Newfound Species
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![Nannaria swiftae millipede](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ExY7YxfJXMuAYXfMALxpgC-320-80.png)
Swiftie scientist names millipede species after Taylor Swift
By Ailsa Harvey published
A newfound millipede species from the Appalachian Mountains was named after the famous singer by the scientist who described the arthropod (and is a devoted Swift fan).
![The skull of the newfound Basilosaurus species sits on display at the National University of San Marcos in Lima, Peru.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6p6eKzLQPDEt9usrwRoK3-320-80.jpg)
Ferocious 'Ocucaje Predator' was a sea serpent-like mammal with knives for teeth
By Brandon Specktor published
Researchers uncovered the skull of a 40-foot-long marine predator from 35 million years ago in Peru's Ocucaje Desert
![The male rose-veiled fairy wrasse (Cirrhilabrus finifenmaa) displaying its rainbow hues.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Sgoh4t3R8frKiXL9qzy6k9-320-80.jpg)
Scientists discover beautiful new rainbow-colored fish lurking among 'twilight reefs'
By Harry Baker published
A new study has found that, after being misidentified for decades, a stunning rainbow fish is actually a brand-new species.
![An illustration of the 328 million-year-old vampyropod named after President Joe Biden (Syllipsimopodi bideni).](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QX3G5TVVXFrCXs4seM55pe-320-80.jpg)
Ancient 10-armed vampire squid relative named for Joe Biden
By Laura Geggel published
A 328 million-year-old cephalopod may be the oldest in a group related to octopuses and vampire squids.
![An illustration of the Volkswagen Beetle-size stegosaur Bashanosaurus primitivus.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7dRVGh3DffC7o6RmRJH8K7-320-80.jpg)
Tiny-headed stegosaur with long tail spikes is one of the oldest of its kind
By Laura Geggel published
A newly described Jurassic stegosaur species from China is one of the oldest of its kind.
![The pterosaur Dearc sgiathanach flies through the Jurassic skies of what is now Scotland.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/74mHnbYN9xCWQyuXn3jute-320-80.jpg)
Largest Jurassic pterosaur on record unearthed in Scotland
By Laura Geggel published
A newfound species of pterosaur, the largest on record from the Jurassic, was found on the Isle of Skye in Scotland.
![The newfound dinosaur Guemesia ochoai may have looked a bit like this other abelisaurid, the horned Carnotaurus sastrei.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/r2ZPTfNfRRzQXRtPm6TWFA-320-80.jpg)
Skull of 'armless' meat-eating dinosaur discovered
By Laura Geggel published
Researchers in Argentina have found the skull of a previously unknown abelisaurid dinosaur.
![An illustration of the early archosaur Mambawakale ruhuhu, whose name means "ancient crocodile from the Ruhuhu Basin" in Kiswahili. Paleontologists found only its skull, jaw and a few other bones, so the rest of the body — mainly the tail and limbs — are reconstructed based on the anatomy of its close relatives.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hXK78mSFDstLRC7RcdFyz5-320-80.jpg)
240 million-year-old 'crocodile beast' was one of the largest of its kind
By Laura Geggel published
A newly described archosaur that lived 240 million years ago in what is now Tanzania had "'powerful jaws and large knife-like teeth."
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