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Strange, giant prehistoric towers may have been a totally new form of life
4-2-2025 |
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Known as Prototaxites, these giant fossilized structures have long proven impossible to properly categorize.
Major new dinosaur footprint fossil site discovered in England
VIDEO 1-2-2025 | 1
Over 200 fossilized dinosaur footprints have been found criss-crossing a limestone quarry in Oxfordshire.
Ancient 'hobbits' were shorter than we thought, new study reveals
8-7-2024 | 4
A detailed analysis of recently discovered fossils has revealed more about these enigmatic pint-sized humans.
Tyrannosaurus rex may have been much larger than previously thought
7-25-2024 | 7
We may have yet to discover the fossil remains of some of the largest examples of the species.
Study casts doubt on idea that griffins were inspired by dinosaur fossils
6-25-2024 | 1
These half-bird, half-lion creatures of myth and folklore were long thought to have been inspired by Protoceratops.
Gargantuan prehistoric marine reptile was largest ever to swim in the sea
4-19-2024 | 3
Paleontologists have identified a huge species of ichthyosaur from fossils found on a British beach.
Mysterious lizard fossil's 'soft tissue' turns out to be mostly just black paint
2-16-2024 | 0
For decades, the fossil of a lizard found over 90 years ago was thought to exhibit evidence of preserved soft tissues.
New species of pterosaur discovered on Scotland's Isle of Skye
2-7-2024 | 2
Researchers discuss their recent fossil find and what it could mean for our understanding of these winged reptiles.
Has Perseverance already scooped up evidence of life on Mars ?
1-29-2024 | 6
Samples collected from Jezero crater may contain fossil evidence of ancient microbial life on the Red Planet.
Prehistoric carnivorous 'terror beast' worm fossils unearthed in Greenland
1-5-2024 | 2
Over 500 million years ago, these huge predatory worms prowled the Cambrian seas.
Some juvenile T. rex fossils are a distinct species of small dinosaur
1-3-2024 | 0
It is now believed that some of the fossils once thought to be young T. rexes are actually adults of a separate species.
Fossil remains of world's largest marsupial unearthed in Australia
10-25-2023 | 4
A relative of today's wombats, the Diprotodon was absolutely massive - standing 1.7 meters tall and weighing 3 tons.
First known fossilized 'terror bird' footprints found in Argentina
10-13-2023 | 7
The well-preserved tracks were left in the silt by a species of bird that would have made even today's ostriches seem tame.
Fossil licking and zombie spiders among 2023's Ig Nobel Prize winners
VIDEO 9-15-2023 | 3
The annual ceremony celebrates some of the strangest science projects imaginable.
Remarkably well preserved dinosaur embryo found inside fossilized egg
8-13-2023 | 6
The incredibly rare specimen was found collecting dust in the back room of a museum in China.
Fossilized sea creature in Peru may have been heaviest animal ever
8-5-2023 | 3
Palaeontologists have unearthed the fossilized remains of what could be the heaviest creature that ever lived.
Researchers recreate the face of the real-life 'Hobbit' of Flores
VIDEO 7-5-2023 | 11
The face of this long-lost human ancestor has been painstakingly recreated from fossil remains using computer software.
T.rex may have been nearly twice the size, new study suggests
11-17-2022 | 3
The iconic predatory dinosaur may have been as much as 70% larger than fossil discoveries suggest.
Mystery of weird creature dubbed 'alien goldfish' may have been solved
9-21-2022 | 1
For decades, fossil experts have been perplexed by a totally bizarre prehistoric creature.
Loch Ness Monster 'plausible' after fossil discovery
7-27-2022 | 34
The discovery that some plesiosaurs could have lived in freshwater has re-ignited the debate on Nessie.
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