Window Into Arctic Life Seventy Million Years Ago
Devon Island in the Canadian Arctic circle is now a desolate, uninhabited island, however, fossil finds reveal that during the Late Cretaceous the area supported a rich marine ecosystem. Giant marine reptiles known as Plesiosaurs seem to have been the largest creatures, but scientists have also identified a new type of two-metre long armoured fish. Fossils of this type of fish are completely new to science.
New Clues to the Origin of the Dinosaurs Unearthed
German palaeontologists have unearthed an Early Triassic fossil that may help them to unravel the mystery of how the dinosaurs evolved. The discovery has been heralded as "spectacular" and "significant" and it is hoped that more pieces of fossil material will be found in the area to aid the scientist's research.
Potential Treasure Trove of Fossils Found in Venezuelan Tar Pit
A tar pit in Venezuela has provided palaeontologists with evidence of prehistoric animals that lived in South America. Research into these extensive fossil finds will help scientists to understand the migration between North and South America by many extinct groups of prehistoric mammals.
Spanish Dinosaur Fossil Discovery May Be New Species
Fossils from a potentially new species of long-necked dinosaur have been discovered in Spain. The fragile fossils may be from a new type of Cretaceous Brachiosaur. Some fossils are very big, such as a thigh bone (femur) as tall as a man. These fossils indicate that the individual specimen being studied may be a very large, plant-eating dinosaur, one of the largest found in Spain to date.
New Dinosaur Species Discovered In Australia
Two tonnes of freshly excavated dinosaur fossil material is likely to yield at least one new dinosaur species according to Australian palaeontologists. The fossils date from the Cretaceous period and the dig site, located in the state of Queensland will hopefully provide the research team with new evidence of Australian dinosaurs.
Dinosaur Age Meets Space Age
Campus scientists at the NASA complex located at Greenbelt, Maryland have a more down to Earth scientific distraction to study as it has been revealed that a fossilised dinosaur footprint has been discovered in the grounds. For the scientists and support teams that work at the Goddard Space Flight Centre the elephant foot-sized trace fossil has afforded them a glimpse into the environment approximately 112 million years ago (Aptian/Albian faunal stage of the Cretaceous) when huge, heavily armoured, herbivorous dinosaurs roamed the area.
Fossil Thefts From the Western United States
Officials from the Bureau of Land Management in the United States have warned against the theft of vertebrate fossils from public land. There have been a spate of such incidents in recent months, with the latest incident, the vandalising of a fossil dig site in Utah, being widely condemned by the scientific community.
Dinosaur That Looks Like a Dragon - Amargasaurus
Some dinosaurs had spectacular crests and some sported huge horns or frills. One of the most bizarre of all the dinosaurs was the South American herbivore known as Amargasaurus. With its long neck frill this dinosaur would have been a most impressive sight. It has been suggested that this dinosaur resembled a mythical dragon.
Chicken-Sized Dinosaur Discovered in Alberta (Canada)
Scientists have announced the discovery of the fossils of a tiny, new species of dinosaur found in northern Alberta (Canada). This dinosaur is believed to have stood less than one metre tall, it may have been nocturnal and it could have fed on insects such as termites.
Ancient Aussie Mega-Fauna Wiped Out by Early Settlers
An international team of scientists studying large prehistoric mammal fossils found in Tasmania have postulated that a number of large animals become extinct as humans settled in the area. Huge Kangaroos, fearsome Marsupial Lions and giant Wombats perished at around the same time that the first humans came to Tasmania.
Hypsilophodon - Prehistoric Animal With the Anatomy of an Olympic Athlete
A team of British scientists have re-examined the fossilised bones of one of England's most researched dinosaurs - Hypsilophodon. The study shows that this small dinosaur may have had bony plates attached to the rib cage to help it breathe more efficiently. Hypsilophodon may have been a better runner than an Olympic athlete.
Triceratops Fossil Unearthed in Drumheller (Alberta, Canada)
Fossils of a large, horned dinosaur have been discovered in Drumheller (Alberta, Canada), scientists believe the fossil bones are from a Triceratops. The fossils were found just thirty minutes drive from the gates of the world famous Royal Tyrrell Museum. Although the Royal Tyrrell Museum has a vast collection of dinosaur fossils, this is the first time associated bones from a single individual have been discovered in the area.
Protons, Neutrons, Electrons, and Energy
In the beginning, as it were, there was no form or force to the universe. In fact, talking about the universe was meaningless because there was nowhere to talk about it. Space and time literally did not exist and neither did matter in any form.
Duck-Billed Dinosaurs Grew Up Fast to Avoid T Rex
A study by American based researchers has shown that some kinds of plant-eating dinosaurs grew faster than the meat-eating dinosaurs that preyed on them. Hadrosaurs, otherwise known as duck-billed dinosaurs faced attacks from Tyrannosaurs, but part of their survival strategy was to grow fast and reach maturity very quickly.
Physics is derived from the word in Greek. It is Archimedes who first analyzed and presented the physical laws. His careful observations like buoyancy and forces were the first ever recorded in human history.
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