Scientists recover RNA from an extinct species for the first time (gizmodo.com)
Extinct goat was cold-blooded (phys.org)
RNA has been recovered from an extinct species for the first time (phys.org)
70 million-year-old giant dinosaur skeleton found connected from skull to tail | CNN (edition.cnn.com)
Pyritic Ammonite from the other week. (mander.xyz)
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An ancient Australian air-breathing fish from 380 million years ago has been discovered (phys.org)
A 13-year-old found a 5-million-year-old fossil, and now there's a new species of walrus named in his honor (www.businessinsider.com)
Pterosaur: Unique flying reptile soared above Isle of Skye (www.bbc.com)
'Giant' predator worms more than half a billion years old discovered in North Greenland (phys.org)
Fossils of a new group of animal predators have been located in the Early Cambrian Sirius Passet fossil locality in North Greenland. These large worms may be some of the earliest carnivorous animals to have colonized the water column more than 518 million years ago, revealing a past dynasty of predators that scientists didn’t...
Early primates likely lived in pairs, research suggests (phys.org)
Primate social organization is more flexible than previously assumed. According to a new study led by University of Zurich, the first primates probably lived in pairs, while only around 15% of individuals were solitary....
Stones worshipped by Indian villagers turn out to be dinosaur eggs (news.yahoo.com)
Paleontologist discovers rare soft tissue in fossil of crab (phys.org)
Most animals and plants never fossilize. For those that do, it’s usually only hard parts such as bones and shells that preserve. However, in some exceptional cases, soft tissues such as muscles and gills survive the fossilization process and can present a wealth of information about the biology and ecology of ancient...
Pliosaur discovery: Huge sea monster emerges from Dorset cliffs (www.bbc.co.uk)
Woolly Mammoth de-extinction project underway in Dallas (www.nbcdfw.com)
Ancient hyena droppings reveal genome of Ice Age woolly rhino (feddit.uk)
A team of paleontologists, evolutionists and geoscientists affiliated with several entities in Germany has extracted Ice Age woolly rhino DNA from fossilized excrement samples (coprolites) found in a cave in Germany. Their study is reported in the journal Biology Letters....
Elephants once roamed Florida—and scientists just stumbled on a graveyard full of them (www.popsci.com)
We spent 2 years in deep underground caves to bring this extraordinary kangaroo fossil to light (theconversation.com)
[SciShow] How Do We Figure Out The Sex ... Of A Fossil? (www.youtube.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)
