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海角社区: Dinosaurs Roamed the Northern Hemisphere Millions of Years Earlier Than Previously Thought, According to New Analysis of the Oldest North American Fossils
Released: 7-Jan-2025 3:10 PM EST
Dinosaurs Roamed the Northern Hemisphere Millions of Years Earlier Than Previously Thought, According to New Analysis of the Oldest North American Fossils
University of Wisconsin鈥揗adison

A newly described dinosaur whose fossils were uncovered by University of Wisconsin鈥揗adison paleontologists is challenging the existing narrative, with evidence that the reptiles were present in the northern hemisphere millions of years earlier than previously known.

海角社区: New Research Unlocks Jaw-Dropping Evolution of Lizards and Snakes
9-Dec-2024 5:05 AM EST
New Research Unlocks Jaw-Dropping Evolution of Lizards and Snakes
University of Bristol

A groundbreaking University of Bristol study has shed light on how lizards and snakes -the most diverse group of land vertebrates with nearly 12,000 species - have evolved remarkably varied jaw shapes, driving their extraordinary ecological success.

海角社区: The Parasaurolophus鈥 Pipes: Modeling the Dinosaur鈥檚 Crest To Study Its Sound #ASA187
12-Nov-2024 11:50 AM EST
The Parasaurolophus鈥 Pipes: Modeling the Dinosaur鈥檚 Crest To Study Its Sound #ASA187
Acoustical Society of America (ASA)

Hongjun Lin from New York University will present results on the acoustic characteristics of a physical model of the Parasaurolophus鈥 crest as part of the virtual 187th ASA Meeting. Lin created a physical setup made of tubes to represent a mathematical model that will allow researchers to discover what was happening acoustically inside the crest.

海角社区: Cambrian Fossil From Utah Illuminates Origins of Vertebrate Life
Released: 18-Nov-2024 6:25 PM EST
Cambrian Fossil From Utah Illuminates Origins of Vertebrate Life
University of Utah

Fossils recovered from Utah's West Desert and held in the Natural History Museum of Utah offer new insights into the origins of vertebrate life during the Cambrian Period.

30-Aug-2024 8:00 AM EDT
Why dinosaur collagen might have staying power
American Chemical Society (ACS)

Now, scientists report in ACS Central Science that the unique tenacity of collagen in dinosaur skeletons may result from a molecular structure that shields these vulnerable bonds from attack by water that鈥檚 present in the environment.

海角社区: Matching dinosaur footprints found on opposite sides of the Atlantic Ocean
22-Aug-2024 9:05 AM EDT
Matching dinosaur footprints found on opposite sides of the Atlantic Ocean
Southern Methodist University

An international team led by SMU paleontologist Louis L. Jacobs has found matching sets of Early Cretaceous dinosaur footprints on what are now two different continents. In terms of their geological and tectonic plates contexts, these dinosaur fossils were found to be almost identical.

海角社区: Research reveals the most complete dinosaur discovered in the UK in a Century
Released: 10-Jul-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Research reveals the most complete dinosaur discovered in the UK in a Century
University of Portsmouth

The most complete dinosaur discovered in this country in the last 100 years, with a pubic hip bone the size of a 鈥榙inner plate鈥, has been described in a new paper published today.

海角社区: Life Underground Suited New Dinosaur Fine
Released: 9-Jul-2024 9:05 AM EDT
Life Underground Suited New Dinosaur Fine
North Carolina State University

The age of dinosaurs wasn鈥檛 conducted solely above ground. A newly discovered ancestor of Thescelosaurus shows evidence that these animals spent at least part of their time in underground burrows. The new species contributes to a fuller understanding of life during the mid-Cretaceous 鈥 both above and below ground.

海角社区: Loki鈥檚 horned dinosaur wielded a pair of giant blades
Released: 24-Jun-2024 4:05 PM EDT
Loki鈥檚 horned dinosaur wielded a pair of giant blades
University of Utah

The Natural History Museum of Utah announced Lokiceratops rangiformis, the largest and most ornate horned dino ever found. Its distinctive horn pattern inspired its name, "Loki鈥檚 horned face that looks like a caribou."

海角社区: New study finds dinosaur fossils did not inspire the mythological griffin
Released: 21-Jun-2024 4:05 AM EDT
New study finds dinosaur fossils did not inspire the mythological griffin
University of Portsmouth

For centuries, scientists thought they knew where the griffin legend came from. A new study takes a closer look at the data and folklore鈥檚 influence on science.

海角社区: New Long-Necked Dinosaur Discovered
Released: 4-Jun-2024 10:05 AM EDT
New Long-Necked Dinosaur Discovered
Stony Brook University

Long-necked herbivorous dinosaurs, known as sauropodomorphs, a group of mainly bipedal dinosaurs that lived some 210 million years ago in the Late Triassic, provide a common image of the age of dinosaurs in the minds of people.

海角社区: Human activity contributed to woolly rhinoceros鈥 extinction
Released: 3-Jun-2024 8:05 PM EDT
Human activity contributed to woolly rhinoceros鈥 extinction
University of Adelaide

Researchers have discovered sustained hunting by humans prevented the woolly rhinoceros from accessing favourable habitats as Earth warmed following the Last Ice Age.

海角社区: Origins of Welsh dragons finally exposed by experts
Released: 30-May-2024 3:05 AM EDT
Origins of Welsh dragons finally exposed by experts
University of Bristol

A large fossil discovery has helped shed light on the history of dinosaurs in Wales.

海角社区: Paul Sereno鈥檚 Fossil Lab moves to Washington Park
Released: 2-May-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Paul Sereno鈥檚 Fossil Lab moves to Washington Park
University of Chicago Medical Center

The 6,000 square foot facility will feature fossil preparation space, multipurpose areas for community programs, and tons of specimens collected from Sereno鈥檚 worldwide expeditions.

海角社区: T. rex not as smart as previously claimed, scientists find
26-Apr-2024 7:05 AM EDT
T. rex not as smart as previously claimed, scientists find
University of Bristol

Dinosaurs were as smart as reptiles but not as intelligent as monkeys, as former research suggests.

Released: 26-Mar-2024 8:05 AM EDT
In paleontology, correct names are keys to accurate study
Ohio State University

When the skeletal remains of a giant ground sloth were first unearthed in 1796, the discovery marked one of the earliest paleontological finds in American history.

海角社区: New fossil site of worldwide importance uncovered in southern France
Released: 11-Feb-2024 8:05 PM EST
New fossil site of worldwide importance uncovered in southern France
University of Lausanne

Nearly 400 exceptionally well-preserved fossils dating back 470 million years have been discovered in the south of France by two amateur paleontologists.

海角社区: Dinosaurs鈥 success helped by specialized stance and gait, study finds
Released: 7-Feb-2024 4:05 AM EST
Dinosaurs鈥 success helped by specialized stance and gait, study finds
University of Bristol

Dinosaurs鈥 range of locomotion made them incredibly adaptable, University of Bristol researchers have found.

海角社区: New species of Jurassic pterosaur discovered on the Isle of Skye
2-Feb-2024 7:05 AM EST
New species of Jurassic pterosaur discovered on the Isle of Skye
University of Bristol

A new species of pterosaur from specimens found on the Isle of Skye, Scotland, has been announced by scientists from the Natural History Museum, University of Bristol, University of Leicester, and University of Liverpool.



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