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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).
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
Skull of 'armless' meat-eating dinosaur discovered
By Laura Geggel published
Researchers in Argentina have found the skull of a previously unknown abelisaurid dinosaur.
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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