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70-Million-Year-Old Dinosaur Egg Reveals Ancient Nesting Clues #Science #Biology #Paleontology #DinosaurEggs #FossilDiscovery
70-Million-Year-Old Dinosaur Egg Reveals Ancient Nesting Clues
Learn more about the surprisingly well-preserved fossilized dinosaur egg uncovered in South America and what it could tell us about dinosaur nesting and bird evolution.
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November 11, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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Unique Puke Fossil Reveals New Pterosaur Species #Science #EarthSciences #Paleontology #Pterosaur #FossilDiscovery
Unique Puke Fossil Reveals New Pterosaur Species
You’ve likely heard of coprolites, or fossilized feces, from which paleontologists can tell a lot about the ancient animals who deposited them. You’ve maybe even heard of gastroliths, stones swallowed...
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November 11, 2025 at 6:00 AM
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“We Couldn’t Believe How Weird It Was” – The World’s Strangest Dinosaur Just Got Weirder #Science #Biology #Paleontology #WeirdDinosaur #FossilDiscovery
“We Couldn’t Believe How Weird It Was” – The World’s Strangest Dinosaur Just Got Weirder
Research on fossils reveals that ankylosaurs’ iconic tail weapons evolved much earlier than scientists had previously believed. The world’s most unusual dinosaur is even stranger than scientists realized…...
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November 9, 2025 at 10:27 PM
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Retired Australian teacher discovers the oldest fossil of its kind in southern hemisphere – and a new species #Science #Paleontology #Other hashtag 1: #FossilDiscovery 2: 3: #NewSpecies
Retired Australian teacher discovers the oldest fossil of its kind in southern hemisphere – and a new species
Robert Beattie, 82, has found specimens of a 151m-year-old midge that challenge what we know about how the insects evolved Sign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter...
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November 9, 2025 at 11:45 AM
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Rediscovered Fossil Redraws the Map of Woolly Mammoth Territory #Technology #Other #WoollyMammoth #Paleontology #FossilDiscovery
Rediscovered Fossil Redraws the Map of Woolly Mammoth Territory
New research shows that woolly mammoths roamed farther east than scientists previously thought.
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November 8, 2025 at 12:24 PM
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“Tiny T. Rex” Makes Big Waves in Paleontology Community #Science #EarthSciences #Paleontology #TinyTRex #FossilDiscovery
“Tiny T. Rex” Makes Big Waves in Paleontology Community
In 2006, a curious specimen was unearthed in the fossil-dense Hell Creek Formation of eastern Montana—what appeared to be a small Tyrannosaurus rex locked in battle with a Triceratops. Dubbed the “dueling...
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November 4, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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Researchers discover new tyrannosaur species in ‘duelling dinosaurs’ fossil #Science #Biology #Paleontology #Tyrannosaur #FossilDiscovery
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October 30, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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New fossil discovery in Egypt's Western Desert provides crucial insights into the African origins of seagoing crocodiles, reshaping our understanding of their evolution. 🐊 Link: https://tinyurl.com/2cjamvdc #Paleontology #FossilDiscovery #CrocodileEvolution
October 27, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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“First Salmon”: 73-Million-Year-Old Fossil Rewrites Fish History #Science #Biology #EvolutionaryBiology #FossilDiscovery #Evolution #AncientFish
“First Salmon”: 73-Million-Year-Old Fossil Rewrites Fish History
Scientists have discovered the world’s oldest salmon in Arctic Alaska’s Cretaceous fossil. During the Cretaceous Period, dinosaurs ruled the land, but the waterways of the Arctic were home to creatures...
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October 25, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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Unusual Fossil Discovery Rewrites the History of Freshwater Fish #Science #Biology #Paleontology #FossilDiscovery #FreshwaterFish
Unusual Fossil Discovery Rewrites the History of Freshwater Fish
New research finds that ocean-dwelling fish entered freshwater environments on several occasions, evolving enhanced hearing abilities in the process. When ancient marine fish transitioned from saltwater...
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October 25, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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First-Ever Fossil of a Living, Endangered Tropical Tree Discovered #Science #Biology #Botany #FossilDiscovery #EndangeredSpecies #PlantBiology
First-Ever Fossil of a Living, Endangered Tropical Tree Discovered
Researchers say the finding provides new insights into the history of Asia’s rainforests. For the first time, researchers have uncovered fossil remains belonging to a tropical tree species that still...
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October 23, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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Meet the “Dragon Prince”: Paleontologists Discover T. Rex’s Closest Known Ancestor #Science #EarthSciences #Paleontology #TyrannosaurusRex #FossilDiscovery
Meet the “Dragon Prince”: Paleontologists Discover T. Rex’s Closest Known Ancestor
Khankhuuluu served as a precursor to the famed bone-crushing kings of the Cretaceous. Paleontologists have uncovered a previously unknown dinosaur species named Khankhuuluu, identified as the closest-known...
