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IN A NUTSHELL 🦎 The Edelman Fossil Park in New Jersey is a surprising hotspot for paleontological discoveries, yielding over 100,000 fossils. 🦖 Among the numerous species found, the mosasaur is a standout, offering insights into ancient marine life. 🌍 The site provides critical evidence about the mass extinction event caused by an asteroid impact millions of years ago. 🔍 …

Facebook Tweet Email Link A violent storm may have sent two baby pterosaurs spiraling to their deaths in a lagoon about 150 million years ago, based on a new analysis of the tiny, astonishingly well-preserved fossils. This latest research also provides fresh clues that may unravel a broader enduring mystery surrounding the site where the specimens were found. The prehistoric …

Dinosaur Fossils Found Behind a Lowe’s? New Jersey’s Surprising Prehistoric Discovery  New Jersey Digest Source link

This story was originally published in February 2024. Maine’s state fossil is Pertica quadrifaria, a plant that lived nearly 400 million years ago during the Devonian period, fossilized remains of which were discovered in 1968 in Baxter State Park. Scientists believe it was the largest land plant of its time, and was among the first to evolve something like leaves. While …

IN A NUTSHELL 🦕 Researchers discovered 80-million-year-old fossils in Brazil, highlighting the presence of osteomyelitis in sauropod dinosaurs. 🔍 Advanced analysis techniques revealed distinct lesions on the bones, providing insights into the disease’s progression. 🌿 Environmental factors, such as arid climates and stagnant water, likely facilitated the spread of the infection. 📚 The findings enhance our understanding of dinosaur health …

Dinosaur life wasn’t all peaches and cream before the Chicxulub asteroid struck Earth. Some were plagued by much smaller dangers long before. A new study has found evidence that a potentially deadly bone disease endangered the lives of numerous long-necked dinosaurs in what is now Brazil, roughly 80 million years ago. These are some of South America’s largest dinosaurs, and …

Most of what we learn about ancient animals comes from hard parts – shells, bones, and sometimes soft tissues that have been transformed into fossils over eons. How does this happen? The key lies in the chemistry around a carcass. As microbes move in, they use up oxygen and flip the local conditions from oxidizing to reducing within minutes to …

A dinosaur dubbed one of the “strangest” ever found boasted an elaborate armory of long bony spikes and a tail weapon, according to findings published in the science journal Nature. Spicomellus, which roamed the Earth 165 million years ago, is the world’s oldest ankylosaur, a herbivorous group of dinosaurs known for their tank-like bodies. Palaeontologists’ image of Spicomellus was based …

In a new study published in the Journal of Human Evolution, a team of Chinese paleoanthropologists reports the discovery of 21 fossilized teeth in the Hualongdong cave in southeastern China. The remains, estimated to be about 300,000 years old, show an unexpected blend of archaic and modern human features, suggesting either an unknown human lineage or a complex case of …

In a recent study published in Palaeodiversity, researchers have uncovered a rich and varied fossil assemblage of tanystropheid archosauromorphs from the Late Triassic period, originating from the continental interior of Pangea. Among these fascinating discoveries is a newly described species, Akidostropheus oligos (gen. et sp. nov.), which has drawn attention due to its unique dorsal spike structure. This detailed study, …