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Were Dinosaurs Cold- or Warm-Blooded? New Study Tries to Answer Longstanding Question

Tyrannosaurus rex.
Jun 13, 2014 by News Staff

Dinosaurs fit in between warm-blooded mammals and cold-blooded reptiles, according to a study reported in the journal Science. The study is the first to explore the relationship between growth rate and metabolic rates in animals and extend that to long extinct animals such as dinosaurs. Tyrannosaurus rex. Dinosaurs dominated the landscape for more than 100 million years, but all that remains today are bones. This has made it difficult to solve a puzzle:...

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Life restoration of Hamipterus tianshanensis. Image credit: Chuang Zhao.

New Pterosaur Species, Well-Preserved Eggs Found in China

Jun 6, 2014 by News Staff

Paleontologists have discovered remains of about 40 male and female individuals of a new pterosaur species with five exceptionally well-preserved 3D eggs...

The famous Titanoboa would have been a formidable threat to the newly discovered Anthracosuchus balrogus. Image credit: University of Florida.

Anthracosuchus balrogus: Giant Prehistoric Crocodile Discovered

Jun 4, 2014 by News Staff

Paleontologists have discovered a new species of crocodile-like reptile that swam in the rivers of what is now Colombia during Paleocene, about 60 million...

This image shows a near-complete skeleton of the Early Cretaceous ichthyosaur Platypterygius hauthali from the Tyndall Glacier, Chile. Image credit: Wolfgang Stinnesbeck et al.

46 Near-Complete Ichthyosaur Specimens Found in Chile

Jun 3, 2014 by News Staff

A team of paleontologists led by Dr Patricio Zambrano Lobos from the Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg in Germany has unearthed the well-preserved...

Aradus macrosomus, a 9.2-mm-long female, in dorsal and ventral view. Image credit: Ernst Heiss.

New Fossil Bug Species Found in 45-Million-Year-Old Baltic Amber

Jun 3, 2014 by News Staff

Dr Ernst Heiss from the Tiroler Landesmuseum in Innsbruck, Austria, has described a new extinct species of flat bug. Aradus macrosomus, a 9.2-mm-long female,...

This early bird, Longipteryx, lived during the early Cretaceous period approximately 120 million years ago. Image credit: Allison Elaine Johnson.

Early Birds Lacked in Diversity, New Study Finds

Jun 2, 2014 by News Staff

Researchers from the University of Chicago and the Field Museum of Natural History have found a striking lack of diversity in the earliest known fossil...

This tick trapped in a piece of 15-million-year-old Dominican amber can carry the type of bacteria that causes Lyme disease. Image credit: George Poinar, Jr. / Oregon State University.

Lyme Disease Bacteria Found in 15-Million-Year-Old Amber

May 30, 2014 by News Staff

Dominican amber, dating back 15 million years ago, provides the oldest evidence ever found of Borrelia – a kind of bacteria that causes Lyme disease...

A tooth of Dakosaurus maximus in lingual, labial, basal and apical view. Scale bar - 1 cm. Image credit: Mark T. Young et al.

UK Paleontologists Find Huge Tooth Fossil of Dakosaurus maximus

May 30, 2014 by News Staff

Dr Mark Young from the University of Edinburgh and his colleagues have discovered a unique fossilized tooth belonging to Dakosaurus maximus, a prehistoric...

This image shows the skeleton of Pumiliornis tessellatus from the middle Eocene; framed area indicates position of stomach contents. Image credit: Gerald Mayr / Volker Wilde.

Pumiliornis tessellatus: Oldest Known Fossil of Nectarivorous Bird Discovered

May 28, 2014 by Enrico de Lazaro

Fossilized pollen grains found in the stomach of a 47-miilion-year-old Pumiliornis tessellatus, a tiny bird that lived in what is now Germany during Eocene,...

This is an artist's impression of Leinkupal laticauda and smaller carnivorous dinosaurs. Image credit: © Jorge Antonio Gonzalez.

Leinkupal laticauda: New Sauropod Dinosaur Discovered in Argentina

May 18, 2014 by News Staff

Paleontologists led by Dr Pablo Gallina of CONICET in Buenos Aires have discovered a new sauropod dinosaur that lived in what is now Argentina during the...

This image shows Arctodictis sinclairi. It belonged to the same order of mammals as the newly discovered Bolivian species. Image credit: Analia M. Forasiepi.

New Sparassodont Discovered in Bolivia

May 13, 2014 by News Staff

Paleontologists from the Case Western Reserve University have discovered a fossil of a kitten-sized predator that lived in what is now Bolivia during the...

Reconstruction of Allosaurus. Image credit: Jakub Hałun / CC BY-SA 3.0.

New Research Sheds Light on Dinosaur Bone Healing

May 7, 2014 by News Staff

Paleontologists led by Dr Phil Manning of the University of Manchester have used a highly sensitive synchrotron-imaging technique to reveal ancient injuries...

Qianzhousaurus sinensis: Long-Snouted Tyrannosaur Discovered in China

May 7, 2014 by News Staff

Paleontologists have discovered a new species of long-snouted tyrannosaur – scientifically named Qianzhousaurus sinensis and nicknamed Pinocchio...

This diagram shows the fossil fragments of Kryptodrakon progenitor. Scale bar – 5 cm. Image credit: Brian Andresemail et al / Peter Wellnhofer.

Kryptodrakon progenitor: Earliest Pterodactyloid Pterosaur Discovered in China

Apr 24, 2014 by News Staff

U.S. and Chinese paleontologists say they have unearthed the fossils of what is the oldest and most primitive pterodactyloid pterosaur. This creature lived...

Burmapogon bruckschi, male. Image credit: David Grimaldi.

100-Million-Year-Old Assassin Flies Found in Burmese Amber

Apr 23, 2014 by News Staff

Paleontologists have described a new species of assassin fly found preserved in two pieces of 100-million-year-old Burmese amber. Burmapogon bruckschi,...

This is an artist's reconstruction of Eocasea martini. Image credit: Danielle Dufault.

Eocasea martini: Scientists Discover Oldest Known Ancestor of Land Herbivores

Apr 17, 2014 by News Staff

Eocasea martini, a carnivorous animal that lived in what is today Kansas during Carboniferous period, about 300 million years ago, is the oldest known...

Great white shark at Isla Guadalupe, Mexico, August 2006. Image credit: Terry Goss / CC BY-SA 3.0.

Ozarcus mapesae: Fossil Species Reveals Sharks aren’t Living Fossils

Apr 17, 2014 by News Staff

Paleontologists from the American Museum of Natural History have described a shark species that lived during Carboniferous period, about 325 million years...

Reconstruction of the Daohugou fauna featuring feathered dinosaurs, pterosaurs, early mammals and amphibians among others. Image credit: Julia Molnar.

Doahugou Biota: Study Describes 30 Species from Jurassic of China

Apr 16, 2014 by News Staff

A new paper published in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology describes 30 Jurassic creatures – five salamanders, one anuran, two lizards, 13 pterosaurs,...

Prehistoric Harvestmen Had Two Pairs of Eyes

Apr 11, 2014 by News Staff

A 305-million-year-old fossil found in eastern France reveals that primitive harvestmen had two sets of eyes rather than one. Reconstruction of Hastocularis...

Ichnological record of animal-matground interactions across the transition between Ediacaran, left, and Cambrian, right, periods. Image credit: Luis A. Buatois et al.

Study Sheds Light on Life during Ediacaran-Cambrian Transition

Apr 11, 2014 by News Staff

A study led by Prof Luis Buatois from the University of Saskatchewan provides new evidence to understand the development of life at Ediacaran-Cambrian...

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