Scientist unravels secret of T.rex’s fearsome snarl
March 19th, 2012 - 1:05 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, March 19 (IANS) The most fearsome feature of any T. rex's full-sized model is its array of massive flesh-ripping, bone-crushing teeth. But scientists have now discovered that beyond the ... Read more...
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Jagged teeth lent cutting edge to T. Rex ferocity
February 29th, 2012 - 2:15 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, Feb 29 (IANS) Serrated teeth lent an unparalled cutting-edge to T. Rex, the most fearsome dinosaur, says a new study.
Until recently, most researchers only noted the varying size ... Read more...
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Biggest ever spider fossil found in Mongolia
April 21st, 2011 - 12:55 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Ulaanbaatar, April 20 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Archaeologists have found the biggest prehistoric spider fossil in Inner Mongolia. The creature was well preserved and scientists have been able to determine even the minute details ... Read more...
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250-mn-yrs old population of trilobites fossilized during orgy discovered
March 17th, 2011 - 5:58 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, March 17 (ANI): Researchers have discovered an entire population of trilobites fossilized during orgy. These ancient arthropods - relatives of lobsters, spiders and insects - went extinct more than 250 million ... Read more...
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Fossils of oldest flying reptile found in Texas
March 2nd, 2011 - 4:31 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, March 2 (IANS) Fossils discovered in Texas from a flying reptile known as pteranodon that died 89 million years ago may be the oldest of its kind in the ... Read more...
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600 mn-year-old plant fossils found in China
February 14th, 2011 - 4:42 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Feb 14 (IANS) Paleontologists in China have unearthed thousands of pieces of plant fossils dating back to about 600 million years, officials said.A spokesman with the government of Xiuning county in ... Read more...
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Pterosaurs were 10 times heavier than biggest birds: Study
January 19th, 2011 - 11:51 am ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 19 (ANI): Pterosaurs-dinosaur-era flying reptiles-were nearly ten times heavier than the already known heaviest bird Kori Bustard, suggests a new study.Calculations based on footprints left behind by pterosaurs, also known ... Read more...
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Ancient 8-foot sea scorpions not as frightening as previously thought
January 3rd, 2011 - 2:25 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 3 (ANI): Huge ancient sea scorpions, believed to be terrors of the seas 470 million to 370 million years ago, long before the dinosaurs appeared, might actually have been timid ... Read more...
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Pterosaurs could fly non-stop for 10,000 miles
October 20th, 2010 - 4:50 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 20 (IANS) Giant pterosaurs may have been capable of flying up to 10,000 miles (16,000 km) non-stop, according to a new research.
The huge flying creatures, some ... Read more...
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Two New Dinosaur Species Uncovered In The Arid Zone Of Southern Utah
September 23rd, 2010 - 7:41 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
September 23, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): Scientists uttered on Wednesday that they have unearthed fossils in the barren region of southern Utah. These fossils were of two new dinosaur species ... Read more...
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Two New Dinosaur Species Found In Utah
September 23rd, 2010 - 7:17 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Sep 23, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Scientists in Utah have discovered fossils of two new species of dinosaurs in Utah, one of which have as many as 15 horns on its head. ... Read more...
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Prehistoric Chilean bird sets wingspan record at 17ft
September 16th, 2010 - 2:32 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sep 16 (ANI): At 17 feet, a prehistoric, bony-toothed bird from Chile has set the world wingspan record.The measurement is based on well preserved wing bones from the newly named ... Read more...
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New discoveries make ancient animal explosion bigger
September 10th, 2010 - 3:30 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sep 10 (ANI): Scientists have discovered eight new kinds of the earliest animals from the Cambrian Explosion in a unexpected section of ancient rock 30 miles from the famous Burgess Shale ... Read more...
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Mass extinctions “change evolution rules”
September 5th, 2010 - 5:11 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sept5 (ANI): A new study from Macquarie University has analyzed why global mass extinctions occur - whether they are just short-term diversions in life's preordained course, or spring up completely new ... Read more...
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Researchers Elated By Discovery Of New Predatory Dinosaur In Romania
August 31st, 2010 - 7:44 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
August 31, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): Researchers have uncovered a new fossil in Romania which shows evidence of a new kind of predatory dinosaur that roamed the area almost ... Read more...
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Scientist Find 15 Million Year Old Marsupial Fossil in the Outback
July 19th, 2010 - 8:43 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
July 19 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Scientists have made a rare discovery in the caves of the Outback, when they found fossils of marsupials which date back to 15 million years ago that are ... Read more...
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Scientists Discover 15 Million Year Old Marsupial Fossils In Outback
July 19th, 2010 - 8:37 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
July 19, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): Researchers have discovered the fossils of 15-million-year-old prehistoric marsupials in a cave in the Outback. This discovery is a rare one and the fossils ... Read more...
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15 million year old fossils found in Outback
July 19th, 2010 - 7:44 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Sydney, July 19 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Scientists in Sydney have discovered a cave that contains fossils, which date back to 15 million years ago. The fossils are that of prehistoric marsupials in ... Read more...
