‘Teenage T. rex’ fossil is actually a different species
This artistic interpretation shows a pack of Nanotyrannus attacking a juvenile Tyrannosaurus rex (front left).Credit: Anthony Hutchings A…
Magnetic vector tomography reveals giant magnetofossils are optimised for magnetointensity reception
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New fossils reveal the hand of Paranthropus boisei
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A Carnian theropod with unexpectedly derived features during the first dinosaur radiation
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Million-year-old skull reconstruction hints at a new chapter in human evolution
Scientists have reconstructed a million-year-old skull found in central China, and say they’ve identified which group of early…
Cretaceous amber of Ecuador unveils new insights into South America’s Gondwanan forests
Amber types Two types of amber are found in the HollÃn Formation (Fig. 3). The more common type formed…
A domed pachycephalosaur from the early Cretaceous of Mongolia
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New discoveries of Australopithecus and Homo from Ledi-Geraru, Ethiopia
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Future of world-significant fossil site secured with Nilpena cattle station sale
A quarter of a century ago, Ross and Jane Fargher opened the gates of their cattle station, Nilpena,…