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More than 60 dinosaur footprints found on boulder that sat at Queensland school for 20 years

One-square-metre slab has one of highest concentrations of fossilised prints documented in Australia, new analysis reveals

The Guardian - AU

New map of ‘mega ripples’ caused by dinosaur-killing asteroid helps recreate extinction event

Findings may help predict impact of future tsunamis and asteroid impacts, scientists say

The Independent UK

A Brief History of the End of the F*cking World by Tom Phillips review – apocalypse not

A gag-filled doomscroll through the history of armageddon demonstrates that, for some, the end has always been nigh

The Guardian - UK

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Jurassic dinosaur fossil extracted from cliff in Scottish island

A FOSSIL first spotted in a Scottish island over 50 years ago has finally been extracted from the base of the cliff where it was found and,…

The National (Scotland)

30 Years Later, The Most Chaotic Jurassic Park Movie Forgot To Check The Source Material

You know what? Jurassic Park: Dominion would have made a great novel. Really! Here's why it didn't land as a movie, but is still worth revisiting for the subplots.

Inverse

How poetry can help us understand mass extinction events

Extinction is inevitable. Expected. Almost all (99%) species that have ever existed have died out. Those disappearances have largely occurred at consistent background rates. But in the context of mass extinctions, ecosystems are placed under immense pressure, at above-average speeds. Here, the language changes from the commonplace to the exceptional.

The Conversation

Why are dogs colour-blind and why do cats have pouches? Try our kids’ quiz

Five multiple-choice questions – set by children – to test your knowledge, and a chance to submit your own junior brainteasers for future quizzes

The Guardian - UK

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Giant ‘megaraptor’ dinosaur species discovered in Australia

New study offers evidence of prehistoric animal movement between Australia and South America via Antarctica

The Independent UK

Study reveals one good thing from dinosaur extinction that let primates emerge

Study explains how seeds and fruits eventually became large food sources

The Independent UK

Rare Egyptian skull sheds light on ‘fearsome’ new 30-million-year-old leopard-sized predator

The species, known as Bastetodon and named for an Egyptian goddess, had sharp teeth and an incredibly powerful grip

The Independent UK

France Finds Smuggled Dinosaur Teeth In Parcels Bound For Italy

French customs officers seized nine dinosaur teeth last month from a courier truck transiting through the country from Spain on its way to Italy, they said on Friday.

International Business Times

Plea to save dinosaur fish from extinction

Environmental advocates are calling for the United Nations to save an endangered dinosaur fish as a farming ban is under consideration.

AAP

How the pollution of today will become the ‘technofossils’ of the far future

How might you make your mark on the world forever? Write a play more timeless than Shakespeare, or compose music to out-do Mozart, or score the winning goal in the next World Cup final, perhaps?

The Conversation

With a new hit film, Netflix has reduced disabled lives to feelgood fodder – and got the facts shockingly wrong

This story about a child with cerebral palsy is badly misleading – and a slap in the face for families like ours, says Archie Bland, editor of the Guardian’s First Edition, and Ruth Spencer, a former editor at Guardian US

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The Independent UK

Early Europeans celebrated victory in war by eating their enemies’ brains, cave fossils show

Demographic expansion after Last Glacial Maximum may have led to conflicts

The Independent UK

Scarlett Johansson reveals extent she went to star in new Jurassic World film

Actor has wanted to be a part of the franchise for 10 years

WhatToWatch

Forget dinosaurs — the star of the Jurassic World Rebirth trailer is the mysterious new Star Wars and Alien-inspired mutant

Another mutant dino in the new JP movie

Evening Standard

Jurassic World Rebirth trailer released: Scarlett Johansson leads thrilling dinosaur adventure

The seventh chapter of the action-packed franchise promises the usual roar-some excitement. Here’s a look at the stellar cast and UK release date

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The Independent UK

Antarctic skull sheds light on ancient birds 69 million years ago

Antarctica has been called the ‘final frontier’ for humanity’s understanding of life when dinosaurs roamed the planet

Total Film

Jurassic World Rebirth actor teases a "link" with Sam Neill's Jurassic Park character – and fans think they've worked it out

"I’ve always wanted to make Dr. Alan Grant proud"

International Business Times

Rare Fossilized Vomit From The Age Of Dinosaurs Unearthed In Denmark

A piece of fossilized vomit has provided new insight into the food chain of the Cretaceous period.

The Independent UK

66 million-year-old fish vomit from time of the dinosaurs found in Denmark

Amateur fossil hunter Peter Bennicke made a “truly unusual find”, as the fossilised vomit now resides in the Museum of East Zealand

The Guardian - UK

‘Truly unique find’: part of Swindon Stegosaur returns to Wiltshire town

Vertebra spotted by fossil hunters on online marketplace is part of first stegosaur ever described by scientists

The Independent UK

‘Truly unusual’ fossil discovery shows us what fish ate 66 million years ago

Bizarre fossil found on Denmark’s Cliffs of Stevns is expected to go on display in February

Radio France Internationale

Funding for dinosaur fossil digging falls, as French interest rises

France’s varied geology makes it fertile ground for dinosaur fossil hunters, but many finds have only been unearthed in the last 20 years, with French palaeontologists only recently becoming interested in dinosaurs – and now funding is becoming harder to secure.

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