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New Microraptorine Dinosaur Discovered in China

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Jian changmaensis is the first non-avian dinosaur found at a paleontological site that has yielded more than 100 specimens of Early Cretaceous birds. The post New Microraptorine Dinosaur Discovered in China appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.

04/06/2026 sci-news

Giant Scorpions Ruled Ancient Britain during Devonian Period

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Paleontologists have confirmed that Praearcturus gigas, a creature that prowled shallow waters during the Devonian period, 415 million years ago, is the largest scorpion ever found. The post Giant Scorpions Ruled Ancient Britain during Devonian Period appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.

04/06/2026 sci-news

Complex Colonial Life Was Already Thriving during Cambrian Explosion

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Tiny colonial animals called bryozoans were long thought to have appeared tens of millions of years after the Cambrian explosion. The post Complex Colonial Life Was Already Thriving during Cambrian Explosion appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.

03/06/2026 sci-news

Ancient Oceans Began Losing Oxygen Millions of Years before End-Triassic Mass Extinction

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Chemical traces preserved in ancient rocks indicate that marine environments were deteriorating long before the catastrophe that wiped out vast numbers of species at the end of the Triassic period, around 201 million years ago. The post Ancient Oceans Began Losing Oxygen Millions of Years before End-Triassic Mass Extinction appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.

02/06/2026 sci-news

New Species of Fossil Axolotl Unearthed in Mexico

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Paleontologists have identified a new species of the axolotl genus Ambystoma from several fossilized specimens found deep in the rocky outcrops of the Mexican state of Hidalgo. The post New Species of Fossil Axolotl Unearthed in Mexico appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.

02/06/2026 sci-news

Paleontologists Identify New Hyaenodont Species in Pakistan

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Paleontologists have recovered the fossilized remains of three hyaenodont species, including one previously unknown to science, from Miocene sediments in Pakistan. The post Paleontologists Identify New Hyaenodont Species in Pakistan appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.

29/05/2026 sci-news

490-Million-Year-Old Arthropod Fossil Fills Puzzling Gap in Fossil Record

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A new species of corcoraniid arthropod that lived during the Furongian epoch, between 497 and 487 million years ago, has been identified from an exceptionally preserved specimen found near Québec, Canada. The post 490-Million-Year-Old Arthropod Fossil Fills Puzzling Gap in Fossil Record appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.

29/05/2026 sci-news

New Dinosaur Species from Argentina May Have Specialized in Catching Fish

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Paleontologists in Argentina have identified a previously unknown species of unenlagiid dinosaur that stalked freshwater wetlands during the Late Cretaceous epoch, adding to evidence that some dinosaurs specialized in catching fish. The post New Dinosaur Species from Argentina May Have Specialized in Catching Fish appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.

29/05/2026 sci-news

Fungi Bloomed Twice around End-Cretaceous Mass Extinction

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By studying fungal microfossils in 66-million-year-old rock samples from the Denver Basin in Colorado, Johns Hopkins University microbiologists have confirmed that the dinosaur-killing asteroid impact triggered a worldwide fungal takeover, and uncovered a second, previously unknown ecological crisis just before it. The post Fungi Bloomed Twice around End-Cretaceous Mass Extinction appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.

28/05/2026 sci-news

Cretaceous Bird from China Had Pair of Tail Feathers Twice as Long as Its Body

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Named Plumadraco bankoorum, the newly-described species of enantiornithine bird lived in what is now northeastern China during the Cretaceous period, roughly 121 million years ago. The post Cretaceous Bird from China Had Pair of Tail Feathers Twice as Long as Its Body appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.

28/05/2026 sci-news

Toothless, Bipedal Crocodile Relative Lived in New Mexico 212 Million Years Ago

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Paleontologists have described a new species of bipedal shuvosaurid archosaur from New Mexico, shedding light on a group of creatures that roamed North America during the Triassic period, more than 200 million years ago. The post Toothless, Bipedal Crocodile Relative Lived in New Mexico 212 Million Years Ago appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.

27/05/2026 sci-news

Study: Early Complex Life Forms Were Bottom-Dwellers

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Analyzing 1.75-billion-year-old microfossils from ancient Australian seabeds, paleontologists say ancient eukaryotes -- the ancestors of every plant, animal and fungus -- huddled in oxygenated seafloor patches for over a billion years before breaking free into open water. The post Study: Early Complex Life Forms Were Bottom-Dwellers appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.

27/05/2026 sci-news

Rare Ostrich-Like Dinosaur Fossil Found on Canadian Island

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Paleontologists in Canada say they have recovered a dinosaur tail vertebra from 75- to 80-million-year-old marine rocks on a small island off the coast of British Columbia, providing the clearest evidence yet that bird-like ornithomimosaurs once roamed the ancient Pacific coastline of North America. The post Rare Ostrich-Like Dinosaur Fossil Found on Canadian Island appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.

25/05/2026 sci-news

83-Million-Year-Old Crocodile Lizard Fossil Unearthed in France

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Paleontologists have identified a new genus and species of pan-shinisaur lizard from a partial upper jaw discovered in southern France, pushing the presence of its lineage in Europe back by at least 30 million years. The post 83-Million-Year-Old Crocodile Lizard Fossil Unearthed in France appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.

22/05/2026 sci-news

‘T. rex’ Mosasaur Ruled the Seas 80 Million Years Ago

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Paleontologists have described a gigantic new species of mosasaur -- stretching up to 13.2 m (43 feet) long and armed with serrated teeth -- and given it an unexpected name: T. rex (short for Tylosaurus rex). The post ‘T. rex’ Mosasaur Ruled the Seas 80 Million Years Ago appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.

21/05/2026 sci-news

Ancient Crater Lakes May Have Provided Ideal Conditions for Earth’s Earliest Oxygen-Breathing Life

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Researchers have discovered stromatolites -- layered structures formed by microbial communities -- inside a 42,000-year-old asteroid crater in South Korea. The post Ancient Crater Lakes May Have Provided Ideal Conditions for Earth’s Earliest Oxygen-Breathing Life appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.

20/05/2026 sci-news

Before Dinosaur Extinction, Rodent-Like Mammals were Already Flourishing in Ancient Arctic

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Paleontologists have described three previously unknown species of multituberculate mammals -- named Camurodon borealis, Qayaqgruk peregrinus, and Kaniqsiqcosmodon polaris -- that lived in polar forests about 73 million years ago. The post Before Dinosaur Extinction, Rodent-Like Mammals were Already Flourishing in Ancient Arctic appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.

20/05/2026 sci-news

Mystery of Tyrannosaurus rex’s Tiny Arms May Finally Have an Answer

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Paleontologists from University College London and the University of Cambridge say the large predatory dinosaurs’ tiny arms evolved alongside massive heads and bone-crushing jaws, suggesting ancient predators increasingly relied on biting rather than grasping prey. The post Mystery of Tyrannosaurus rex’s Tiny Arms May Finally Have an Answer appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.

20/05/2026 sci-news

New Jurassic Pterosaur Unearthed in Germany

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Paleontologists have described a new genus and species of early monofenestratan pterosaur based on a nearly complete and well-preserved fossil skeleton discovered in Bavaria, Germany. The post New Jurassic Pterosaur Unearthed in Germany appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.

19/05/2026 sci-news

Giant Tyrannosaur Fossil Found in New Mexico

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A large tyrannosaurid dinosaur may have stalked the floodplains of what is now New Mexico nearly 74 million years ago, according to a team of paleontologists from the University of Bath, Montana State University and the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science. The post Giant Tyrannosaur Fossil Found in New Mexico appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.

15/05/2026 sci-news