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paleontology

Science & Tech 5 years ago

Scientists find world's oldest sperm in Myanmar amber

A team of paleontologists have discovered what they believe is the world's oldest animal sperm, frozen inside a tiny crustacean in a blob of tree resin in Myanmar 100 million years ago.

Environment 5 years ago

Long neglected after landmark discovery, armored dinosaur finally gets its due

The first thorough evaluation of its fossils finally gave Scelidosaurus its due - showing that it had a unique anatomy and determining its place on the dinosaur family tree.

Environment 5 years ago

Monster munch: Ancient marine reptile died after dining on fellow titan

More than 230 million years ago, a giant, dolphin-like marine reptile known as an ichthyosaur devoured its final meal -- a creature almost its own size -- then died a short time later.

Environment 5 years ago

Fossilized stomach contents show armored dinosaur's leafy last meal

Scientists said the fossilized stomach contents of the dinosaur, called Borealopelta markmitchelli, were preserved in exquisite detail with its skeleton, revealing what was on the menu for its last meal.

Science & Tech 5 years ago

Fossil of one of the last megaraptors on the planet found in Argentina

Paleontologists from the Argentine Museum of Natural Sciences said on Monday they found the 70-million-year-old remains of a megaraptor, making it one of the last carnivorous dinosaurs to inhabit the earth.

Environment 6 years ago

Largest flying animal in history identified: Study

Scientists on Tuesday unveiled a new species pterosaur, the plane-sized reptiles that lorded over primeval skies above T-rex, Triceratops and other dinosaurs of the late Cretaceous.

Science & Tech 6 years ago

Female paleontologists don beards to get level playing field

Fed up with being overlooked as a female scientist despite wading through mud carting heavy equipment and working twice as hard as her male colleagues, Dr. Ellen Currano is on a drive for change - by donning a beard.

Environment 6 years ago

Hundreds of fossils of strange primordial predator unearthed in Canada

Hundreds of fossils of a primordial sea creature with rake-like claws and a head resembling a famous fictional spaceship have been unearthed in Canada.

Environment 6 years ago

Giant dinosaur bone found in southwestern France

The thigh bone of a giant dinosaur was found this week by French paleontologists at an excavation site in southwestern France where remains of some of the largest animals that ever lived on land have been dug up since 2010.