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Fossilised cat-sized reptile found in Scotland was ‘early relative of pterosaurs’

Scleromochlus taylori was no more than 20 cm long and lived between 240 to 210 million years ago.

The Independent UK

Dinosaur-killing asteroid triggered powerful tsunami that hit Australia, simulation reveals

The true devastating power of the mega-tsunami that was triggered by the asteroid impact that killed most dinosaurs has been revealed.

ABC News

Fish fossil rewrites the history of life

Paleontologists describe some of the oldest teeth, jaws and limbs ever discovered

Salon

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What Caused Holes in Sue the T. Rex’s Jawbone? Scientists Are Stumped

Sue, the biggest and best-preserved Tyrannosaurus rex ever unearthed, no doubt was a fearsome beast when this predator prowled what is now South Dakota about 67 million years ago at the twilight of the age of dinosaurs. But even this huge dinosaur, whose fossils are displayed at the Field Museum…

Asharq Al-Awsat

CSIRO expedition voyage to unexplored underwater mountains and sea floor around Australia's Indian Ocean Territories

A vast mountain range dating back to the dinosaur era remains totally unexplored. Now a ship is setting sail on a 35-day journey to study them.

ABC News

World Heritage-listed Naracoorte Caves 500,000 years older than previously thought, research reveals

Uranium, pollen and charcoal trapped in speleothem have helped scientists uncover the true age of these South Australian caves.

ABC News

A kung-fu kick led researchers to the world's oldest complete fish fossils – here's what they found

Some of the world’s most significant fossil discoveries have come from China. These include amazing feathered dinosaurs, the earliest modern mammals, and some of the oldest-known animals on Earth.

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Asteroid impacts on moon coincide with some on Earth, glass bead study shows

The research found that major impact events on Earth did not happen in isolation, but were accompanied by a series of smaller impacts.

The Independent UK

Fish fossil catch from China includes oldest teeth ever

Researchers in China have found a major catch of fish fossils, including the oldest teeth from any species

The Independent UK

How big was the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs and where did it land?

Nasa confirmed its spacecraft successfully collided with a 170-metre wide asteroid just after midnight today

Evening Standard

NASA spacecraft collides with asteroid

The DART satellite successfully crashed. Can we apply its lessons in time to protect Earth from an asteroid impact?

Salon

Study finds famous Australian caves are up to 500,000 years older than we thought - and it could help explain a megafauna mystery

South Australia’s Naracoorte Caves is one of the world’s best fossil sites, containing a record spanning more than half a million years. Among the remains preserved in layers of sand are the bones of many iconic Australian megafauna species that became extinct between 48,000 and 37,000 years ago.

The Conversation

How scientists are taking ‘snapshots’ of prehistoric Britain

New research reveals details of the lives of Britons who lived up to 8,500 years ago

The Independent UK

Ants! It turns out there are 20 quadrillion of them on Earth — or 2.5 million per human

The world's human population is forecast to surpass 8 billion in the coming months. But we've got nothing on the "little things that run the world".

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Dinosaurs 'already heading for extinction' when planet was hit by huge asteroid

Studies on hundreds of dinosaur egg fossils in China suggest there may have only been around three species left when they were wiped out by an asteroid

The Hindu

Dinosaurs were in decline even before extinction, study finds

The long-term decline in global dinosaur diversity may have resulted from climate fluctuations and massive volcanic eruptions,

The Independent UK

Fossil eggs unearthed in China suggest dinosaurs were already in decline before asteroid impact

Researchers say there was low diversity of dinosaur species in central China for last 2 million years

The Hindu

A fossil baby helped scientists explain how mammals thrived after the dinosaur extinction

Early mammal, Pantolambdas, took over the world after the dinosaurs went extinct 66 million years ago.

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Set of articulated legs belonging to prehistoric flightless bird uncovered at Alcoota fossil site

A group of scientists from the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory have unearthed a set of 8-million-year-old articulated leg bones belonging to a female Dromornis stirtoni in Central Australia.

Chicago Sun-Times

Rare Midwest dinosaur fossil ‘the Beast’ arrives at the Field Museum

Strapped to a broad pallet, the 2,500 pound chunk of bones and rock was wrapped in plaster to protect it on its trip from southern Missouri to the Field Museum Friday.

The Conversation

We found the oldest ever vertebrate fossil heart. It tells a 380 million-year-old story of how our bodies evolved

In the limestone ranges of Western Australia’s Kimberley region, near the town of Fitzroy Crossing, you’ll find one of the world’s best-preserved ancient reef complexes.

The Conversation

A fossil baby helped scientists explain how mammals thrived after the dinosaur extinction - new research

Sixty-two million years ago, a mother gave birth to a baby. Overcoming the shock of birth in a matter of minutes, the baby began to explore the world around it. The baby started to suckle from its mother, a natural instinct shared by all animals of its kind, the mammals.

The Independent UK

Scientists claim discovery of rare ‘dinosaur mummy’ – and it’s one of the best preserved ever

Large parts of dinosaur’s exposed skeleton covered in fossilised skin, scientists say

The Hindu

Ancient skeleton found in Mexico cave threatened by train

Some of the oldest human remains in North America have been discovered in sinkhole caves.

The Independent UK

Ancient skeleton found in Mexico cave threatened by train

A cave-diving archaeologist on Mexico's Caribbean coast says another prehistoric human skeleton has been found in a cave system that was flooded as seas rose 8,000 years ago

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