Tag Archive | palaeontology
190mn yrs old dinosaur eggs offer insights into infancy and growth
After sitting in collections for nearly three decades, some well preserved dinosaur eggs have offered
‘Secret location’ of dino skeletons found in South Dakota Badlands
A palaeontology team is hoping to find a Triceratops skeleton from a ”secret location” they’ve found in the
Math formula proves giraffes can swim, but not very well
Two scientists – a Canadian and a Britisher, have in a new mathematical study proved that giraffes can
Palaeontologists describe plant-eating dinosaur
Palaeontologists are describing a new species of plant-eating dinosaur based upon an incomplete skeleton
New fossil material reveals Azendohsaurus as an early reptile, not a dinosaur
New fossil material has revealed that Azendohsaurus was not a dinosaur, but a peculiar early reptile.
“Strange” British fossil is part of new dinosaur family, say experts
Nov.22 : A forgotten museum fossil that had been gathering dust for more than a century is actually from a mysterious British dinosaur that represents an entirely new family, scientists
Ancient chimps, early hominids may have used tools to search for food: Study
Nov.13 : Ancient chimpanzees and early humans may have used tools to search for
First fossil depicting 290 million years old food chain discovered
Nov 9 : Palaeontologists have discovered a unique fossil in Germany that depicts 290 million
105 feet tall giant plant eating dino discovered in Argentina
Oct 16 : Argentine and Brazilian palaeontologists claim to have found a giant plant-eating
80 mln year old dino fossil could hold key to bird evolution
Sept 7 : Palaeontologists claim to have found a 80 million year old fossil in the Gobi desert that could be a key piece of the evolutionary puzzle of how massive dinosaurs gave rise to today’s comparatively tiny birds.