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Saccorhytus, a creature with a mouth but no anus, is now believed to be an ecdysoszoan and not our oldest ancestor

When the saccorhytus was discovered in 2017 it was believed the spikey, wrinkly sack could be humans' oldest ancestor.

ABC News

A Shark That Gulped Prey As Big As Killer Whales

Otodus megalodon is an extinct species of mackerel shark that lived approximately 23 to 3.6 million years ago.

Zenger

Scots presenter shocked to discover psychedelic dinosaur head towering over Cullen shops

BBC Scotland presenter Joy Dunlop was greeted by the incredible site on a recent trip to the northeast town.

Daily Record

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Scots castle set to play host to a special dinosaur event with life-size dinos this October

The 'most realistic' dinosaur puppets in the UK are on their way to Brodie Castle.

Daily Record

Botanist fights to save cycads, the 'dinosaur' plants threatened by land clearing and zealous collectors

They pre-date the Jurassic era, come in hundreds of varieties, and Brad Pitt is said to be a fan. But cycads face a growing threat from land clearing and zealous collectors.

ABC News

Underwater crater caused by dino-killer's relative

Collision may have sent a shower of asteroids into the inner solar system

Wales Online

Mystery of dinosaur extinction finally solved - not one, but TWO asteroids hit Earth

An Edinburgh scientist has identified a six mile-wide crater just off the coast of West Africa thought to have been created by a vast rock which hit the Earth about 66 million years ago

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Tech & Science Daily: Crater of dinosaur-killing asteroid’s ‘friend’ found

A five-mile asteroid crater has been found below the Atlantic Ocean - and it could be related to the event that wiped out the dinosaurs.

Evening Standard

Strange creature with ‘mouth but no anus’ is not earliest human ancestor, study finds

Creature moves by wriggling and has mouth surrounded by spines and holes

The Independent UK

Passionate Collector Devises His Own Dinosaur Museum

A 23-year-old prehistoric expert with a passion for collecting fossils has created his own natural history museum stuffed with dinosaurs in his home city.

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‘Angry minion’ with no anus not related to humans after all, scientists conclude

New research rules out theory that 535m-year-old Saccorhytus coronarius fossil is our earliest known ancestor

The Guardian - UK

Mystery crater potentially caused by relative of dinosaur-killing asteroid

The ocean floor is famously less explored than the surface of Mars. And when our team of scientists recently mapped the seabed, and ancient sediments beneath, we discovered what looks like an asteroid impact crater.

The Conversation

New evidence shows more than one asteroid could have killed the dinosaurs

Newly-discovered crater suggests the Chicxulub impact may have been part of an encounter with an asteroid cluster.

Inverse

Ancient creature with no anus is not earliest human ancestor, research suggests

Saccorhytus , a spikey, wrinkly sack, with a large mouth surrounded by spines and holes, is part of a different family tree.

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The Trials review – tomorrow’s children hold us to account for climate crimes

In a near-future world on fire, a jury of 12 young people listen to testimony from the ‘dinosaur’ generation

Glasgow Live

GlasGLOW dates announced as 'epic dinosaur adventure' comes to Glasgow's Botanic Gardens

GlasGLOW is back this autumn, with 'an epic dinosaur adventure into The Land That Time Forgot'. Here's everything you need know including prices and when you can get tickets.

Daily Record

GlasGLOW announces 2022 show for dinosaur lovers this Halloween

The sell-out Glasgow light show is coming back with an adventurous theme for its fifth year.

Salon

Meet a dog-size, armored dinosaur

The bizarre Jakapil kaniukura resembled an armored pitbull trotting on its hind legs

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The Guardian - UK

‘The whole embryo was there’: expert makes rare find on Sheffield museum opening day

Dean Lomax identifies probably oldest known vertebrate embryo from UK at Yorkshire Natural History Museum

The Conversation

Why do animals have tails?

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com.

Zenger

Prehistoric Bronze Age Daggers Were Not Used As Weapons, Research Finds

Newcastle University scientists in northern England developed a new technique to study organic material on the blades.

Daily Record

New Lanark invites dogs and their owners for a special Dogs Day Out this weekend

You can bring your four-legged friends to New Lanark this weekend.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Study: Hidden Cushion Enabled Dinosaurs to Carry Heavy Loads

Australian scientists have cracked an enduring mystery, discovering how sauropod dinosaurs -- like Brontosaurus and Diplodocus -- supported their gigantic bodies on land. In a study published in the journal Science Advances on August 10, a University of Queensland and Monash University-led team used 3D modelling and engineering methods to…

The Independent UK

Rare microscopic creatures discovered in Scottish Highland caves

Discovery of ostracods thought to be a first for Scotland

The Independent UK

Scientists discover first-of-its-kind small armoured dinosaur the size of a pet cat

Jakapil kaniukura may have had a two-legged stance unlike most armoured dinosaurs of this kind, scientists say

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