03/19/2024
M Mark Milligan
Archaeologists find an assemblage of petroglyphs alongside dinosaur tracks in Brazil
03/31/2023
M Mark Milligan
Predatory Dinosaurs Such as T. Rex Sported Lizard-like Lips
According to a recent study, the portrayal of predatory dinosaurs like the Tyrannosaurus rex in movies such as Jurassic Park, with permanently exposed teeth, may not be accurate. Instead, it is believed that these dinosaurs had scaly, lizard-like lips that covered and sealed their mouths.
03/14/2023
M Mark Milligan
Ichthyosaur Found on Remote Artic Island Upends Previous Evolutionary Theory
Palaeontologists have found the remains of an Ichthyosaur on the island of Spitsbergen, located in the Svalbard archipelago in northern Norway.
01/17/2023
M Mark Milligan
Fossils Reveal Dinosaurs of Prehistoric Patagonia
A study led by The University of Texas at Austin is providing a glimpse into dinosaur and bird diversity in Patagonia during the Late Cretaceous, just before the non-avian dinosaurs went extinct.
09/01/2022
M Mark Milligan
Fossil Could Be Rare Complete Dinosaur Skeleton With Fossilised Skin
A fossil discovered in Canada could be a rare finding of an entire dinosaur skeleton complete with fossilised skin.
08/13/2022
M Mark Milligan
Antarctica – the Lost World
Antarctica is situated almost entirely south of the Antarctic Circle and covers an area of 14.2 million km2.
06/24/2022
M Mark Milligan
Baby Mammoth Found Preserved in the Yukon
A preserved baby mammoth has been discovered by gold miners in the Klondike gold fields, located within the traditional tribal territory of the Trʼondëk Hwëchʼin in the Yukon, Canada.
06/14/2022
M Mark Milligan
Mongolarachne Jurassica – the Giant Spiders of the Jurassic
The Mongolarachne are an extinct genus of giant spiders that existed during the Jurassic period.
05/17/2022
M Mark Milligan
PREVIOUSLY UNKNOWN DOLPHIN SPECIES DISCOVERED IN SWITZERLAND
Twenty million years ago, the Swiss Plateau region, or “Mittelland”, was an ocean in which dolphins swam.
03/10/2022
M Mark Milligan
BEHEADED CROC REVEALS ANCIENT FAMILY SECRETS
The partially fossilised remains of a giant extinct crocodilian that could have been ritualistically beheaded explain how modern crocodilian species may have evolved.
03/08/2022
M Mark Milligan
WELL-PRESERVED FOSSILS COULD BE CONSEQUENCE OF PAST GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE
Climate change can affect life on Earth. According to new research, it can also affect the dead.
01/25/2022
M Mark Milligan
AMBER FOSSIL REVEALS NEW CLUES ABOUT ANCIENT COCKROACH ECOLOGY
Studying the sensory organs of a 100-million-year-old cockroach offers new insights into how the species may have lived.
01/20/2022
M Mark Milligan
MUSCULAR STUDY PROVIDES NEW INFORMATION ABOUT HOW THE LARGEST DINOSAURS MOVED AND EVOLVED
In a new study published today in the journal Royal Society Open Science, researchers present a reconstruction of the limb muscles of Thecodontosaurus, detailing the anatomy of the most important muscles involved in movement.
01/10/2022
M Mark Milligan
RUTLAND SEA DRAGON IS ONE OF BRITAIN’S GREATEST PALAEONTOLOGICAL DISCOVERIES
The fossil of a giant ichthyosaur from around 180 million years ago has been discovered at the Rutland Water reservoir in the East Midlands of England.
12/09/2021
M Mark Milligan
MAMMOTH DISCOVERY IN MEXICO DURING GRAVE EXCAVATIONS
Researchers from the Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia (INAH) have identified the remains of a mammoth in the town of Los Reyes de Juárez, Mexico.