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North Carolina State University-Led Study Collects 80-Million-Year-Old Dinosaur Protein

Feb 04, 2017 AM EST Scientists successfully extract dinosaur protein from fossils.

Dinosaur Discovery Appears To Explain Why Birds Have Beaks Not Teeth

Dec 27, 2016 AM EST Scientists have uncovered a strange discovery about a species of dinosaurs that is related to both the T. rex and modern birds.

First Fossilized Dinosaur Brain Proven By University Of Cambridge And University Of Western Australia

Oct 30, 2016 AM EDT The first ever fossilized dinosaur brain has been found.

Real-Life 'Nessie' Had Been Found, Scottish Sea Monster Believed To Have Lived 170 Million Years Ago

Sep 07, 2016 AM EDT Scientists have uncovered an almost-intact skeletal remains of a real-life ancient Scottish sea monster, the Ichthyosaur.

Early birds could fly, says study

Oct 09, 2015 PM EDT According to a new study of a 125 million old fossilized wing found in central Spain, ancient birds had the power to fly and must have soared over the heads of dinosaurs.

UC Says No To Divestment from Fossil Fuels

Sep 20, 2014 AM EDT The University of California has decided to uphold its investments in fossil fuels, disappointing student protestors who were part of the effort to divest the school from oil, natural gas and coal ...

Foraging Strategies in Animals Unchanged For 50 Million Years, Study

Jul 18, 2014 AM EDT The technique used by animals to search for food hasn't changed in the last 50 million years, according to a University of Southampton study.

Otago Researchers Discover Ancient Dolphin Fossil in New Zealand

Jan 23, 2014 AM EST Dr. Gabriel Aguirre and Professor Ewan Fordyce from Department of Geology at the University of Otago in New Zealand have discovered fossils of an ancient dolphin species, named Papahu taitapu. It was ...

Oldest Evidence of Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants Discovered In Amber Fossil

Jan 06, 2014 AM EST An international team of researchers have found the oldest evidence of sexual reproduction in a flowering plant. Researchers from Oregon State University (OSU) and Germany said that the evidence was ...

Swedish Scientists Discover Fossil of 85-Million-Year-Old Marine Lizard

Sep 11, 2013 AM EDT Lund University-led research team in Jordan have discovered an 85-million-year-old fossilized skeleton of a marine reptile from rocks in central Jordan with part of its soft tissue preserved.

Oldest Known Land Animal from Gondwana found in Eastern Cape

Sep 03, 2013 AM EDT Dr Robert Gess, a postdoctoral fellow from the Evolutionary Studies Institute at Wits University has discovered a 350-million-year-old fossilized scorpion from rocks of the Devonian Witteberg Group ...

Remains of Jurassic Rat Found In Eastern China, Study

Aug 22, 2013 AM EDT Zhe-Xi Luo, a professor of organismal biology and anatomy at the University of Chicago, and his team recently discovered a 160-million-year-old skeleton in the Tiaojishan Formation, northeast of ...

Fossil Remains of 72 Million-Year-Old Full Dinosaur Tail Discovered In Mexico

Jul 23, 2013 AM EDT A team of Mexican paleontologists and students from National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) and the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) have unearthed fossilized remains of a ...

ECU Professor Discovers a Dinosaur Tooth Fossil in Oklahoma Panhandle

Jul 15, 2013 AM EDT Dr.Mark Micozzi, a professor at East Central University Department of Cartography and Geography, discovered a dinosaur tooth fossil during an excavation project at the Black Mesa Nature Preserve last ...

Complete Fossil of 23 Million-Year-Old Lizard in Amber Resin Found by Mexican Researchers

Jul 09, 2013 AM EDT A team of Mexican researchers have identified a small piece of fossil resin, in the shape of a trapezoid, to be of a 23 million-year-old lizard belonging to a new species of genus Anolis.

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