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Oldest stegosaur found in Morocco

August 21, 2019
Remains of the oldest stegosaur, dating to the Middle Jurassic period, have been found in Morocco.

Croc teeth suggest plant diet

July 2, 2019
Differences in fossilised crocodile teeth suggest multiple ancient forms of crocodile were herbivores.

Cthulhu’ fossil suggests monstrous sea cucumber precursor

April 11, 2019
A newly discovered fossil has given insights into a monstrous relative of the sea cucumber. University of Oxford researchers created a computer-generated reconstruction of the 430 million year-old, 3cm-wide fossil...

Fossil bonanza fills important knowledge gap

January 18, 2018
A team of researchers have uncovered a rich diversity of microscopic animal fossils from over half a billion years ago in rocks from the northern tip of Greenland.Current accounts of...

New research shines light on hominoid precursor

December 11, 2017
Research suggests that the last common ancestor of humans and apes was smaller than previously thought.

New species of early snake discovered

June 8, 2017
Palaeontologists have discovered a new species of ancient snake that lived 5 million years ago.

Discovery prompts evolutionary history rethink

March 27, 2017
The discovery of fossilised algae suggests that advanced multicellular life evolved much earlier than previously thought.

Tully monster debate reignited

March 8, 2017
A group of paleobiologists are refuting claims made last year about the classification of the ‘Tully monster’.

Fossil discovery prompts rethink of penguin evolution

March 7, 2017
The discovery of the fossil of a penguin shows the species was around during the age of the dinosaurs, according to a team of scientists from Germany and New Zealand.

80 million year old collagen successfully recovered

January 26, 2017
Researchers in the US have successfully isolated additional collagen from dinosaur fossils 80 million years old, suggesting organic molecules can last far longer than originally thought.

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