By: Yereth Rosen
ANCHORAGE (REUTERS).- Fossilized tracks from two newly discovered prehistoric birds have been found in Alaska’s Denali National Park, according to findings released by an expert in Arctic paleontology. The previously unknown birds were…
Raptor-like Dinosaur Discovered in Eastern Utah
By: Josh Loftin, Associated Press
SALT LAKE CITY, UT (AP).- A small, feathered raptor-like dinosaur thought to be 125 million years old has been discovered in eastern Utah, scientists announced Thursday. The Geminiraptor suarezarum was bipedal and, lik…
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…
State Paleontologist Reports Major Discovery in "Geology"
ALBANY, NY.- New York State Paleontologist Dr. Ed Landing is the lead author of an article published in the June issue of “Geology” that provides the first definitive proof that all major animal groups with internal and external skeletons app…
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…