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15 Million Year Old Fossils Found In Outback Cave
July 19th, 2010 - 7:40 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
July 19, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Scientists have discovered a cave in the Outback which has beautifully preserved fossils of marsupials almost 15 million years old. The discovery has been called a ... Read more...
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Giant Whale Eating Whale Discovered of Peru Coast
July 1st, 2010 - 11:35 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
July 1 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The skull of an huge sperm whale, which was 12 to 13 million years old, and the largest whale skull fossil ever found, measuring a shocking 10 ... Read more...
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Plant-eating dinosaur with largest horns unearthed
May 29th, 2010 - 5:28 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 29 (IANS) A new species of horned dinosaur unearthed in Mexico has larger horns - up to four-feet-long - than any other species.
It has given scientists fresh insights into ... Read more...
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150 million-year-old ‘dinobird’ fossil key to animal’s original chemistry
May 11th, 2010 - 1:41 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 11 (ANI): An international team of paleontologists, geochemists and physicists has found that a 150 million year old "dinobird" fossil has been hiding remnants of the animal's original chemistry.Using light ... Read more...
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Lake-bed trails reveal ancient fish used to bottom feed
May 7th, 2010 - 5:29 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 7 (ANI): An Emory paleontologist has found that trails etched out in lake bed could reveal how ancient fish used to live.Anthony Martin found that wavy lines and squiggles etched ... Read more...
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Rare flying reptile Aetodactylus halli identified as new pterosaur genus, species
April 28th, 2010 - 3:49 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 28 (ANI): Scientists have identified a 95 million-year-old fossilized jaw discovered in Texas-it is a new genus and species of flying reptile, Aetodactylus halli.Aetodactylus halli is a pterosaur, a group ... Read more...
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Dino find may explain evolution of largest land animals ever to walk Earth
March 2nd, 2010 - 1:09 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, March 2 (ANI): Scientists have discovered the remains of a new herbivorous sauropod dinosaur near the world-famous Carnegie Quarry in Dinosaur National Monument, US, which may help explain the evolution of ... Read more...
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New plant-eating dino didn’t chew its food, but swallow it
February 24th, 2010 - 12:58 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 24 (ANI): A team of paleontologists has discovered a new plant-eating dinosaur that didn't chew its food, but just grabbed it and swallowed it.The new dinosaur, which the paleontologists are ... Read more...
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Huge spiders and anti-freeze fish discovered in depths of Antarctic’s seas
February 19th, 2010 - 3:26 pm ICT by ANI
Edinburgh, Feb 19 (ANI): The Census of Antarctic Marine Life has revealed the variety of bizarre creatures lurking in the depths of the Antarctic seas, including spiders the size of dinner plates ... Read more...
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Possibly the oldest spider fossil found in China
February 13th, 2010 - 9:11 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Beijing, Feb 13 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Scientists are abuzz with excitement, as they have found possibly the oldest spider fossil till date. It is believed to be a 165 million years old. ... Read more...
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Spider Fossil Found In China’s Daohugou Region
February 13th, 2010 - 8:49 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Feb 13, (THAINDIAN NEWS) It would be wrong to assume that only gigantic reptiles and dinosaurs ruled the earth millions of years ago when the ancestors of modern man were ... Read more...
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165 million years old spider fossil found
February 10th, 2010 - 1:57 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Beijing, Feb 9 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Scientists have found a 165 million years old spider fossil. It dates to the middle Jurassic era. “The level of detail preserved in the fossils is amazing”, ... Read more...
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Animals may have hitched rides on natural rafts to populate Madagascar
January 21st, 2010 - 2:20 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, January 21 (ANI): In a new research, a pair of scientists has suggested that animals may have populated Madagascar by hitching rides on natural rafts blown out to sea.According to professors ... Read more...
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Fish became land walkers 20 mln yrs earlier than previously thought
January 7th, 2010 - 1:41 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, January 7 (ANI): In a new research, scientists have discovered footprints from an 8-foot-long prehistoric creature, which suggests that ancient fish emerged from the sea to become land walkers almost ... Read more...
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Shark fossil hunt sheds new light into vertebrate evolution
January 2nd, 2010 - 2:55 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, January 2 (ANI): A paleontologist has launched a hunt for the fossils of sharks for insights into vertebrate evolution.Michael Coates, the paleontologist from Chicago, scours sediments hundreds of millions of years ... Read more...
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Ancient whale was dwarf mud-sucker
December 25th, 2009 - 4:55 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, December 25 (ANI): A new study has determined that an ancient dwarf whale unearthed in southeastern Australia captured its prey by slurping up mouthfuls of mud.According to a report in ... Read more...
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Students validate 1924 dinosaur findings of paleontologist
December 15th, 2009 - 4:30 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, Dec 15 (IANS) Three paleontology graduate students blew the dust off an 85-year-old dinosaur find to discover that the original researcher had identified it right as an ankylosaur, Dyoplosaurus, and a ... Read more...
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