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'Virtually complete' stegosaurus fossil goes on sale, but scientists aren't happy
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‘Virtually complete’ Stegosaurus fossil goes on sale - but not everyone is happy
Exhibition at the National Museum of Natural History in Paris, Trix, one of the best preserved fossils of Tyrannosaurus rex (T-rex) on 8 June 2018 in Paris, France. (Photo by Olivier Donnars/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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The evolutionary twist that could have helped dinosaurs rule Earth
The newly discovered species has distinctive spiky legs.
Paul Selden/Museum für Naturkunde
A ‘striking’ creature with large spiky legs roamed what’s now Illinois 300 million years ago
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Davide Bonadonna/Universidade de Vigo/UCL
Study reveals when the first warm-blooded dinosaurs roamed Earth
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Gabriel Ugueto
11-year-old’s fossil discovery reveals ancient creature larger than a blue whale
Life-like reconstruction of the vertebrae of Vasuki in dorsal (top) view.
S. Bajpai/D. Datta/P. Verma
Colossal prehistoric snake discovered in India
Part of the research team in 2020 examining the initial finds (at the back) of the new discovery made by Ruby and Justin Reynolds. Additional sections of the bone were subsequently discovered. From left to right, Dr Dean Lomax, Ruby Reynolds, Justin Reynolds and Paul de la Salle.
Dean Lomax
11-year-old’s beach find was likely largest known marine reptile to swim Earth’s oceans, scientists say
A near-complete fossil skeleton of the extinct giant kangaroo Protemnodon viator from Lake Callabonna, missing just a few bones from the hand, foot and tail.
Flinders University
Scientists identify three new species of ancient kangaroo—and one was more than 6.6 feet tall
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Jaime Bran
Ancient giant dolphin discovered in the Amazon
The fossil skull of <em>Kermitops </em>
Brittany M. Hance/Smithsonian
Researchers found a tiny skull with wide eyes and a cartoonish grin. It could help solve an evolutionary puzzle
Fossil named 'Attenborough’s strange bird' was the first in its kind without teeth
Ville Sinkkonen
‘Strange bird’ specimen might have looked like any other bird 120 million years ago — until it opened its mouth
Cross section of stump
Neil Davies
Fossilized trees dating back 390 million years are world’s oldest
On Feb. 22, 2024, Intuitive Machines’ Odysseus lunar lander captures a wide field of view image of Schomberger crater on the Moon approximately 125 miles (200 km) uprange from the intended landing site, at approximately about 6 miles (10 km) altitude.
Intuitive Machines
Experimental technology enabled a historic moon landing
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The fossil is 240 million years old.
National Museums Scotland
Scientists unveil 240-million-year-old ‘dragon’ fossil
Tridentinosaurus antiquus was discovered in the Italian alps in 1931 and was thought to be an important specimen for understanding early reptile evolution - but has now been found to be, in part a forgery. Its body outline, appearing dark against the surrounding rock, was initially interpreted as preserved soft tissues but is now known to be paint.
Valentina Rossi
Famous fossil is really just paint, rocks and a couple of bones, researchers say