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An ancient cerapodan dinosaur fossil discovered in Morocco has been identified as the oldest of its kind, shedding light on ...

Feb. 27, 2025 — Researchers examined dozens of bird species in museum collections looking for differences in the feathers and bodies between birds that can fly and birds that can't. They found ...

This discovery challenges long-held beliefs about fossilization, suggesting that more ancient treasures may be hidden in ...

Paleontologists hope that an amber-like material, made with living tree resin, will shed light on the prehistoric ...

The blue-headed quail dove is a uniquely ancient species with no close relatives and is now on the brink of extinction. At ...

An extremely rare fossil of an ancient venomous scorpion was unearthed at China's Jehol Biota and was a key species in the ...

The fossil is of an upper limb bone ... animals mix it with cerapodans and differentiate it from the rest of the bird-hipped dinosaurs (neornithischians) Incidentally, this femur is roughly ...

An extraordinary fossil bed in the arid grasslands of the Australian continent, called McGraths Flat, really is ...

From water parks to vintage aircraft and fossils, there are no shortage of family friendly opportunities located a short ...