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Fossils August 30, 2020

250M year-old creature with elephant-like tusks, turtle-like beak hibernated to survive, study finds

A creature that lived 250 million years ago with elephant-like tusks and a "turtle-like beak" is the oldest-known creature to hibernate in order to survive, a newly published study has found.

Dinosaurs August 27, 2020

166M-year-old stegosaur fossil found in Scotland

A researcher at the National Museums Scotland has made a remarkable discovery, stumbling across a 166-million-year-old dinosaur fossil while running on a beach in Scotland.

Dinosaurs August 23, 2020

240M-year-old 'megapredator' had 12-foot reptile in its stomach

Experts have found a nearly complete skeleton of a 240-million-year-old "megapredator" with another reptile inside its stomach, according to a new study.

Fossils August 22, 2020

Fossil footprints from 313 million years ago oldest ever found in Grand Canyon

Fossil footprints from 313 million years ago are the oldest to ever be found in the Grand Canyon.

Dinosaurs August 19, 2020

'Jurassic Park' was wrong: Raptors didn't hunt in packs

"Jurassic Park" showed raptors as hyper-intelligent dinosaurs that hunted in packs, but a new analysis of their teeth shows this likely wasn't the case.

Fossils August 13, 2020

'Missing link' found? 3M-year-old red-eyed penguin could connect to modern-day sea birds

Researchers have discovered an ancient penguin with red-eyes and yellow-feathers that lived 3 million years ago and could be the "missing link" between modern-day penguins and their ancestors.

Fossils August 11, 2020

'Terror crocodile' had teeth 'the size of bananas,' researchers find

Giant "terror crocodiles" that reached more than 30 feet in length had teeth "the size of bananas," according to a newly published study.

Fossils August 11, 2020

99M-year-old 'hell ant' trying to eat a cockroach found entombed in amber

Experts have discovered a fossilized piece of amber with a 99-million-year-old "hell ant" with its jaws about to devour an ancient cockroach.

Dinosaurs August 7, 2020

Dinosaur diagnosed with malignant cancer for the first time: researchers say

Researchers on Monday announced the discovery and diagnosis of an aggressive type of bone cancer in a dinosaur, making it the first known example of a dinosaur afflicted by malignant cancer, according to a study.

Dinosaurs August 5, 2020

World's smallest dinosaur is no more: 2-inch creature likely a lizard instead

Just a few months after a group of researchers聽trumpeted聽their discovery of the world's tiniest聽dinosaur, the same researchers have retracted their findings, noting it was likely a lizard instead.

Fossils August 4, 2020

Massive, prehistoric owl with 'hunting feet' discovered

Paleontologists have identified a 55-million-year old owl fossil that had talons like a hawk, according to a newly published study.