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August 22, 2020

Fossil footprints from 313 million years ago oldest ever found in Grand Canyon

Fossil footprints from 313 million years ago are the oldest to ever be found in the Grand Canyon.

August 19, 2020

'Jurassic Park' was wrong: Raptors didn't hunt in packs

"Jurassic Park" showed raptors as hyper-intelligent dinosaurs that hunted in packs, but a new analysis of their teeth shows this likely wasn't the case.

August 13, 2020

'Missing link' found? 3M-year-old red-eyed penguin could connect to modern-day sea birds

Researchers have discovered an ancient penguin with red-eyes and yellow-feathers that lived 3 million years ago and could be the "missing link" between modern-day penguins and their ancestors.

August 11, 2020

'Terror crocodile' had teeth 'the size of bananas,' researchers find

Giant "terror crocodiles" that reached more than 30 feet in length had teeth "the size of bananas," according to a newly published study.

August 11, 2020

99M-year-old 'hell ant' trying to eat a cockroach found entombed in amber

Experts have discovered a fossilized piece of amber with a 99-million-year-old "hell ant" with its jaws about to devour an ancient cockroach.

August 7, 2020

Dinosaur diagnosed with malignant cancer for the first time: researchers say

Researchers on Monday announced the discovery and diagnosis of an aggressive type of bone cancer in a dinosaur, making it the first known example of a dinosaur afflicted by malignant cancer, according to a study.

August 5, 2020

World's smallest dinosaur is no more: 2-inch creature likely a lizard instead

Just a few months after a group of researchers trumpeted their discovery of the world's tiniest dinosaur, the same researchers have retracted their findings, noting it was likely a lizard instead.

August 4, 2020

Massive, prehistoric owl with 'hunting feet' discovered

Paleontologists have identified a 55-million-year old owl fossil that had talons like a hawk, according to a newly published study.

July 10, 2020

Prehistoric 15-foot dolphin acted like modern-day killer whales, researchers say

Prehistoric dolphins acted more like modern-day killer whales, according to a newly published study.

July 8, 2020

'Jurassic Park' got nearly everything wrong about Dilophosaurus, new study says

Even though Dilophosaurus was a "beautiful, but deadly" addition to Jurassic Park, the hit movie of the same name was wildly incorrect in how it portrayed the deadly dinosaur, a new study suggests.