New Ankylosaur Found With Armour Like Nothing Seen Before In Dinosaurs
From the dusty ridge tops of Morocco, paleontologists have found a really cool ankylosaur. Spicomellus afer – the oldest known ankylosaur.
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New Research
The latest paleontology research explained: new studies on how ancient animals ate, moved, grew, and survived a changing planet.
Dinosaur Fossil Teeth Can Help us Understand Ancient Climates
Reconstructing ancient climates is important, but it isn’t easy. A new paper uses new techniques to measure ancient CO₂ levels, using dino teeth.
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Ancient Forests Sparked an Oxygen Boom in the Devonian Seas
Scientists have found evidence the Devonian coincides with rise in oxygen in deeper ocean. This could explain why the Devonian saw so much diversification.
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New Isle of Wight Dinosaur Flaunted a Dramatic Back Sail
Scientists have discovered a new iguanodontian dinosaur from the early Cretaceous Isle of Wight that sports an unmistakable “sail” along its back and tail.
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5-Million Old Fossil is the Oldest Appalachian Deer
In Tennessee’s Gray Fossil Site, paleontologists have found fossils of an ancient deer, Eocoileus gentryorum, dating to the early pliocene.
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First Evidence of Shell-Eating Lizards Found in Cretaceous India
Researchers in India have found the first fossil evidence of durophagous lizards (lizards adapted to eat hard-shelled prey) from the Late Cretaceous period.
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Prehistoric Mammal Changed Its Diet During Ancient Global Warming
A new paper describes how during a global warm period 56 million years ago, a jackal-sized carnivorous mammal Dissacus praenuntius changed its diet to survive.
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Startling Footprint Discovery Could Reveal First Mixed-Species Dinosaur Herd
Researchers in Canada have uncovered a 76-million-year-old dinosaur tracksite. It may be the first ever evidence of a multitaxic dinosaur herd.
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‘There Wasn’t One Best Skull Design’: Diverse Biting Styles in Giant Theropods
Although some giant meat‑eating dinosaurs like tyrannosaurids famously evolved skulls optimized for incredibly powerful, bone‑crushing bites, others, like the megalosauroids
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