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A Rare Triassic Fossil Found in Brazil Could Shed Light on the Origin of Dinosaurs
In Paraíso do Sul in southern Brazil, scientists discovered a fossil of a dog-sized reptile dating back to 237 million years ...
Mysterious fossil — with black teeth — found during Virginia seafloor survey, NOAA says
A routine clam survey took an unexpected turn off the Virginia coast when a mysterious bone with big black teeth was pulled ...
'I hunt dead things:' Prehistoric fossils hide throughout New Jersey, waiting to be found
"You never know unless you look," said Jayson Kowinsky, a high school physics teacher from Pittsburgh who, while sifting around in the New Jersey dirt, found a fossil that helped fill out the puzzle ...
Paleontology breakthrough as size of 'terror bird' revealed by new 'biggest yet' discovery
However, the fossil also offers a grim clue about the bird’s demise: tooth marks on the bone match those of Purussaurus, an ...
The New York Times spent 36 hours exploring Moab. Here’s what it liked.
If you’re traveling with children (or are a child at heart), head to the Moab Giants Dinosaur Park ($18 for general entry) north of town for a peek into Moab’s storied paleontological history. Inside ...
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We Might Have Been Getting The World’s Best Preserved Dinosaurs’ Deaths Wrong
The fossils of the Yixian Formation in northeast China represent the greatest collection of superbly preserved dinosaurs in the world. Their remarkable state has usually been attributed to being ...
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World’s best-preserved dinosaur fossils saved by rain, not volcanic event: Study stuns
The researchers determined that these fossils dated to a condensed period of about 125.8 million years ago, spanning less ...
Did the world's best-preserved dinosaurs really die in 'Pompeii-type' events?
Between about 120 million and 130 million years ago, during the age of dinosaurs, temperate forests and lakes hosted a lively ...
‘Volcanic eruptions killed dinosaurs, but aided growth of reptiles, frogs in India’
Explore the fascinating discovery of fossils from reptiles and frogs in India, dating back to the time of the Deccan volcanic eruptions, and their role in the extinction of dinosaurs and the emergence ...