YORK.- One of the biggest sea monsters ever found in Britain is going back on display as a complete fossil for the first time in decades. The giant ichthyosaur would have been about eight metres long and swam in the tropical waters which covered North…
First Dinosaur Fossil, a Long-Necked, Plant-Eating Sauropod, Discovered in Angola
JOHANNESBURG (AP).- Scientists say they have discovered the first fossil of a dinosaur in Angola, and that it’s a new creature, heralding a research renaissance in a country slowly emerging from decades of war. A paper published Wednesday in the Annals…
Israeli Archaeologists Find a 1,500-Year-Old Byzantine Church Southwest of Jerusalem
HIRBET MADRAS (AP).- Israeli archaeologists presented a newly uncovered 1,500-year-old church in the Judean hills on Wednesday, including an unusually well-preserved mosaic floor with images of lions, foxes, fish and peacocks. The Byzantine church loc…
100-Million-Year-Old New Crocodile Species Discovered by Scientists in Thailand
BANGKOK (AP).- A new species of crocodile that lived 100 million years ago has been identified from a fossil found in Thailand, researchers said Thursday. Komsorn Lauprasert, a scientist at Mahasarakham University, said the species had longer legs than…
100-Million-Year-Old New Crocodile Species Discovered by Scientists in Thailand
BANGKOK (AP).- A new species of crocodile that lived 100 million years ago has been identified from a fossil found in Thailand, researchers said Thursday. Komsorn Lauprasert, a scientist at Mahasarakham University, said the species had longer legs than…
Egypt’s Top Archaeologist, Zahi Hawass, Shows Off New Tomb that Belonged to Rudj-ka
CAIRO (AP).- Egypt’s top archaeologist showed off the newly discovered tomb of a pharaonic priest on Tuesday, a find he said could point the way to a new necropolis to be excavated near the famed Giza pyramids. Standing inside the 4,300-year-old struc…
Egypt’s Top Archaeologist, Zahi Hawass, Shows Off New Tomb that Belonged to Rudj-ka
CAIRO (AP).- Egypt’s top archaeologist showed off the newly discovered tomb of a pharaonic priest on Tuesday, a find he said could point the way to a new necropolis to be excavated near the famed Giza pyramids. Standing inside the 4,300-year-old struc…
Two Outstanding Beach Scenes by Sorolla are the Highlights of Sotheby’s 19th Century European Paintings Sale
LONDON.- Sotheby’s announced that the Spanish section of the 19th Century European Paintings sale on 23 November will be headed by two outstanding oil paintings by Joaquín Sorolla (1863-1923). Depicting children by the sea, both works were painte…
Two Outstanding Beach Scenes by Sorolla are the Highlights of Sotheby’s 19th Century European Paintings Sale
LONDON.- Sotheby’s announced that the Spanish section of the 19th Century European Paintings sale on 23 November will be headed by two outstanding oil paintings by Joaquín Sorolla (1863-1923). Depicting children by the sea, both works were painte…
Fossil of Giant, Bony-Toothed Bird from Chile Sets New Record for Wingspan
DEERFIELD, IL.- A newly discovered skeleton of an ancient seabird from northern Chile provides evidence that giant birds were soaring the skies there 5-10 million years ago. The wing bones of the animal exceed those of all other birds in length; its wi…