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Sale of the 150-million-year-old fossil could draw criticism from scientists who want them to be preserved in museums.

The largest stegosaurus skeleton ever found is expected to fetch millions of dollars at auction in New York next week, likely fueling objections from paleontologists.

About 2.5 metres long, creature was an apex predator 280m years ago, before age of dinosaurs, say scientists

Scientists have identified a giant salamanderlike predator with sharp fangs that likely ruled waters 280 million years ago

The creature had huge fangs and a skull over 2ft long

Allowing broadcast cross-ownership could give flagging news orgs a boost

Richard Forrest has spent half a century combing beaches for ammonites and other fossils. Along the Dorset coast, the constant shift of earth, rocks and sand continually reveals fresh evidence of life millions of years ago

A new museum in northern Arizona features the fossilized feces of prehistoric animals

This year's events highlight the upcoming Hera mission and an Arizona-based project that uses off-the-shelf security cameras to scan meteors from roofs of schools, colleges and sometimes even private homes.