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Triassic 'tank' unearthed in Texas was a croc cousin that lived 215 million years ago
By Patrick Pester published
Fossil discovered in 1989 found to be new species of aetosaur — a massive armored crocodile cousin that lived during the late Triassic.
Courtship cut short for termites trapped in 38 million-year-old amber fossil
By Patrick Pester published
Amber containing a pair of termites pulled from a Russian mine reveals their mating behavior hasn't changed for tens of millions of years.
Colossus the enormous 'oddball' whale is not the biggest animal to ever live, scientists say
By Patrick Pester published
Researchers have re-estimated the weight of Perucetus colossus, and claim it's much lighter than a blue whale.
Woolly mammoth de-extinction inches closer after elephant stem cell breakthrough
By Sascha Pare published
Scientists at the company Colossal Biosciences have derived induced pluripotent stem cells from elephants, which they say could boost efforts to resurrect woolly mammoths.
Dinosaur-age sea monster with 'face full of huge, dagger-shaped teeth' discovered in Moroccan mine
By Jennifer Nalewicki published
Extinct marine lizard the size of an orca with sharp teeth and a strong jaw was a top predator during the dinosaur age.
Stunning 240 million-year-old 'Chinese dragon' fossil unveiled by scientists
By Ben Turner published
A bizarre dragon-like creature that lived during the Triassic period used its remarkably long neck to hunt unsuspecting prey in shallow water, scientists have found.
'Cut down in their prime': Dinosaurs were thriving in Africa before the asteroid hit
By Nicholas R. Longrich published
The discovery of predatory dinosaurs in marine sediments in Morocco suggests life was abundant and diversifying at the end of the Cretaceous period.
Only part of rare 280 million-year-old fossil is real — the rest is mostly paint
By Patrick Pester published
Researchers have found that a fossil of the lizard-like Tridentinosaurus antiquus is mostly fake.
Watch 30-foot Jurassic sea monster come back to life in David Attenborough's new pliosaur show
By Hannah Osborne published
In 2022, fossil hunters noticed a snout sticking out of a cliff face on the Jurassic Coast. It turned out to be one of the largest and most complete pliosaur skulls ever discovered.
Dinosaurs dominated our planet not because of their massive size or fearsome teeth — but thanks to the way they walked
By Richard Pallardy published
Dinosaurs may have ruled Earth for over 160 million years because the way they walked gave them a big advantage during the drying climate of the Triassic.
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