News tagged with prehistoric animal

Prehistoric predators with supersized teeth had beefier arm bones

The toothiest prehistoric predators also had beefier arm bones, according to results of a study published today in the journal Paleobiology.

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created Jan 04, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Fossil feces point to a shark attack 15 million years ago

(PhysOrg.com) -- Paleontologists Stephen Godfrey and Joshua Smith have been studying marine fossils in the Maryland area of Calvert Cliffs for many years, and Godfrey has catalogued over 26,000 items found ...

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created Mar 26, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (6) | comments 1 | with audio podcast report

Exploring the Stone Age pantry

The consumption of wild cereals among prehistoric hunters and gatherers appears to be far more ancient than previously thought, according to a University of Calgary archaeologist who has found the oldest example ...

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created Dec 17, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (6) | comments 0

French find puts humans in Europe 200,000 years earlier

Experts on prehistoric man are rethinking their dates after a find in a southern French valley suggested our ancestors may have reached Europe 1.57 million years ago: 200,000 years earlier than we thought.

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created Dec 15, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (17) | comments 0

Canadian scientist aims to turn chickens into dinosaurs

After years spent hunting for the buried remains of prehistoric animals, a Canadian paleontologist now plans to manipulate chicken embryos to show he can create a dinosaur.

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created Aug 25, 2009 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (29) | comments 33