodies from a previously unknown human species have been discovered in a cave in South Africa, it was announced today, in what scientists hailed as a breakthrough in evolution research.
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Brain of World's First Known Predator Unearthed
Paleontologists have unearthed fossilised remains of the brain of the world's first known predators that lived about 520 million years ago.
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Dinosaur-Era Flying Reptiles Were Extremely Social
The fossilised remains of Pterosaurs or flying reptiles - who were wiped out nearly 120 million years ago from earth - have provided a slice of prehistoric life - revealing that these dinosaur-era creatures were extremely social.
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Dorset's Fossil Forest: A Jurassic Landscape Preserved by Microbial Fossilisation
The Fossil Forest in Dorset, England, preserves tree stumps from the late Jurassic period through unique microbial fossilisation. Found along the Jurassic Coast, these remains showcase the ancient Protocupressinoxylon cypress species and offer insight into prehistoric ecosystems. Rising sea levels submerged the forest, but microbes encased the root...
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Fossilised Dinosaur Droppings Could Reveal Secrets Behind Their Evolution into a Dominant Species, Says Study
A study published in Nature has analysed 200-million-year-old fossilised dinosaur faeces (coprolites), uncovering critical insights into early ecosystems. According to researchers, coprolites contained undigested plant matter, prey remains, and even charcoal, offering a glimpse into dinosaur diets and environmental conditions during the Late Triass...
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Head of Prehistoric Car-Size Millipede Finally Discovered, Sheds Light on Unsolved Evolutionary Link
The first fossilised head of Arthropleura, a prehistoric millipede-like creature, has been unearthed. This car-sized arthropod lived 346 to 290 million years ago. The discovery of its head helps solve a long-standing evolutionary mystery regarding its relationship with modern arthropods like millipedes and centipedes. The fossil reveals Arthropleur...
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Scientists Discover Fossil Of Giant Monster That Ruled The Sea 66 Million years Ago: Report
The fossil of a giant enormous sea creature has been discovered in Morocco. The creature lived in the Cretaceous period and its fossil was found next to the remains of its last supper, according to a report from Newsweek.
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Gigantic 180-Million-Year-Old Fossil of 'Sea Dragon' Found in UK Reservoir
Researchers in the United Kingdom have found a colossal 180-million-year-old fossilised remains of an ichthyosaur, colloquially known as a ‘sea dragon'. The researchers describe it as one of the most significant discoveries in the region as the fossil is the biggest and most complete skeleton of its kind found in the UK.
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"Big John", World's Biggest Triceratops, Sells For 6.65 Million Euros
The fossilised remains of 'Big John', the largest triceratops dinosaur ever discovered by paleontologists, sold for 5.5 million euros ($6.40 million) at a Paris auction on Thursday.
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Giant Penguin Fossil Found In New Zealand
The fossilised remains of a huge penguin almost the size of an adult human have been found in New Zealand's South Island, scientists announced this morning.
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Extinct Giant Burrowing Bat Fossil Found In New Zealand
The fossilised remains of a giant burrowing bat that lived millions of years ago have been found in New Zealand, an international team of scientists announced Thursday.
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Remains of New Human Species Found in South African Cave: Scientists
The fossilised bones of 15 bodies from a previously unknown human species have been discovered in a cave in South Africa, it was announced today, in what scientists hailed as a breakthrough in evolution research.
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Brain of World's First Known Predator Unearthed
Paleontologists have unearthed fossilised remains of the brain of the world's first known predators that lived about 520 million years ago.
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Dinosaur-Era Flying Reptiles Were Extremely Social
The fossilised remains of Pterosaurs or flying reptiles - who were wiped out nearly 120 million years ago from earth - have provided a slice of prehistoric life - revealing that these dinosaur-era creatures were extremely social.
