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125-Million-Year-Old Crocodile Relative Reveals Its True Colors

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Exceptionally preserved skin of Montsecosuchus depereti, an extinct crocodylomorph no larger than a house cat that prowled the tropical wetlands of Early Cretaceous Spain, has allowed paleontologists to reconstruct details of its scales, sensory organs and even possible banded markings along its tail. The post 125-Million-Year-Old Crocodile Relative Reveals Its True Colors appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.

18/06/2026 sci-news

Ground-breaking Study Strengthens the Case for Lips in Dinosaurs

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The debate about lips in dinosaurs continues.  Whether dinosaurs possessed extraoral tissue remains controversial. However, a remarkable new study has added substantial support to the idea that most dinosaurs possessed extraoral tissues that covered and protected their teeth. A new study, published in the journal "Palaeontology" provides compelling evidence that lips were the ancestral condition

15/06/2026 everythingdinosaur

Behind the “T. rex leather” bag that is driving auctions, here’s what luxury really sells

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Between biotechnological prowess and luxury storytelling, a handbag presented as made from “T. rex leather” has just appeared on the Parisian auction market. Priced at several hundred thousand euros, the object invokes paleontology and fragments of...

12/06/2026 futura-terre ⚙ Auto-translated