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A study has identified a new species of plesiosaur named Plesionectes longicollum that is thought to have swam the oceans during the Toarcian period, nearly 183 million years ago. Excavated from a quarry in Germany in 1978, the specimen has been stored in collections at the Stuttgart State Museum of Natural History for almost 50 years. The new research investigates the anatomy …

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 …

New research published in the Australasian Journal of Palaeontology has revealed a detailed portrait of an ancient polar ecosystem in what is now southern Australia and Antarctica during the Early Cretaceous period. Despite months of winter darkness, sub-zero temperatures, and icy winds, a variety of dinosaur species lived and adapted to these extreme conditions. Life on the Edge of the …

Archaeologists in Iran have unearthed the lavish grave of a teenager who lived more than 3,000 years ago, when the region was part of the Greater Khorasan Civilization. The woman died at about age 18, probably of natural causes. Her rich grave goods, including gold jewelry, indicate that she came from a wealthy family with “inherited status,” according to a …

A routine geothermal drilling project at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science has led to a striking paleontological surprise. Scientists unexpectedly discovered a 67.5-million-year-old dinosaur fossil buried 763 feet beneath the museum’s own parking lot—making it the deepest and oldest fossil ever unearthed in the Denver area. What They Found 763 Feet Down Shocked Everyone This unexpected find didn’t …

Researchers have pulled the perfectly-preserved skull of an ice age horse from a mine in Yukon, Canada, new pictures show. Based on the soil around the skull and the depth of sediments where it was found, experts estimate that the horse lived about 30,000 years ago — but more precise radiocarbon dating could narrow this down, a spokesperson for the …