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Taxa Latenivenatrix

Fossil specimen RTMP 82.19.23 - A lacrimal, postorbitals, squamosals, frontals, parietals, and braincase referred to Latenivenatrix mcmasterae, but formerly assigned to Stenonychosaurus inequalis (=Troodon inequalis). Described by Currie, 1985. "Cranial anatomy of Stenonychosaurus inequalis (Saurischia, Theropoda) and its bearing on the origin of birds." Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, 22(1), 643-658. 5d-dinosaur-camp-day2-20120802-15.jpg

Canada fossil specimen Dinosauria +7

Taxa Hauffiosaurus

fossil of hauffiosaurus

fossil Hauffiosaurus

Taxa Haenamichnus

The probable azhdarchid trace fossil Haenamichnus uhangriensis. A, the 7.3 m trackway CNUPH.P9; B, H. uhangriensis holotype (CNUPH.P2), manus (top) and pes (bottom) prints. Scale bars represent 1 m (A) and 100 mm (B).

scale fossil holotype Azhdarchidae +1

Taxa Hesperonychus

Pelvis (fused ilia and pubes) of UALVP 48778, holotype of Hesperonychus elizabethae, from the late Campanian Dinosaur Park Formation of Alberta, Canada. Fossil collected by Dr. Elizabeth Nicholls. Prepared by Clive Coy. Digital photography by Nick Longrich. Additional digital editing by Nick Longrich.

pelvis Canada Dinosaur Park Campanian +6

Taxa Liliensternus

fossil of liliensternus

fossil Liliensternus

Taxa Tanius

Tanius sinensis restoration based on fossil images and related animals.

fossil Tanius

Taxa Prenocephale

fossil of Prenocephale prenes, an extinct ornithischian

fossil Ornithischia Prenocephale

Taxa Ctenochasma

Fossil specimen BSP 1935.I.24 (Ctenochasma elegans), an extinct pterosaur

fossil specimen Ctenochasma Pterodactylus +1

Taxa Qianichthyosaurus

Fossil skeleton of Qianichthyosaurus zhoui on display at the Geological Museum of China.

museum China fossil Qianichthyosaurus +1

Taxa Keichousaurus

Photograph of a fossil cast of a Keichousaurus hui skeleton taken at the North American Museum of Ancient Life.

museum cast fossil Keichousaurus +1

Taxa Leptoceratops

Fossil of Leptoceratops at the Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa

museum fossil Leptoceratops

Taxa Ceresiosaurus

fossil ceresiosaurus

fossil Ceresiosaurus

Taxa Rhomaleosaurus

Rhomaleosaurus cramptoni fossil, Natural History Museum, London

museum fossil Rhomaleosaurus

Taxa Phuwiangosaurus

fossil femur of Phuwiangosaurus sirindhornae, an extinct sauropod

fossil Phuwiangosaurus

Taxa Hainosaurus

Fossil of Hainosaurus, an extinct reptile -- Took the photo at Natural History Museum of Bruxelles

museum fossil Hainosaurus

Taxa Colymbosaurus

Fossil in the Oxford University natural history museum

museum Peru fossil Colymbosaurus

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News

140,000-year-old skeleton shows earliest interbreeding between humans and Neanderthals

Israel fossil dating discovery Homo sapiens skeleton

Scientists have uncovered the world s earliest fossil showing both Neanderthal and Homo sapiens features: a five-year-old child from Israel s Skhul Cave dating back 140,000 years. This discovery pushes back the timeline of human interbreeding, proving that Neanderthals and modern humans were already mixing long before Europe s later encounters.

21/08/2025 sciencedaily-human-evo

Mysterious Denisovan interbreeding shaped the humans we are today

fossil tracks evolution genetics

Denisovans, a mysterious human relative, left behind far more than a handful of fossils—they left genetic fingerprints in modern humans across the globe. Multiple interbreeding events with distinct Denisovan populations helped shape traits like high-altitude survival in Tibetans, cold-weather adaptation in Inuits, and enhanced immunity. Their influence spanned from Siberia to South America, and scientists are now uncovering how these genetic gifts transformed human evolution, even with such limi

14/08/2025 sciencedaily-human-evo

A 16-million-year-old amber fossil just revealed the smallest predator ant ever found

predator fossil evolution extinction

A fossilized Caribbean dirt ant, Basiceros enana, preserved in Dominican amber, reveals the species ancient range and overturns assumptions about its size evolution. Advanced imaging shows it already had the camouflage adaptations of modern relatives, offering new insights into extinction and survival strategies.

09/08/2025 sciencedaily-human-evo

400-million-year-old fish exposes big mistake in how we understood evolution

fossil discovery evolution

A fish thought to be evolution’s time capsule just surprised scientists. A detailed dissection of the coelacanth — a 400-million-year-old species often called a “living fossil” — revealed that key muscles believed to be part of early vertebrate evolution were actually misidentified ligaments. This means foundational assumptions about how vertebrates, including humans, evolved to eat and breathe may need to be rewritten. The discovery corrects decades of anatomical errors, reshapes the story of s

29/07/2025 sciencedaily-human-evo

A 500-million-year-old fossil just rewrote the spider origin story

fossil

Half a billion years ago, a strange sea-dwelling creature called Mollisonia symmetrica may have paved the way for modern spiders. Using detailed fossil brain analysis, researchers uncovered neural patterns strikingly similar to today's arachnids—suggesting spiders evolved in the ocean, not on land as previously believed. This brain structure even hints at a critical evolutionary leap that allowed spiders their infamous speed, dexterity, and web-spinning prowess. The findings challenge long-held

24/07/2025 sciencedaily-human-evo

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