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Ancient Ecosystems

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450‑Million‑Year‑Old Crinoid Shows Rare Fossilized Tube Feet

The specimen offers direct evidence of feeding anatomy in early crinoids and changes what scientists can learn about Ordovician reef ecology.

New Four‑Winged Microraptorine Jian changmaensis Described From China’s Changma Basin

Kank Australis: Heron‑Like Raptor from Southern Patagonia Identified

Scientists Name Giant Texas Mosasaur Tylosaurus Rex

New Fossils and Geochemistry Redraw Origins of Complex Life

Neanderthals Hunted Turtles North of the Alps, New Study Finds

Amber Time Capsules Hint at Ancient Ant Interactions

Bolivia Tracksite Sets Record With 16,600 Theropod Footprints

Egypt Fossils Identify Oldest Dyrosaurid, Point to African Origins

Ecuador Quarry Yields South America’s First Mesozoic Amber With Insects

Dinosaur Teeth Yield Direct Mesozoic CO₂ Record, Uncover Volcanic Spikes and Greenhouse Conditions

First Soft-Bodied Cambrian Fossils Found in Grand Canyon Reveal Evolutionary ‘Goldilocks Zone’

Mass Grave of Giant Amphibians Unearthed in Wyoming Offers Rare Insight into Late Triassic Ecosystems

30-Million-Year-Old Skull of Apex Predator Unearthed in Egypt

Matching Dinosaur Footprints Discovered on Separate Continents