A new genus and species of hadrosaurid dinosaur that lived during the Cretaceous period in what is now New Mexico has been identified and named by paleontologists from the United States and Slovak Republic. Life reconstruction of Ahshislesaurus wimani based on the holotype and closely related species. Image credit: Sergey Krasovskiy. “Hadrosauridae, a family of large herbivorous dinosaurs, were among …
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A new genus and species of abelisaurid theropod dinosaur has been discovered by a team of paleontologists from Argentina, Brazil and the United Kingdom. Geological map showing the location of Vitosaura colozacani in the Los Llanos Formation, La Rioja Province, Argentina. Image credit: Jiménez Velandia et al., doi: 10.5710/AMGH.24.09.2025.3653. The newly-discovered dinosaur species, Vitosaura colozacani, roamed our planet around 80 …
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In November 2024 in southern Brazil, thousands of bumblebee catfish, Rhyacoglanis paranensis, were filmed climbing waterfalls, according to a peer reviewed study. The event took place at the Sossego waterfall on the Aquidauana River in the Paraguay River basin of Mato Grosso do Sul. Environmental Military Police first spotted the ascent on slick rock faces between about 3 …
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Brennan Stokkermans The reptile has been given a Gaelic name The fossil of a previously unknown reptile that had snake-like fangs and lived about 167 million years ago has been discovered on Skye. Experts said their research had revealed it to be a new species and family of Jurassic animals linked to the origins of lizards and snakes. It has …
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About 300 miles (480 kilometers) southeast of Tokyo, a crewed submersible peered at a ledge of volcanic rock and spotted something unusual. A limpet with a thin, bluish shell sat on the rock at a depth of about 19,430 feet (6 kilometers). The single encounter with this mollusk has now expanded a whole branch of the tree of life, adding …
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A team of scientists from Argentina’s CONICET national scientific research institute has announced the discovery of a new species of megaraptor, a carnivorous theropod distinguished by its large claws on the forelimbs. The dinosaur – named Joaquinraptor casali – was unearthed in the Colhué Huapi Lake Formation, an area that during the Upper Cretaceous lay in the south-central region of …
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A new bat from the Western Himalayas has been described, and it carries two striking traits, a bare ring around each eye and a tail that outstretches its body. The species is called the Himalayan long tailed myotis, Myotis himalaicus. This bat did not simply appear out of thin air. Field teams first caught lookalikes years ago, then circled back …
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Mammoth species in North America repeatedly interbred over thousands of years, creating hybrid offspring, a new fossil analysis has revealed. The findings alter what we know about the evolution of these Ice Age giants and how they responded to dramatic climate shifts. It has generally been assumed that the woolly mammoth (Mammuthus primigenius), which lived in what is now Canada …
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Paleontologists have discovered a new species of megaraptor dinosaur in Argentina, along with a startling clue about what it ate. Named Joaquinraptor casali, the apex predator apparently ate crocodiles, judging by the leg bone found in its mouth. As the name suggests, megaraptors were a clade of carnivorous dinosaurs that looked like giant versions of the raptors made famous in …
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