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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: paleontology

paleontology stories: 30 news summaries

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 Dino Dads: Original Mr. Mom

Male raptors sat on the eggs while females went out foraging

Dec 19, 08 7:43 AM CST
(Newser) - Some of the fearsome birdlike predators of the Cretaceous and Jurassic ages had a softer side as stay-at-home dads, a team of paleontologists says. The researchers analyzed leg bones found on nests of unhatched eggs and concluded that in at least three dinosaur genuses, it was the males who guarded... More »

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parenting • paleontology • fossil • dinosaur • Cretaceous Period

 Fossil of Giant 
 Flying Reptile 
 Found 

Newly discovered species had car-sized wingspan

Dec 4, 08 5:31 AM CST
(Newser) - Scientists have uncovered a new species of gigantic reptile that flew the skies over Brazil 115 million years ago, the BBC reports. The reptile, by far the largest of its kind ever found, had a wing span of over 16 feet. Lacusovagus—meaning lake wanderer—had a huge jaw, suggesting... More »

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Brazil • paleontology • fossil • dinosaur • reptiles

(Newser) - The contents of a fossilized dinosaur nest may help resolve the age-old chicken-and-egg question, LiveScience reports. That birds evolved from dinosaurs is no secret, but the new discovery shows that the pointy-ended bird egg developed before the bird itself, paleontologists say. The nest is believed to have belonged to one... More »

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evolution • birds • paleontology • eggs • dinosaur • chicken • raptor

 Sahara Yields Ancient Cemetery 

Find shows desert was once lush, green, populated

Aug 15, 08 2:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - Explorers hunting for dinosaur bones have found a Stone Age cemetery deep in the Sahara desert, National Geographic reports. The team of paleontologists discovered bones from two separate ancient human cultures that lived in the region as long as 10,000 years ago, when monsoon rains turned parts of the... More »

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archaeology • paleontology • desert • Sahara • ancient cities • Niger • cemetery

'Frog From Hell' Fossil Turns up in Madagascar

'Beelzebufo' munched on baby dinosaurs

Feb 19, 08 3:15 AM CST
(Newser) - Fossil hunters digging in Madagascar have discovered a 70 million-year-old, 10 pound ancestor of the horned frog. Over twice as large as its modern-day descendants, the  "slightly squashed beach-ball" shaped creature probably lunched on small lizards and baby dinosaurs, and has earned the charming nicknames "frog from hell"... More »

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paleontology • fossil • dinosaur • frogs • scientific discoveries • continents • Cretaceous Period • animal

Arachnophobia! 8-Foot Fossil Scorpion Is Biggest Bug

Creepy swam sea with other giant crawlies

Nov 21, 07 8:40 AM CST
(Newser) - Scientists digging in Germany have found the fossilized claw of what is thought to be the largest bug ever to roam the earth—or, in the case of this 400-million-year-old scorpion, to navigate the seas. The eight-foot-long arachnid is an "amazing discovery" that highlights the remarkable sizes of ancient... More »

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Germany • paleontology • fossil • scorpion • Prum • University of Bristol

Long-Necked Dinosaur Grazed Like a Cow

Study finds plant-eater munched on ferns

Nov 16, 07 2:44 AM CST
(Newser) - The long-necked plant-eating dinosaur Nigersaurus ate its meals off the ground rather than reaching into trees, National Geographic reports. Fossils of the 30-foot-long creature reveal that the animal probably nibbled on plants such as ferns and horsetails. “We have seen nothing like this dinosaur,” said a paleontologist at... More »

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science • University of Chicago • paleontology • fossil • dinosaur

Chinese Make Dino Soup

Jul 4, 07 7:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - Chinese villagers in Henan province dug up a ton of fossilized dinosaur bones, using them to make traditional medicines, including soup and poultices. The villagers, not entirely inaccurately, believed that they were ‘dragon bones’ from flying dragons. Once they learned of their value to paleontologists, the villagers donated the... More »

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China • medicine • paleontology • fossil • dinosaur • Henan • bone

Giant Penguin Fossils Found in Peruvian Desert

Spearfishing birds waddled the earth 36 million years ago

Jun 26, 07 4:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - Penguins haven't always lived on ice, scientists have concluded after unearthing fossils of giant penguins in Peru's Atacama desert. The penguins, nearly human-sized at 4.5 feet tall, had extraordinarily long beaks apparently used for spearfishing, and waddled the earth some 36 million years ago, the National Geographic News reports.... More »

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global warming • science • birds • Peru • paleontology • fossil • penguin • dinosaur • Atacama • species • animal

Big Bird Dazzles Paleontologists

Fossil unearthed in Gobi desert reveals record of 26-foot-long 'gigantic chicken'

Jun 14, 07 2:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - The largest birdlike creature on record stood over 16 feet tall, weighed a ton and a half, and had sharp claws but no teeth. The Chinese paleontologist who unearthed the creature's thigh bone wasn't sure what it was, he tells the San Francisco Chronicle, but as he listed the... More »

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evolution • science • birds • discoveries • paleontology • Gobi desert • dinosaur • Nature

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