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 …
Tiny Footprints from Poland Show that First Dinosaurs Walked on Little Cat Feet
WASHINGTON (REUTERS).- Tiny footprints from Poland show that the first dinosaurs were extremely small animals that walked on four legs — and probably only came to rule the world after a mass extinction knocked out many big reptiles, scientists said on…
First Dinosaurs Walked on Little Cat Feet
WASHINGTON (REUTERS).- Tiny footprints from Poland show that the first dinosaurs were extremely small animals that walked on four legs — and probably only came to rule the world after a mass extinction knocked out many big reptiles, scientists said on…
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 …
California Utility Stumbles on 1.4 Million-Year-Old Fossils
RIVERSIDE (AP).- A utility company preparing to build a new substation in an arid canyon southeast of Los Angeles has stumbled on a trove of animal fossils dating back 1.4 million years that researchers say will fill in blanks in Southern California’s …
California Utility Stumbles on 1.4 Million-Year-Old Fossils
RIVERSIDE (AP).- A utility company preparing to build a new substation in an arid canyon southeast of Los Angeles has stumbled on a trove of animal fossils dating back 1.4 million years that researchers say will fill in blanks in Southern California’s …
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…
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…
Remains of Deadly European Dinosaur Discovered
By: Randolph E. Schmid, AP Science Writer
WASHINGTON (AP).- Around 70 million years ago a stocky dragon stalked what is now Romania. A new type of dinosaur similar to the frightening Velociraptor — but with two sharp claws on each foot instead of …
‘Lucy’ Species Used Stone Tools, Fossil Study by California Academy Says
NEW YORK (AP).- Two ancient animal bones from Ethiopia show signs of butchering by human ancestors, moving back the earliest evidence for the use of stone tools by about 800,000 years, researchers say. The bones appear to have been cut and smashed some…