Fossils

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Gigantic dinosaur-eating plane-size reptile discovered in Mongolia

A monstrous, meat-eating flying reptile that had a wingspan of a small airplane, could walk on all fours and stalked its prey on land has been found in the Gobi Desert of Mongolia.

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Primordial fossils of Earth's 1st trees reveal their bizarre structure

Earth's first trees had hundreds of tree-like structures within them, making them exceedingly more intricate than the insides of modern trees, a new study finds.

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Fossilized teeth dating back 9.7 million years could 'rewrite' human history

Dental remains discovered by German paleontologists who were sifting through gravel and sand in a former bed of the Rhine River could potentially lead to a “rewriting” of human history.

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Scientists 'very excited' about 150,000-year-old baby tooth

Scientists are "very excited" to learn more about a baby tooth that only the most sophisticated DNA dating tech can analyze.

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10 year-old trips into million-year-old fossil discovery in New Mexico

A family outing turned into a major archaeological discovery by one New Mexico 10-year-old who literally stumbled on a million-year-old fossil.

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Humans were in Australia 20,000 years before previously thought alongside giant wombats

What you need to know about the new discovery in Australia that has global significance and changes the way we look at our history.

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Dino blunder: Museum changes dinosaur display after 10-year-old points out error

The Natural History Museum in London is changing a dinosaur display after a 10-year-old boy pointed out an error.

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Experts proclaim newly-named Patagotitan dinosaur species the largest ever discovered

A newly-named dinosaur species that was as heavy as a space shuttle has been declared the largest ever by experts.

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Desert fossils reveal 540-million-year-old Jellyfish 'graveyard'

Walk across a beach's wet sand, and you'll leave behind imprints that briefly hold the shape of your feet before blurring and falling apart.

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'Alesi,' the 13-million-year-old baby monkey, could be mankind's earliest ancestor

The skull of an infant ape buried by a volcano 13 million years ago has preserved intriguing clues about the ancestor humans shared with apes — including a likely African origin, scientists say.

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People are now getting their ivory fix from woolly mammoths

The hunt is on for frozen tusks from the extinct woolly mammoth, and NPR reports that it's making people rich in otherwise poor regions of Siberia.

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Experts 'rediscover' largest 'sea dragon' fossil in museum archive

The Ichthyosaurus or ‘sea dragon’ fossil was found in the mid-1990s but remained unstudied until recently when experts made a startling discovery.

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Mammoth tooth reveals beast once walked around Austin, Texas

CALGARY, Alberta — About 67,000 years ago, a gigantic mammoth chowed down on enormous mouthfuls of grass in Texas, just west of where modern-day Austin is located, according to new research.

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Looted skeleton could be among the oldest in the Americas

First, the bad news: Divers stole a prehistoric human skeleton from an underwater cavern near Tulúm on Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula five years ago.

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Giant, dinosaur-eating crocodile discovered in Texas

A giant, 20-foot long crocodile from the Cretaceous Period has been discovered in the Dallas-Fort Worth area of Texas.

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Ancient humans ate cantaloupe-size eggs from 500-pound birds

The burnt eggshell fragments of an ancient giant bird have helped scientists solve a 50,000-year-old whodunit in Australia.

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Partial skeleton reveals primate ancestors dwelled in trees

A 62-million- year-old partial skeleton discovered in New Mexico confirms that early primate ancestors preferred to dwell in trees.

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99-million-year-old bird found preserved in amber stuns scientists

Archeologists have just discovered a nearly complete bird, encased in fossilized tree sap, that has remained intact for almost 100 million years.

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Scientists find oldest known specimens of the human species

The bones of ancient hunters unearthed in Morocco are the oldest known specimens of the human species, potentially pushing back the clock on the origin of modern Homo sapiens, scientists announced Wednesday.

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Discovery of horned 'triceratops-style' dinosaur in North America could rewrite Earth's history

Archaeologists have found the remains of a dinosaur that could reshape our understanding of the natural history of planet Earth.

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Sea-dwelling mega-reptile the size of a Bus ruled the ancient oceans 130 million years ago, scientists discover

A sea-dwelling reptile the size of a bus has been identified for the first time from a giant fossil found in Russia.

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Scientists may have discovered the oldest evidence of life on land

Ancient rocks found in a remote stretch of Western Australia may contain the world's oldest known evidence of life on land, a new study finds.

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DNA analysis shows 13,000-year-old mummy girl suffered from periods of famine

Mitochondrial DNA analysis shows her to be the genetic link between Paleoamericans and the modern-day indigenous people.

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Scientists stumped by crocodile eggs found in dinosaur nests

Crocodiles and their ancestors have been roaming the Earth for 200 million years, rubbing shoulders (do crocodiles even have shoulders?)

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Scientists discover world's most ancient fossils

Scientists have found tiny fossils that are thinner than a human hair and are an astounding 3.7 billion years old, making them the oldest known fossils on Earth.

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Fossil of 'monster' worm with snapping jaws discovered

The fossil of the giant worm with “terrifying” jaws was found in a museum.

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Plane-sized flying reptile was a feared killer in Transylvania

A giant flying reptile may have been the largest and most feared predator in ancient Transylvania.

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Ancient 'Nessie' delivered live baby sea monsters

The "birth plan" of an ancient Nessie look-alike didn't involve laying a giant egg, but rather delivering a live baby sea monster, a new study finds.

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Mexican museum shows off dino discovery

Mexico's Desert Museum has unveiled a replica of a new dinosaur species, Yehuecauhceretops.

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Ancient 'naked' worm did a little dance to catch seafood

About 500 million years ago, a squishy, thumb-size sea creature did a little dance — waving its upper limbs around in the ocean in a never-ending attempt to ensnarl some tasty morsels floating by.

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This bag-like thing is your ancestor

Our very primitive beginnings look to have been very primitive indeed.