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Macrocollum itaquii excavation

Mom's Phone Call Helps Uncover Oldest Long-Necked Dinosaur on Record

By Laura Geggel published

Not only is the beast the oldest sauropodomorph, but it had the longest neck ever.

Dinosaurs
New Archaeopteryx

'Phantom' Archaeopteryx, One of the World's 1st Birds, Could Probably Fly

By Laura Geggel published

Birds
Ledumahadi mafube illustration

'Thunderclap at Dawn' Dino's Totally Metal Name Honors Colossal Size

By Laura Geggel published

If any rock bands are looking for a cool name, they might draw inspiration from a newly identified long-necked Jurassic giant whose moniker means "a giant thunderclap at dawn."

Dinosaurs
Cambrian Lenisambulatrix humboldti

Without Claws or Armor, 520-Million-Year-Old 'Naked' Critter Was Likely a Loner

By Laura Geggel published

Extinct species
Triassic pterosaur

Giant Pterosaur Sported 110 Teeth (and 4 Wicked Fangs)

By Laura Geggel published

Dinosaurs
Genie's dogfish

This Big-Eyed, Deep-Sea Shark Looks Like an Anime Character

By Kimberly Hickok published

Alien, or anime character? Neither! It's Genie's dogfish — a new shark species named for the famous marine biologist, Eugenie Clark.

Sharks
A newly discovered wasp from the Amazon.

Amazon Wasp with Enormous Stinger May Just Haunt Your Nightmares

By Kimberly Hickok published

She may be small, but check out that stinger!

Insects
Extinct gibbon

Why Archaeologists Were Surprised to Find This Gibbon in a Royal Chinese Tomb

By Laura Geggel published

Primates
Barack Obama

Obama's Ears Inspired the Name of this 550-Million-Year-Old Critter

By Laura Geggel published

The ears of former U.S. President Barack Obama are so distinct, they inspired the scientific name of a newly identified 550-million-year-old critter: Obamus coronatus.

Extinct species
This hairy-limbed shrimp (<em>Odontonia bagginsi</em>) lives inside a sea squirt.

'Hobbit' Shrimp with Hairy Feet Discovered Living Inside Hole in Sea Squirt

By Jasmin Malik Chua published

The itty-bitty shrimp shares more than a feature or two with the protagonist of J.R.R. Tolkien's 1937 children's fantasy novel.

Aquatic Animals
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