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The work could have implications for how aquatic species respond to our ... Discovery of 'Punk' and 'Emo' Fossils Challenges Our Understanding of Ancient Molluscs Jan. 8, 2025 — Researchers have ...

Experts said the strata on Port Island were similar to ones in Shenzhen and Heyuan in neighbouring Guangdong province, where dinosaur fossils have also been found. But they were hesitant to make ...

NAGASAKI--Researchers have determined that a fossil found in the layers of a local beach is the shoulder blade of a 9-meter-long ornithopod dinosaur, one of the largest in Japan and possibly a new ...

A jawbone fossil found in a Moroccan mine was initially thought to belong to a new species of marine reptile from the Cretaceous period. However, other researchers now suspect the fossil might be fake ...

Ancient fossils found near Dubois have scientists rethinking the lifespan of reptiles — and how to include Native communities in paleontology. Dave Lovelace, a research scientist at the University of ...

What makes this discovery remarkable is that the original fossil, found in Egypt, was destroyed over 80 years ago during World War II. The findings were made possible by analyzing old photographs ...

Jan. 10, 2025 — anthropologists have analyzed a skull that was found in the ruins of Ephesos (Turkey) in 1929. It was long speculated that it could be the remains of Arsino IV, the sister of the ...

This elusive "living fossil" was found between 200 to 340 meters deep, and the crew had spent years exploring without having seen this ancient species. Chatter onboard reflects the importance of ...

“Neither does a 20-foot-tall algae make any sense, but here’s the fossil.” Then, a 2007 study by Hueber, Boyce and others suggested they had found the coveted evidence through chemical analysi ...