Fossil of Cretaceous-era squid found in Peru
Paleontologists said Thursday they discovered the 85-million-year-old fossil of a previously unknown squid species from the Cretaceous era in the high jungle region of northeastern Peru.
View ArticlePeru researchers make rare ancient insect find
Researchers in Peru said Tuesday they have discovered the remains of ancient insects and sunflower seeds trapped inside amber dating from the Miocene epoch, some 23 million years ago.
View ArticleAsian 'phoenix' lived with the dinosaurs
Palaeontologists said on Wednesday they had found the fossilised remains of a giant bird that lived in Central Asia more than 65 million years ago, a finding which challenges theories about the...
View ArticleNewborn dinosaur discovered in Maryland
No, this isn't Jurassic Park. Researchers at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine with help from an amateur fossil hunter in College Park, Md., have described the fossil of an armored...
View ArticleWere dinosaurs undergoing long-term decline before mass extinction?
Despite years of intensive research about the extinction of non-avian dinosaurs about 65.5 million years ago, a fundamental question remains: were dinosaurs already undergoing a long-term decline...
View ArticleNew evidence dinosaurs were strong swimmers
A University of Alberta researcher has identified some of the strongest evidence ever found that dinosaurs could paddle long distances.
View ArticleAncient cousin of Triceratops highlights turnover among horned dinosaurs
(Phys.org) —The earliest known cousin of Triceratops and Torosaurus—the best-known horned dinosaurs—has been identified based on fossils from north central Montana, further underscoring the diversity...
View ArticleNew 'shieldcroc' species of ancient crocodile discovered
A University of Missouri researcher has identified a new species of prehistoric crocodile. The extinct creature, nicknamed "Shieldcroc" due to a thick-skinned shield on its head, is an ancestor of...
View ArticleMesozoic turtle reconstructed
During the Mesozoic Era, between 252m and 66m years ago, the seas were ruled by a vast and intriguing array of reptiles. The most common ones were crocodiles (adapted to swimming in oceans),...
View ArticleEarly bird winds back the avian clock
Modern birds may have evolved six million years earlier than thought, said Chinese palaeontologists Wednesday after analyzing the fossil remains of a previously unknown prehistoric relative.
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