Newfound Species
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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."

Bizarre tail on little dinosaur-age bird was literally a drag
By Laura Geggel published
An extraordinary 120-million-year-old fossil bird from China reveals that the animal had a sexy but vaguely impractical tail.

Weird 'broomstick' necked Triassic reptile named after mythical Greek sea monster
By Laura Geggel published
These strange, long-necked Triassic beasts were able to coexist because they chowed down on different prey.

Newly discovered neon-green spider named after the 'Lady Gaga of mathematics'
By Laura Geggel published
Given their coloring, the members of this spider's family are known as green cucumber spiders.
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