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Oldest African dinosaur ever found unearthed in Zimbabwe
By Joanna Thompson last updated
Meet Mbiresaurus raathi, the oldest African dinosaur (and one of the world's earliest) whose neighbors lived in Brazil.
'Very weird' ankylosaur's tail looked like an Aztec war club
By Laura Geggel last updated
Paleontologists in Chile have found the remains of an ankylosaur that represents a new dinosaur lineage.
Creepy deep-sea 'vanilla Vader' woodlouse is 25 times bigger than a land louse
By Patrick Pester published
Scientists have identified a woodlouse relative — a 10-inch-long, creamy yellow critter called Bathynomus yucatanensis from deep in the Gulf of Mexico.
Ancient Transylvanian turtle survived the extinction of the dinosaurs
By Harry Baker last updated
A new study into the fossilized remains of an ancient turtle in Romania has revealed a brand-new species that managed to survive when the nonavian dinosaurs could not.
Rare and bizarre tentacle-trailing sea creature caught on video, expedition scientist’s 'mind is blown'
By Jennifer Nalewicki last updated
Researchers captured a rare flower-like sea pen on video in the deep sea and believe it could be a new species.
Giant meat-eating dinosaur had a fancy skull and wee arms like T. rex
By Conor Feehly published
A newly described Cretaceous dinosaur had puny arms like Tyrannosaurus rex, though the two species were not closely related.
Dinosaur 'reaper' with massive claws found in Japan
By Jennifer Nalewicki published
An herbivorous dinosaur used its vicious-looking claws to forage for plants near the shores of Cretaceous seas.
Crypto organization names newfound glass frog species — here’s why that's concerning
By Stephanie Pappas published
A new species of glass frog has been named by a cryptocurrency organization, triggering concern over the high environmental cost of crypto.
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