New dinosaur discovered in South Africa
200 million year old dinosaur called Sefapanosaurus.
South African and Argentinian palaeontologists have discovered a new 200 million year old dinosaur from South Africa,...
Palaeontology
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Grandfather of all turtles found in a quarry
240-million-year-old animal discovered in southern Germany.
A 240-million-year-old lizard-like animal discovered in a quarry in southern Germany is a key missing link in the evo...
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Creature was thought to be hallucinating
Odd-looking creature leaves memorable impression.
When British palaeontologist Simon Conway Morris first set eyes on a fossil of the creature above in the 1970s, he th...
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Closer to Neanderthals than we thought
Ancient jawbone linked to our relationship with Neanderthals.
We already knew modern humans had interbred with the Neanderthals before they disappeared from history (See the Cosmo...
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Finding traces of life in dinosaur bones
Scientists uncover how dinosaurs evolved into birds.
Until now, dinosaur fossils imprinted with soft tissue remains have been rare and highly prized. But a new study sugg...
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Why big dinosaurs avoided the tropics
Remains found near the equator.
Large dinosaurs remains have seldom been found near the equator. In fact few dinosaurs of any kind, apart from a few ...
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Conversation
What would we need to create a Jurassic World?
Things Jurassic World would need, beyond dinosaurs.
https://youtu.be/JylK4HuKMvQLike many moviegoers this summer, I plan to watch Jurassic World. And because I’m a ...
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Book: The Last Unicorn
A gripping and sad tale of exploration and conservation.
Western eyes saw a living saola (pronounced “sow la”) for the first time only 20 years ago. She was a captive named M...
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Triceratops teeth more complex than thought
Analysis of fossils suggests complexity.
The three-horned dinosaur Triceratops had more complex teeth than previously thought, according to new analysis of fo...
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The most ancient evidence of life on Earth?
Ancient bacteria in Pilbara rock are merely volcanic minerals.
To some scientists, the Apex chert microfossils found in the Pilbara region of Western Australia are the oldest evide...
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A bizarre new flying dinosaur
Dinosaur with bat-like wings and feathers.
When it comes to big fossil finds, China is full of surprises. The latest dinosaur discovery, announced today in Natu...
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Sex difference in the Stegosaurus
The male and female differed in appearance.
The male and female Stegosaurus looked very different, new research by Princeton University, published in PLOS ONE sh...