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12-million-year-old whale fossil skull found in US

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 20 04:05 AM

The museum said that it took two months to extract and move the skull. Read more »

Scientists unearth remains of large dinosaur skeleton in Portugal

Deutsche Welle
Updated as of Aug 30 11:12 AM

Fragments of the remains were first found in a backyard during construction work. Paleontologists say it may be the largest dinosaur skeleton ever found in Europe. Read more »

White Rock spinosaurid was Europe's 'largest predatory dinosaur'

Daniel Lawler, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 10 08:19 AM

A giant crocodile-faced dinosaur, discovered on the Isle of Wight by one of Britain's best fossil hunters, was probably the largest predator ever to stalk Europe, scientists said on Thursday. Read more »

Australia's largest dinosaur identified as new species

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 08 03:26 PM

A gigantic dinosaur discovered in Australia's outback has been identified as a new species and recognized as one of the largest to ever roam the Earth, according to palaeontologists. Read more »

'One who causes fear': Carnivorous dinosaur with short snout, strong bite menaced Patagonia

Will Dunham, Reuters
Posted at Mar 31 09:07 AM

WASHINGTON - Scientists in Argentina have unearthed the well-preserved skull of a meat-eating dinosaur that roamed northern Patagonia about 85 million years ago - a beast with a short snout, keen hearing and stout bite strength that made it a daunting predator. Read more »

Five-eyed fossil shrimp is evolutionary 'missing link'

Sara Hussein, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 05 02:13 PM

"After careful preparation... I knew it was a new and very important arthropod." Read more »

These winged dinosaurs hurtled through the trees like haywire hang gliders

Sabrina Imbler, The New York Times
Posted at Oct 23 08:34 AM

During a blip in time in the late Jurassic, a dinosaur that weighed no more than a chinchilla flung itself from tree to tree, spread its wings and tried to soar. In theory, it sounds beautiful — an early attempt at flight before birds figured out the blueprint. Read more »

T-Rex fossil sells for record-breaking $31.8 million

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 07 01:14 PM

The fossil was discovered in South Dakota in 1987 and named after the amateur paleontologist who came across the remains, Stan Sacrison. Read more »

Graveyard of mammoths unearthed at Mexico's new airport

Yussel Gonzalez, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 09 12:30 PM

ZUMPANGO, Mexico - Archaeologists in hard hats and face masks carefully remove earth from around enormous bones at the site of Mexico City's new airport, where construction work has uncovered a huge trove of mammoth skeletons. Read more »

Monster munch: Ancient marine reptile died after dining on fellow titan

Issam Ahmed, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 21 06:33 AM

WASHINGTON - More than 230 million years ago, a giant, dolphin-like marine reptile known as an ichthyosaur devoured its final meal -- a creature almost its own size -- then died a short time later. Read more »

Tanystropheus: One of the most baffling animals that ever lived

Asher Elbein, The New York Times
Updated as of Aug 13 08:07 AM

Nearly 250 million years ago, a very odd reptile patrolled the shorelines and coves of the Triassic Alps. Called Tanystropheus, it had a toothy head and a body echoing that of modern monitor lizards. But between them stretched a horizontal, giraffelike neck. Read more »