Extinct species news, features and articles
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Scientists find baby pterosaurs died in violent Jurassic storm 150 million years agoResearchers found storm injuries during a baby pterosaur post-mortem, solving a Jurassic mystery that was 150 million years in the making.
By Patrick Pester Published
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Ancient DNA from Mexico's mammoths reveals unexpected — and unexplained — genetic mysteriesColumbian mammoths in Mexico are genetically different from those in the U.S. and Canada, surprise DNA study reveals.
By Jeanne Timmons Published
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'So weird': Ankylosaur with 3-foot spikes sticking out of its neck discovered in MoroccoThe ostentatious spikes of a newly described ankylosaur fossil suggest that its armor evolved via sexual selection.
By Richard Pallardy Published
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115 million-year-old dinosaur tracks unearthed in Texas after devastating floodsWhile clearing debris from the devastating floods in Texas in July, volunteers uncovered 15 large dinosaur footprints thought to belong to a formidable prehistoric predator.
By Pandora Dewan Published
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'Most remarkable' fossil of Jurassic sea monster from Germany is previously unknown speciesPaleontologists in Germany have described a never-before-seen species of Jurassic marine reptile from 183 million years ago.
By Perri Thaler Published
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Ancient shark discovered deep inside world's longest cave systemThe National Park Service has announced another ancient shark discovery at Mammoth Cave in Kentucky. The latest find, named Macadens olsoni, had a unique curved row of teeth and lived around 340 million years ago.
By Patrick Pester Published
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T. rex relatives 'moonwalked' to attract mates, newfound dinosaur ‘mating arena' suggestsResearchers have identified a "mating arena" at Dinosaur Ridge where male theropods gathered during the Cretaceous period to display in front of females.
By Patrick Pester Published
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Bite marks reveal giant terror birds were potentially prey for another apex predator — humongous caimanResearchers have found evidence of a titanic tussle between a terror bird and a large caiman in Colombia's ancient La Venta wetlands.
By Patrick Pester Published
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Why giant moa — a bird that once towered over humans — are even harder to de-extinct than dire wolvesColossal Biosciences has announced a partnership to resurrect giant flightless birds called moa. But the company's recent dire wolf project was controversial, and moa are an even more ambitious target for de-extinction.
By Patrick Pester Published
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