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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
The unique preservation of the tree, Sanfordiacaulis densifolia, where the trunk is surrounded by more than 250 spirally arranged leaves, was the result of earthquakes in a 352-million-year-old rift-lake system, now exposed in New Brunswick, Canada.
Courtesy Matthew Stimson
Rare ancient tree discovery has scientists ‘gobsmacked’
UNSPECIFIED - CIRCA 2003: Reconstruction of Megalodon, (Carcharodon megalodon) extinct species of shark which lived between the Eocene and the Pliocene Period. Drawing. (Photo by DeAgostini/Getty Images)
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Megalodons were skinnier than we previously thought, new study suggests
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The fate of Japan’s ‘Moon Sniper’ mission remains unclear after landing due to power issue
29 million-year-old grasshopper nest full of eggs is a one-of-a-kind fossil.
N. Famoso/National Park Service
29 million-year-old fossilized nest discovered in Oregon could be one of a kind
A rendering of Tyrannosaurus mcraeensis, a newly discovered relative of T. rex. A partial skull on view at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science was a key part of the discovery.
Sergey Krasovkiy/Courtesy of New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science
T. rex’s older and equally sizable relative discovered in New Mexico
Oldest known fossilized skin is 130 million years older than previous examples
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Rare skin fossil is oldest by 130 million years
An artist impression of a group of G. blacki within a forest in southern China
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A King Kong-like ape once roamed southern China. Scientists say they now know why and when it disappeared
A reconstruction of the pelagic ecosystem and the organisms fossilised in Sirius Passet, revealing how Timorebestia was one of the largest predators in the water column more than 518 million years ago. CREDIT: Artwork by Bob Nicholls/@BobNichollsArt
Artwork by Bob Nicholls/@BobNichollsArt
Newly discovered large predator worms ruled the seas as Earth’s earliest carnivores, study finds
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A legless lizard and hundreds of other new species were discovered in 2023
Iris van Herpen uses unconventional materials to make pieces inspired by fossils, astronomy, skeletons and the natural world.
Sølve Sundsbø
The designer taking inspiration from fossils to create futuristic clothes
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Brian Hynek
Land of the lost: Hidden lagoon network found with living fossils similar to those from more than 3 billion years ago
Sultan Al Jaber, President of the COP28 climate summit, speaks at a presentation on December 2, 2023 in Dubai. COP28 is supposed to end December 12 but major divisions remain between the countries.
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New climate summit draft calls for transition away from fossil fuels, but still has ‘loopholes’
Picture Shows: Sir David Attenborough with the restored Pliosaur skull in the workshop of the Etches Collection Museum, Kimmeridge, Dorset, UK.
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Gigantic skull of prehistoric sea monster found on England’s ‘Jurassic Coast’
The remains of numerous individuals unearthed on the former site of the Hospital of St. John the Evangelist, taken during the 2010 excavation. Credit: Cambridge Archaeological Unit/St John's College
Cambridge Archaeological Unit/St John's College
‘Bone biographies’ reveal what life was like for everyday medieval people