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…
Fossilized Hyena Dung Found Off Dutch Coast
AMSTERDAM (AP).- Researchers say a curled-up brown fossil dredged up off the Dutch coast is an ancient piece of hyena dung, the first found in the North Sea dating back to the Late Pleistocene era, 12,000-100,000 years ago. Jelle Reumer, director of t…
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…
Denver Museum Prepares for Next Steps in Scientific Analysis of the Ice Age Fossil Site
DENVER, CO.- After a month of frenetic activity, Denver Museum of Nature & Science scientists and volunteers have finished their initial excavation of the Ice Age fossil site discovered at Ziegler Reservoir near Snowmass Village, and have returned to t…
Preserved Feathers and Scales of a Giant Penguin Fossil Gives Evolutionary Clues
LIMA (REUTERS).- The preserved feathers and scales of a giant fossilized penguin discovered on Peru’s central coast provide a glimpse of Peru’s Eocene period, and how the species evolved to its modern state, paleontologists say. The ancient version of …
Preserved Feathers and Scales of a Giant Penguin Fossil Gives Evolutionary Clues
LIMA (REUTERS).- The preserved feathers and scales of a giant fossilized penguin discovered on Peru’s central coast provide a glimpse of Peru’s Eocene period, and how the species evolved to its modern state, paleontologists say. The ancient version of …
Scientists Find Fossil of a New Dinosaur that Sports a Noticeable Hump
WASHINGTON (AP).- The weird world of dinosaurs has just gotten a tad more bizarre. Scientists found a nearly complete fossil of a new dinosaur that sports a noticeable hump, maybe as possible advertising. The hump on the dinosaur’s back, which was at …
Scientists Find Fossil of a New Dinosaur that Sports a Noticeable Hump
WASHINGTON (AP).- The weird world of dinosaurs has just gotten a tad more bizarre. Scientists found a nearly complete fossil of a new dinosaur that sports a noticeable hump, maybe as possible advertising. The hump on the dinosaur’s back, which was at …
Fossil of Mega-Toothed Killer "Leviathan" Whale Found in Peru
LIMA (REUTERS).- The fossil of a giant whale called Leviathan for having teeth bigger than a grown man’s forearms has been found in Peru by paleontologists who on Thursday said it may have been the largest predator to ever roam the seas. Leviathan Melv…