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New Crocodile Species Discovered — and Its Last Meal Was a Dinosaur

Scientists in Australia have recently discovered a new species of crocodile, whose last meal was a dinosaur. The new crocodile species dates back to the Cretaceous period when most of the commonly known dinosaurs were roaming the Earth. And its...

265-Million-Year-Old Fossil Reveals Largest Predator in America

A remarkable fossil has revealed the largest predator of the species Pampaphoneus biccai. This astonishing discovery dates back to a staggering 265 million years and was unearthed in the rural region of São Gabriel, located in Southern Brazil. Details about...

Fossils of Bird-Like Dinosaur Discovered in China

Scientists have recently made an exciting discovery in Fujian Province, China. They found the fossil of a bird-like dinosaur from the Jurassic Period, and they've given it a name: Fujianvenator prodigiosus. This discovery is shedding light on an important part...

Dramatic Fossil Shows Mammal Attacking Dinosaur

Mesozoic mammals were often eaten by dinosaurs, but it might surprise you to know that some mammals actually feasted on dinosaurs too. In northeastern China, scientists found a new fossil that shows a tough mammal, similar to a badger, attacking...

Old Sea Squirt Could Push Back Origins of Vertebrates

In 2019, a small fossil that looked like a finger was given to Karma Nanglu, a paleontologist at Harvard University who studies ancient periods in Earth's history called the Cambrian and Ordovician periods. The fossil had been kept in a...

Fossil Reveals Pterosaur Relatives Before They Evolved Wings

A new study of a microscopic Triassic fossil reptile unearthed more than 100 years ago has revealed that it is related to the species that would eventually become pterosaurs, the flying reptiles of the dinosaur era. Tens of millions of...

Octopus With 10 Arms Named After US President Joe Biden

US President Joe Biden has a lot of things named after him, including a planet and a train station, but the most unusual one yet is an octopus. A cephalopod, whose ancestors roamed the oceans millions of years ago,...