Collaborate Disseminate
Just last year, scientists declared that Spinosaurus was the first dinosaur known to swim through the water, preying upon fish as it did so. A new study, however, suggests that it was probably more of a shore-based feeder.Continue ReadingCategory: Biol… Continue reading Aquatic dinosaur may have been a shoreline stalker, not a fish-chaser
Probably the world’s most famous family of dinosaurs, the tyrannosaurs included the 40-ft (12-m) Tyrannosaurus rex within their ranks. Newly studied fossils now suggest that the reptiles were about “the size of a border collie” when first hatching from… Continue reading Fossil analysis suggests newly hatched tyrannosaurs were dog-sized
For decades, scientists have sought to understand how the present-day starfish came to be. Newly analyzed fossils should help, as they represent a transitional step between the starfish and the family tree it branched off of.Continue ReadingCategory: B… Continue reading Fossils provide unprecedented clues to the origins of the starfish
Tyrannosaurus rex may have ruled the land in the time of the dinosaurs, but the mosasaur was likely the most ferocious reptile in the sea. A new species of the creature was recently classified, which distinguished itself with teeth like those of a shar… Continue reading Porpoise-sized mosasaur sported specialized shark-like teeth
Tyrannosaurus rex may have ruled the land in the time of the dinosaurs, but the mosasaur was likely the most ferocious reptile in the sea. A new species of the creature was recently classified, which distinguished itself with teeth like those of a shar… Continue reading Porpoise-sized mosasaur sported specialized shark-like teeth
Paleontologists have found and described what may be the last dinosaur body part we didn’t know anything about – the butthole. Better yet, it seems like it might have evolved to look and yes, even smell, nice to suitors.Continue ReadingCategory: Scienc… Continue reading First dinosaur butt discovered and described in (too much) detail
Paleontologists have found and described what may be the last dinosaur body part we didn’t know anything about – the butthole. Better yet, it seems like it might have evolved to look and yes, even smell, nice to suitors.Continue ReadingCategory: Scienc… Continue reading First dinosaur butt discovered and described in (too much) detail
A gold miner in Canada has discovered what may be the most complete wolf pup mummy ever found. Locked in the permafrost for 57,000 years, the pup, now known as Zhùr, is so well preserved that scientists can learn a lot about her diet, genetics, life an… Continue reading Exceptionally well-preserved ancient wolf pup plucked from permafrost
Paleontologists have discovered a new species of dinosaur that’s a real show-off. Ubirajara jubatus is a small creature found with strange spikes sticking out of its shoulders, which scientists speculate were used as ornaments like a peacock’s tail.Con… Continue reading New dinosaur dazzled with ornaments never before seen in fossil record
Ichthyosaurs were intriguing prehistoric aquatic creatures, in that they looked kind of like dolphins but were actually reptiles. Scientists have now classified a previously-unknown species, that distinguished itself by diving deep.Continue ReadingCate… Continue reading New species of ichthyosaur was likely a deep-diving squid-eater