We spent 2 years in deep underground caves to bring this extraordinary kangaroo fossil to light (theconversation.com)
Footprints of Giant Troodontid Dinosaur Found in China (www.sci.news)
Ancient, 30-foot ancestor of great white shark unearthed in Mexico quarry (www.livescience.com)
Fossils found in Somerset by girl, 11, ‘may be of largest-ever marine reptile’ (www.theguardian.com)
New Titanosaur Species Identified in Argentina | Sci.News (www.sci.news)
Digging up new species of Australia and New Guinea's giant fossil kangaroos (phys.org)
Early Jawless Fish was Filter-Feeder, Paleontologists Find (www.sci.news)
Oligocene-Period Dolphin Had Unique Feeding Method (www.sci.news)
Amber reveals mating behavior of cretaceous water striders (phys.org)
Paleontologists Discover New Species of Elasmosaur (www.sci.news)
"Extraordinary" fossil discoveries reveal plants from 30 million years ago (www.newsweek.com)
New Titanosaur Species Uncovered in Uruguay (www.sci.news)
Ancient Marine Tapeworm Found Encased in 99-Million-Year-Old Amber (www.sci.news)
Woman discovers tooth of extinct mammal on Oregon coast (www.newsweek.com)
Prehistoric Creature Feature!! Spotlight on Aysheaia pedunculata (lemmy.ml)
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Horses lived in the Americas for millions of years – new research helps paleontologists understand the fossils we’ve found and those that are missing from the record (theconversation.com)
Many people assume that horses first came to the Americas when Spanish explorers brought them here about 500 years ago. In fact, recent research has confirmed a European origin for horses associated with humans in the American Southwest and Great Plains....
An extinct sofa-sized turtle may have lived alongside humans (www.sciencenews.org)
Scientists name newly discovered ancient amphibian species after Kermit the Frog (www.theguardian.com)
Scientists find skull of enormous ancient dolphin in Amazon (www.theguardian.com)
215 million-year-old crocodile ancestor that pre-dates dinosaurs identified (abcnews.go.com)
Stones worshipped by Indian villagers turn out to be dinosaur eggs (news.yahoo.com)
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Titanosaurs were the biggest land animals Earth's ever seen, combining reptile and mammal traits (phys.org)
70 million-year-old giant dinosaur skeleton found connected from skull to tail | CNN (edition.cnn.com)
Fossil named 'Attenborough's strange bird' was the first in its kind without teeth (www.sciencedaily.com)
World's earliest fossilised forest discovered in Minehead, Somerset (www.bbc.com)
