#Inside the final days of the dinosaurs before fatal asteroid

#Inside the final days of the dinosaurs before fatal asteroid

“Inside the final days of the dinosaurs before fatal asteroid” Dinosaurs roamed the Earth for millions of years – until one day, 66 million years ago, an asteroid the size of Mount ­Everest struck the planet, bringing their almost instant annihilation. Now a landmark new BBC documentary, Dinosaurs: The Final Day with David Attenborough, uses…

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#Skull of ‘marine monster’, a whale predecessor, found in Peru

#Skull of ‘marine monster’, a whale predecessor, found in Peru

“Skull of ‘marine monster’, a whale predecessor, found in Peru” LIMA ⁠— Paleontologists have unearthed the skull of a ferocious marine predator, an ancient ancestor of modern-day whales, which once lived in a prehistoric ocean that covered part of what is now Peru, scientists announced on Thursday. The roughly 36-million-year-old well-preserved skull was dug up…

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#Fossil of previously unknown four-legged whale found in Egypt

#Fossil of previously unknown four-legged whale found in Egypt

“#Fossil of previously unknown four-legged whale found in Egypt” CAIRO, Aug 25 – Scientists said on Wednesday they had discovered the 43 million-year-old fossil of a previously unknown amphibious four-legged whale species in Egypt that helps trace the transition of whales from land to sea. The newly discovered whale belongs to the Protocetidae, a group…

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#Two giant new dinosaur species discovered in China

#Two giant new dinosaur species discovered in China

“#Two giant new dinosaur species discovered in China” There’s a new day dawning for dinosaurs. Scientists have discovered two giant new dinosaur species in northwest China — a region where dinosaur fossils had never previously been found — according to a study released Thursday in Scientific Reports. In recent years, a number of fossils were…

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#Australian researchers discover country’s largest flying reptile

#Australian researchers discover country’s largest flying reptile

“#Australian researchers discover country’s largest flying reptile” A team of Australian researchers has discovered the country’s largest flying reptile.  The fearsome, long-necked pterosaur had a wingspan measuring seven meters in length and what the team calls a “spear mouth.” According to a paper published in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, Thapunngaka shawi was located at the geological Toolebuc Formation near Richmond in North West…

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#’Polar dinosaurs’ lived in Arctic year-round, fossils suggest

#’Polar dinosaurs’ lived in Arctic year-round, fossils suggest

“#’Polar dinosaurs’ lived in Arctic year-round, fossils suggest” Baby dinosaur fossils found in northern Alaska suggest that the reptiles lived year-round in the Arctic and were likely warm-blooded, a new study revealed. The “unexpected discovery” of embryos and just-hatched babies from at least seven non-bird dinosaur species shows that the prehistoric animals survived extended periods…

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#Woolly mammoth tusk found during roadwork in Oregon

#Woolly mammoth tusk found during roadwork in Oregon

“#Woolly mammoth tusk found during roadwork in Oregon” It was a mammoth discovery! Crews rerouting a gas line in the city of Corvallis, Ore., uncovered the 12,000-year-old tusk of a woolly mammoth beneath the roadway. “Whenever doing this type of work, our crews are very careful to keep any eye out for any type of…

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