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PA/James Brown An artist’s impression issued by the University of Portsmouth of an Istiorachis macaruthurae A new species of dinosaur that had an “eye-catching sail” along its back has been named after sailor Dame Ellen MacArthur. The dinosaur, unearthed on the Isle of Wight, has been given the name Istiorachis macaruthurae with the first word meaning “sail spine” and the …

A fossil unearthed two decades ago in northeastern China has captured renewed scientific attention this summer after researchers confirmed it as the oldest known case of polycephaly—a congenital condition where an animal is born with more than one head. Published in the journal Biology Letters by the Royal Society in 2006, and recently revisited in several scientific outlets, the fossil …

A recently re-examined fossil from Brazil has revealed one of the rarest phenomena ever recorded in prehistoric life: a two-headed reptile dating back to the Early Cretaceous period, roughly 120 million years ago. The discovery, detailed in a peer-reviewed study published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B. The fossil preserves an incredibly rare case of bicephaly, a condition …

Dinosaur tracks reappear at San Antonio. Here’s where to find them.  MySA 115 million-year-old dinosaur tracks unearthed in Texas after devastating floods  Live Science Dinosaur footprints found after flooding latest in a history of fossils in Texas  Houston Chronicle Find leaves an impression: Dinosaur footprints discovered during Texas flood cleanup  Dallas News Dinosaur Tracks from Nearly 115 Million Years Ago Uncovered on Private Property …

NASA’s Curiosity rover continues its trek through the Martian terrain with a new stop that has captured both scientific and visual intrigue. In a blog update from NASA’s Science Mission Directorate on August 15, 2025, the rover team described its latest observations in an area known as The Boxworks, where oddly shaped rocks—some resembling clusters of fossilized eggs or even …

Rare malformations can cause animals to grow two heads – and it seems that kind of thing has been happening for millions of years. In 2006, paleontologists in China described a two-headed fossil from the age of dinosaurs. Hyphalosaurus is a small, aquatic reptile that lived more than 120 million years ago, and is known from thousands of fossils. But …

Rare malformations can cause animals to grow two heads – and it seems that kind of thing has been happening for millions of years. In 2006, paleontologists in China described a two-headed fossil from the age of dinosaurs. Hyphalosaurus is a small, aquatic reptile that lived more than 120 million years ago, and is known from thousands of fossils. But …

Floodwater in Texas has uncovered 15 dinosaur footprints dating to 115 million years ago, researchers say. The prints were discovered in northwest Travis County by volunteers who were helping to clear up debris from the devastating floods that hit the region in July, Travis County judge Andy Brown, the county’s chief executive, told ABC News. The three-clawed prints — each …

A groundbreaking study published in Current Biology, titled “Carnivorous dinosaur lineages adopt different skull performances at gigantic size”, has revealed striking differences in the hunting strategies of the world’s largest predatory dinosaurs. By analyzing fossilized skulls, researchers found that while some species were adept at slicing through massive slabs of flesh, others had evolved jaws capable of delivering formidable, bone-crushing …

Paleontologists recently uncovered a new species of dinosaur with a remarkable set of characteristics, offering new insights into the evolutionary relationship between theropod dinosaurs and modern birds. The species, named Shri rapax, was identified from an almost complete and articulated skeleton that dates back to the Late Cretaceous period, approximately 75 to 72 million years ago. The discovery, described in …