Fossils of previously unknown beaver species found in Oregon
A fossilized skull and teeth from a newly described species of beaver that lived 28 million years ago have been unearthed in eastern Oregon.
Paleontology & Fossils
Jun 1, 2015
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News tagged with paleontologist
Discovery of two new species of primitive fishes
Working with an international team, paleontologists at the University of Zurich have discovered two new species of Saurichthys. The ~242 million year old predatory fishes were found in the fossil Lagerstätte Monte San Giorgio, ...
Archaeology
Mar 31, 2015
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Shark-munching Spinosaurus was first-known water dinosaur
There once was a dinosaur, bigger than a T. rex, that swam with the sharks—and ate them for dinner.
Archaeology
Sep 11, 2014
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Dinosaur footprints set for public display in Utah
A dry wash full of 112-million-year-old dinosaur tracks that include an ankylosaurus, dromaeosaurus and a menacing ancestor of the Tyrannosaurus rex, is set to open to the public this fall in Utah.
Archaeology
Aug 22, 2014
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US cave explored for now-extinct animals' bones (Update)
Paleontologists are completing their first excavation in 30 years inside an unusual U.S. cave thought to hold the remains of tens of thousands of ancient animals that fell to their deaths.
Archaeology
Aug 7, 2014
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Chinese mosquitos on the Baltic Sea
The analysis of the roughly 3,000 pieces is still in its infant stage. But it is already evident that the results will be of major significance. "Amazingly often, we are finding–in addition to Asian forms–the same insect ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 30, 2014
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West US cave with fossil secrets to be excavated
(AP)—For the first time in three decades, paleontologists are about to revisit one of North America's most remarkable troves of ancient fossils: The bones of tens of thousands of animals piled at the bottom of a sinkhole-type ...
Archaeology
Jul 24, 2014
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Fossils unearthed at California construction site
Giant teeth from a 40-foot (12-meter)-long shark and portions of what could turn out to be an entire whale skeleton are among the hundreds of fossils being carefully unearthed at a dam construction site in California's Silicon ...
Paleontology & Fossils
Jul 7, 2014
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Prehistoric elephant skull excavated in New Mexico
Scientists and paleontologists in New Mexico are excavating a prehistoric elephant skull that an expert says is one of the most intact ever found.
Archaeology
Jun 12, 2014
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Fossils of 'largest' dinosaur found in Argentina (Update)
Paleontologists in Argentina's remote Patagonia region have discovered fossils of what may be the largest dinosaur ever, amid a vast cache of fossils that could shed light on prehistoric life.
Paleontology & Fossils
May 17, 2014
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