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Earliest known fossil examples of predatory birds discovered: New species may have hunted like modern hawks and owls

The Hell Creek Formation in what's now the Dakotas, Montana, and Wyoming was once home to some of the world's most beloved dinosaurs, like Triceratops and Tyrannosaurus rex (including SUE, one of the ...
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Fossil footprints reveal what may be the oldest known handcarts

If you're a parent, you've probably tried, at some point, to navigate the supermarket with a trolley, and at least one child in tow. But our new study suggests there was an ancient equivalent, dating ...

‘Squid butt’ fossil belongs to one of the ‘chunkiest’ cephalopods ever discovered

Thanks to having the “chunkiest squid butt” ever seen on an ancient cephalopod, paleontologists have discovered a 160-million-year-old octopus cousin. The newly identified fossils are described by an ...
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A rare example of exceptional fossil preservation: Major animal groups were living on the seafloor millions of years before the Cambrian explosion

A tranche of fossils from the end of the Ediacaran Period has shown up branches of the tree of life previously thought to have appeared millions of years later in the Cambrian. The discovery fills a ...
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Famous fossil is really just paint, rocks and a couple of bones, researchers say

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. A 280 million-year ...
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Bizarre new fossils shed light on ancient plankton

Recently discovered microfossils date back half a billion years. Resembling modern-day algae, they provide insight into early life in our oceans. A scientist from the University of Leicester has ...
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Fossil Found in Norway Predates Dinosaurs by Millions of Years

Scientists discovered the first Charnia fossils in Norway, revealing marine life that existed millions of years before dinosaurs.
The Conversation

First fossil hyena tracks found in South Africa – how expert animal trackers helped

“The art of tracking may well be the origin of science.” This is the departure point for a 2013 book by Louis Liebenberg, co-founder of an organisation devoted to environmental monitoring. The ...
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‘Squid butt’ fossil belongs to one of the ‘chunkiest’ cephalopods ever discovered

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The first W. linsterorum fossil was discovered over 30 years ago, but remained in storage until recently. Most of Wyoming's ...
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Fossil footprints reveal what may be the oldest known handcarts – new research

If you’re a parent you’ve probably tried, at some point, to navigate the supermarket with a trolley, and at least one child in tow. But our new study suggests there was an ancient equivalent, dating ...
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Bizarre new fossils shed light on ancient plankton

A scientist from the University of Leicester has discovered a new type of fossil that reveals life in the oceans half a billion years ago. The tiny organisms, detailed in a new study in the journal ...