palaeontology
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How Smart Was T. Rex? And Other Dino Questions You’ve Always Wanted To Ask
In his new book, The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs, palaeontologist and evolutionary biologist Steve Brusatte shares his expansive knowledge by providing a concise and highly accessible overview of the dino era. Though extinct now, these remarkable creatures had a tremendous run, dominating the planet’s ecosystems for tens of millions of years. We recently…
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Ancient Skull Fragment Likely Belongs To Oldest Known Tsunami Victim
A 6000-year-old skull found in Papua New Guinea is the earliest record of a human killed in a tsunami, according to new research published this week.
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Super-Accurate Sculpture Of Ancient Sea Creature Is Surprisingly Adorable
Well, maybe it’s a face that only a mother could love, but this remarkable recreation of a prolific sea creature that lived over 500 million years ago is offering an entirely new perspective of a particularly well-known species.
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Ancient Lizard That Lived With The Dinosaurs Has Been Named After Obama
Yale scientists have discovered an ancient, small, insect-eating lizard in the badlands of Montana and have named it Obamadon, after President Obama. The lizard, which is less than 30cm long and had “elaborate teeth with three cusps on each tooth and a slender jaw”, existed 65 million years ago.