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Archaeologists in Georgia unearth 1.8-million-year-old human jawbone  ReutersView Full Coverage on Google News Source link

As water levels in the Great Salt Lake continue to drop, a hidden and fascinating geological discovery has surfaced, bringing new scientific interest to an already fragile ecosystem. At the heart of this exploration is the discovery of mysterious “oases” dotting the exposed lakebed, revealing significant insights into the underground systems that supply the lake with fresh water. These reed-covered …

In February 2024, paleontologists from across the globe unveiled new and groundbreaking details about the Dinocephalosaurus orientalis, a marine reptile that roamed the Earth over 240 million years ago during the Middle Triassic period. This study, published in the Earth and Environmental Science: Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, sheds new light on a reptile whose unusual features captivated …

Floods unearth dinosaur tracks in Sandy Creek area  KVUE Acrocantho-what? This dinosaur’s footprint was found in the Austin area after the July floods  KUT Dinosaur tracks may have been uncovered by Independence Day floods in Central Texas  KXAN Austin Dinosaur fossils possibly uncovered by TX floods  MySA Volunteer helping residents after devastating flooding uncovers possible dinosaur tracks  WWNY Source link

Scientists Unearth 247-Million-Year-Old ‘Wonder’ Fossil Unlike Anything Seen Before  SciTechDaily FEATHERS BEFORE DINOSAURS? ANCIENT REPTILE FOSSIL REDEFINES INTEGUMENT EVOLUTION  Hiru News A Reptile’s Baffling Backfin And The Math Of Dashing Dinos | Science Friday  WNYC Studios | Podcasts This Reptile Sported Strange, Feather-Shaped Structures Around 247 Million Years Ago  Discover Magazine Something like feathers grew on a 247-million-year-old reptile  San Juan Daily Star Source link

In a groundbreaking study published in Scientific Reports, paleontologists have identified a new mole species, Vulcanoscaptor ninoti, based on an exceptionally well-preserved fossil found at the Pliocene-aged site of Camp dels Ninots in Girona, Spain. The fossil, which dates back 3.25 million years, offers invaluable insights into the evolutionary history of moles, revealing not only anatomical features that challenge previous …

In a groundbreaking discovery, botanists have identified a towering, ancient species of tree in Tanzania’s Udzungwa Mountains. Known as Tessmannia princeps, these giants stand at heights of up to 131 feet and are estimated to be between 2,000 and 3,000 years old. The research team, led by Andrea Bianchi, a horticulturist at the Muse Science Museum in Trento, documented the …