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First Fossil Evidence That Sauropods Were Herbivores Supports a Widespread Assumption About the Long-Necked Dinosaurs
A recent discovery of a dinosaur’s preserved gut contents offers the first direct proof that sauropods were plant-eaters ...
Discovery of a Lifetime: Student Discovers Ancient “Living Fossil” Underneath Rock
A newly discovered velvet worm species is the first ever found in South Africa's arid Karoo region. In March 2022, ...
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What a dinosaur ate 100 million years ago—Preserved in a fossilized time capsule
A prehistoric digestive time capsule has been unearthed in Australia: plant fossils found inside a sauropod dinosaur offer ...
First Fossil Proof Found That Long-Necked Dinosaurs Were Vegetarians
It’s the smoking gun, or the steaming guts,” said a paleontologist from a team that also found that the sauropods didn’t chew ...
Paleontologists dig through fossilized dino guts to see what’s inside
Nothing quite fits the moniker “gentle giant” more than sauropods. These gargantuan dinosaurs could reach up to 123 feet long ...
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90-million-year-old pterosaur fossil with 11-foot wings found in Japan90-million-year-old pterosaur fossil with 11-foot wings found in Japan
Japanese researchers name Nipponopterus mifunensis, the first pterosaur species identified from skeletal fossils found in ...
Putnam Museum plans to bring triceratops skeleton to the Quad Cities
The Putnam Museum is bringing an adult triceratops skeleton to Iowa, with installation expected in 2027. DAVENPORT, Iowa — The Putnam Museum and Science Center has announced a new fossil expedition to ...
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Scientists discover a 33-foot Jurassic giant, twice as big as its cousin
Jurassic giant discovered in China: new dinosaur species Xingxiulong yueorum measured up to 33 feet long, stunning ...