Paleonthology news around the web
New dinosaur discovered in Montana
(CNN) A curious piece of bone spotted by a University of Pennsylvania professor during a horseback ride in southern Montana led to the discovery of a new dinosaur with a long neck, a whip-like tail and a mysterious extra hole in its skull.
Submitted on May 20, 2004 by tormod
Fossil arm holds evolutionary secrets
(CNN) A 365-million-year-old arm bone fossil found in Pennsylvania came from one of the first creatures able to do push-ups, an evolutionary step that was necessary for animals to move from the sea to dry land.
Submitted on Apr 5, 2004 by tormod
What really happened to the dinosaurs?
(CNN) The disappearance of the dinosaurs may not be as neat and tidy as the animals being wiped out by a huge asteroid 65 million years ago.
Submitted on Mar 3, 2004 by tormod
Scientists identify buffalo-sized rodent
(Ananova) Ananova: Scientists identify buffalo-sized rodent A guinea pig the size of a buffalo has been identified by scientists as the biggest rodent that ever lived. The huge creature was a monster version of the pet kept by thousands of children in Britain.
Submitted on Sep 19, 2003 by tormod
Dolphin-Dino Dining Habits Revealed
(Discovery Channel) Ichthyosaurs, dolphin-like reptiles who swam through prehistoric seas 230 to 90 million years ago, had quite a varied diet, which included all manner of hunted and scavenged small-bodied prey.
Submitted on Jul 29, 2003 by tormod
Bizarre 'horned' kangaroo fossils unearthed
(New Scientist) The first complete skulls of a bizarre "horned" kangaroo are the star finds in the cache of fossils newly unearthed from caves in the Nullarbor Plain, Australia.
Submitted on May 27, 2003 by tormod
Fabulous fossils under the sea in Table Bay
(IOL.co.za) In addition to discovering the oldest man-made axes ever found under the sea in Table Bay, an archaeologist working with the South African Navy has found a bone belonging to a mammal believed to be tens of thousands of years old in the same area.
Submitted on Feb 26, 2003 by tormod
Arkansas students discover giant fossil
(CNN Science) University of Arkansas students unearthed the world's largest fossil of the squidlike, straight-shelled cephalopod at a city intersection as cars and trucks zipped by them.
Submitted on Jan 23, 2003 by Noah
Giant sea fossil unearthed
(BBC Sci-Tech) A complete skeleton of the biggest reptile that ever existed has been unearthed in Mexico.
Submitted on Dec 30, 2002 by tormod
'Extraordinary' woolly rhino finds
(BBC Science) The remains of four woolly rhinos have been unearthed in an English quarry. Scientists describe the group find at Whitemoor Haye in Staffordshire as "extraordinary" and one of the best Ice Age discoveries of its type in Northern Europe in recent years.
Submitted on Oct 31, 2002 by tormod
