A new genus and species of diminutive bipedal dinosaur has been identified from the fossils found in Burgos province of Spain.
Life reconstuction of Foskeia pelendonum. Image credit: Martina Charnell.
Foskeia pelendonum roamed our planet…
Category: Paleontology
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Teen discovers Australia’s oldest dinosaur fossil—almost 70 years ago
In 1958, an Australian teenager named Bruce Runnegar uncovered a mysterious
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Study: Europe’s Cretaceous Fauna Includes More Ceratopsian Dinosaurs than Previously Thought
Using newly-discovered fossils and cutting-edge imaging, paleontologists have solved the puzzle of Europe’s missing horned dinosaurs (ceratopsians), reclassifying animals once thought to be distant cousins of Iguanodon as true members of the…
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Scientists Discover 97-Million-Year-Old “GPS” That May Have Guided Ancient Animals
Ancient magnetic fossils reveal that animal navigation using Earth’s magnetic field may have evolved far earlier than previously known. Researchers have uncovered what appears to be the oldest known evidence of an internal navigation system in…
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Ancient tools in China are forcing scientists to rethink early humans
A recently uncovered archaeological site in central China is changing how scientists understand early hominin behavior in East Asia. The discoveries suggest these ancient populations were far more capable and adaptable than previously assumed.
An…
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In Morrison Formation, Very Young Sauropod Dinosaurs Fueled Food Chain
New research led by University College London paleontologists shows that newly-hatched long-necked giants were prey for multiple carnivores long before Tyrannosaurus rex emerged.
Ecosystem reconstruction of the Late Jurassic Dry Mesa Dinosaur…
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Oldest fossilized dinosaur vomit discovered in Germany
Approximately 290 million years ago, a carnivorous dinosaur stomping around…
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Scientists Found an Ancient Human Relative Where None Was Expected
A single ancient jawbone is rewriting what scientists thought they knew about humanity’s forgotten relatives. A newly published study in Nature reports the first known Paranthropus fossil ever found in Ethiopia’s Afar region. The research was…
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Scientists Discover 40-Million-Year-Old Ant Hidden in Historic Amber Collection
Advanced imaging revealed previously unseen fossil insects inside amber from Goethe’s collection. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, the celebrated German writer and thinker, also built a personal collection of natural objects during his lifetime. One…
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Megalodon could become Maryland’s official state shark
In a state better known for its delicious seafood and as the home of the…
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