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Scientists Uncover Remains of Larger Mesosaurs in Uruguay’s Ancient Seas
Paleontologists in Uruguay have uncovered fossils of mesosaurs that exceed previous size records, revealing that these ancient reptiles may have grown to lengths of up to 2.5 metres. The specimens, found in the Mangrullo Formation, include fragmentary skulls and other bones, offering a glimpse into the gigantism that occurred in mature mesosaurs. R...
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Teen Unearths 5-Million-Year-Old Walrus Skull, Gets New Species Named After Him
In 2011, a 13-year-old fossil enthusiast discovered a walrus skull in northern California. Eleven years later, a paleontologist named the extinct species after him.
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Paleontologists Discover New Species Of Crocodiles That Laid Thickest Eggs Ever: Report
Paleontologists from the University of Zaragoza, in Spain, have found a new species of crocodile, which coexisted with the last dinosaurs from the past and laid the thickest eggs ever known.
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36-Million-Year-Old Whale Fossil Found In Peruvian Desert
Paleontologists on Thursday unveiled the fossilized remains of an ancient whale that inhabited the seas 36 million years ago, found last year in a Peruvian desert.
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Perfectly Preserved Dinosaur Embryo Found Inside Fossilised Egg in Rare Discovery
Paleontologists have found a never-seen-before fossil of a complete baby dinosaur curled up inside its egg. The fossil showed the remarkable similarities between theropod dinosaurs and the birds they would evolve into, according to a new study.
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Dinosaur Tail Found In Chile Could Point To Discovery Of New Species
Chilean paleontologists on Wednesday presented their findings on a dinosaur discovered three years ago in Patagonia which they said had a highly unusual tail that has stumped researchers.
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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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Recreating Dinosaurs From DNA: Here Is What Scientists Think About Jurassic Park
Scientists say that it is nearly impossible to recreate dinosaurs because even DNA disintegrates after 7 million years while dinosaurs have been extinct for nearly 65 million years.
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73-Million-Year-Old "Talkative" Dinosaur Species Found In Mexico
Paleontologists identified a new species of dinosaur after a specimen from about 73 million years ago was found in northern Mexico, the country's National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) said Thursday.
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Fossil Of 2 Million Year Old Frog Found In Argentina
Argentine paleontologists have uncovered fossilized remains of a rare species of frog that lived two million years ago, the science and technology agency at the La Matanza national university said Monday.
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Dwarf Tyrannosaurus-Rex Dinosaurs Probably Did Not Exist: Study
For three decades, paleontologists the world over have been split over a provocative finding: did a dwarf species of Tyrannosaurus rex really once exist?
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"Human-Sized" Penguin Fossil Found In New Zealand
Paleontologists in New Zealand on Wednesday announced the discovery of a previously-unknown species of prehistoric giant penguin that waddled around the country between 66 and 56 million years ago.
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Four-Legged Prehistoric Whale Fossil Found In Peru
Paleontologists have found a well-preserved fossil of a four-legged amphibious ancestor of whales, a discovery that sheds new light on the mammals' transition from land to the ocean.
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Tyrannosaurus Rex Found In Canada In 1991 Is World's Biggest
This was discovered in 1991 and the paleontologists spent more than a decade just removing the sandstone covered it's bones. There will be an exhibit featuring the dinosaur's bones in May at the Royal Saskatchewan Museum.
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Dinosaurs, Fossils And Experts Studying Them Have Waited For End To US Shutdown
The government shutdown managed to shut even dinosaurs down - and no temporary reopening will undo the damage, scientists warn.
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Scientists Uncover Remains of Larger Mesosaurs in Uruguay’s Ancient Seas
Paleontologists in Uruguay have uncovered fossils of mesosaurs that exceed previous size records, revealing that these ancient reptiles may have grown to lengths of up to 2.5 metres. The specimens, found in the Mangrullo Formation, include fragmentary skulls and other bones, offering a glimpse into the gigantism that occurred in mature mesosaurs. R...
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Teen Unearths 5-Million-Year-Old Walrus Skull, Gets New Species Named After Him
In 2011, a 13-year-old fossil enthusiast discovered a walrus skull in northern California. Eleven years later, a paleontologist named the extinct species after him.
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Paleontologists Discover New Species Of Crocodiles That Laid Thickest Eggs Ever: Report
Paleontologists from the University of Zaragoza, in Spain, have found a new species of crocodile, which coexisted with the last dinosaurs from the past and laid the thickest eggs ever known.
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36-Million-Year-Old Whale Fossil Found In Peruvian Desert
Paleontologists on Thursday unveiled the fossilized remains of an ancient whale that inhabited the seas 36 million years ago, found last year in a Peruvian desert.
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Perfectly Preserved Dinosaur Embryo Found Inside Fossilised Egg in Rare Discovery
Paleontologists have found a never-seen-before fossil of a complete baby dinosaur curled up inside its egg. The fossil showed the remarkable similarities between theropod dinosaurs and the birds they would evolve into, according to a new study.
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Dinosaur Tail Found In Chile Could Point To Discovery Of New Species
Chilean paleontologists on Wednesday presented their findings on a dinosaur discovered three years ago in Patagonia which they said had a highly unusual tail that has stumped researchers.
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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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Recreating Dinosaurs From DNA: Here Is What Scientists Think About Jurassic Park
Scientists say that it is nearly impossible to recreate dinosaurs because even DNA disintegrates after 7 million years while dinosaurs have been extinct for nearly 65 million years.
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73-Million-Year-Old "Talkative" Dinosaur Species Found In Mexico
Paleontologists identified a new species of dinosaur after a specimen from about 73 million years ago was found in northern Mexico, the country's National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) said Thursday.
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Fossil Of 2 Million Year Old Frog Found In Argentina
Argentine paleontologists have uncovered fossilized remains of a rare species of frog that lived two million years ago, the science and technology agency at the La Matanza national university said Monday.
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Dwarf Tyrannosaurus-Rex Dinosaurs Probably Did Not Exist: Study
For three decades, paleontologists the world over have been split over a provocative finding: did a dwarf species of Tyrannosaurus rex really once exist?
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"Human-Sized" Penguin Fossil Found In New Zealand
Paleontologists in New Zealand on Wednesday announced the discovery of a previously-unknown species of prehistoric giant penguin that waddled around the country between 66 and 56 million years ago.
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Four-Legged Prehistoric Whale Fossil Found In Peru
Paleontologists have found a well-preserved fossil of a four-legged amphibious ancestor of whales, a discovery that sheds new light on the mammals' transition from land to the ocean.
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Tyrannosaurus Rex Found In Canada In 1991 Is World's Biggest
This was discovered in 1991 and the paleontologists spent more than a decade just removing the sandstone covered it's bones. There will be an exhibit featuring the dinosaur's bones in May at the Royal Saskatchewan Museum.
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Dinosaurs, Fossils And Experts Studying Them Have Waited For End To US Shutdown
The government shutdown managed to shut even dinosaurs down - and no temporary reopening will undo the damage, scientists warn.