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October 18, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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The Strange 540-Million-Year-Old Fossil Shaking Up Evolutionary History #Science #Biology #EvolutionaryBiology #FossilDiscovery #EvolutionaryHistory #Paleontology
The Strange 540-Million-Year-Old Fossil Shaking Up Evolutionary History
A strange Cambrian fossil named Salterella may hold the key to understanding how early animals first built skeletons. As the season of skeletons approaches, it’s worth remembering that the real “age...
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October 17, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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Scales preserved for 52 million years due to fatty fish skin #Science #Biology #Zoology #FossilDiscovery #AncientLife #PaleontologyResearch
Scales preserved for 52 million years due to fatty fish skin
Diplomystus dentatus, Green River Formation, Wyoming, USA. Credit: Didier Descouens Australian researchers have discovered why a fossilised fish (Diplomystus dentatus) was unearthed from the ‘Fossil...
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October 14, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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A stunning discovery in Mongolia changes what's known about domed-head dinosaurs #Science #Biology #Paleontology #Dinosaurs #FossilDiscovery
A stunning discovery in Mongolia changes what's known about domed-head dinosaurs
The pachycephalosaurs were a unique group of dinosaurs with domed heads. But scientists haven't known much about them because their fossils have been so incomplete. A stunning discovery from southern...
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October 14, 2025 at 12:45 AM
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'Sword Dragon' ichthyosaur had enormous eyes and a lethal snout #Science #Biology #Paleontology #Ichthyosaur #FossilDiscovery #PaleontologyInsights
'Sword Dragon' ichthyosaur had enormous eyes and a lethal snout
A beautifully preserved skeleton found on the UK’s Jurassic Coast has been identified as a new species of the marine reptiles known as ichthyosaurs
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October 10, 2025 at 10:45 AM
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“Unlike Anything Yet Discovered”: New Fossil Rewrites Our Understanding of Reptile Evolution #Science #Biology #EvolutionaryBiology #ReptileEvolution #FossilDiscovery #Paleontology
“Unlike Anything Yet Discovered”: New Fossil Rewrites Our Understanding of Reptile Evolution
A 242-million-year-old fossil from Devon reveals unexpected skull and tooth features in one of the earliest lepidosaurs. A newly discovered fossil from Devon has provided rare insight into the appearance...
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October 8, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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Russian scientists have uncovered an exceptionally well-preserved juvenile woolly rhinoceros in Siberia’s Yakutia region, revealed by melting permafrost near the Tirekhtyakh River.

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September 28, 2025 at 11:37 AM
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Ancient Skull Discovery May Rewrite Human Evolution Timeline
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Ancient Skull Discovery May Rewrite Human Evolution Timeline -
A 1-million-year-old skull unearthed in China reveals a lost human lineage tied to Denisovans, reshaping the story of human evolution.
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September 27, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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Scientists Discover Ancient New Ichthyosaur Species in Germany #Science #Paleontology #Geology #Ichthyosaur #FossilDiscovery
Scientists Discover Ancient New Ichthyosaur Species in Germany
Researchers have identified a new ichthyosaur species from the Jurassic era. A team of researchers from Switzerland and Germany, led by Gaël Spicher of the JURASSICA Museum in Porrentruy (Switzerland),...
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September 27, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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A Million-Year-Old Skull Just Rewrote The Origin Story of Humanity #Science #Biology #EvolutionaryBiology #HumanOrigin #Evolution #FossilDiscovery
A Million-Year-Old Skull Just Rewrote The Origin Story of Humanity
We're older than we thought.
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September 26, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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Dinosaur found with a crocodile in its jaws named as new species #Science #Biology #Paleontology #Dinosaurs #FossilDiscovery
Dinosaur found with a crocodile in its jaws named as new species
A fossil from about 66 million years ago reveals a species of dinosaur that is new to science, with claws that would have ripped through its prey's flesh
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September 24, 2025 at 6:30 AM
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An ancient reptile’s fossilized skin reveals how it swam like a seal #Science #Biology #Zoology #FossilDiscovery #AncientReptiles #Paleontology
An ancient reptile’s fossilized skin reveals how it swam like a seal
A reptile fossil is the first of its kind with skin and partially webbed feet, possibly showing how later species like plesiosaurs adapted to water.
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September 22, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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112-Million-Year-Old Amber Samples Preserve a Snapshot of an Ancient Forest: The deposits from the time of the dinosaurs contain fragile insects and a spider's web @SmithsonianMag #AmberFossil #Dinosaurs #AncientForest #Paleontology #FossilDiscovery
112-Million-Year-Old Amber Samples Preserve a Snapshot of an Ancient Forest
The deposits from the time of the dinosaurs contain fragile insects and a spider's web
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September 21, 2025 at 1:27 AM
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Fossil of Ancient Dolphin-Like Creature Unearthed in Peru
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Fossil of Ancient Dolphin-Like Creature Unearthed in Peru - WIOBS
Peruvian scientists have unveiled a fossilized dolphin-like creature dating back 8–12 million years, offering fresh insights into ancient...
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September 18, 2025 at 1:17 AM