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Century-Old Fossil Reidentified as a More-Than‑One‑Metre Scorpion

High-resolution imaging and direct comparison with better-preserved fossils reveal anatomy that implies partial aquatic habits and alters views of early scorpion evolution.

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Sotheby’s to Offer 63%‑Complete T. Rex ‘Gus’ With $20–$30 Million Estimate

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Scientists Name Labrujasuchus expectatus, a Two‑Legged, Beaked Croc Relative from Ghost Ranch

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Brisbane Footprint Identified as Australia’s Oldest Dinosaur Fossil After 3D Analysis

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UNAM Team Describes Miocene Amber Tree, Hymenaeaphyllum mirandae, From Chiapas

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Bolivia Site Sets World Record for Theropod Footprints, Reveals Dinosaur 'Superhighway'

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115-Million-Year-Old Australian Shark Fossils Push Back Onset of Giant Body Size in Modern Sharks

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New Ichthyosaur Species 'Sword Dragon of Dorset' Identified From Near-Complete Jurassic Coast Skeleton

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Scientists Name Sword-Snouted Ichthyosaur From Dorset as New Species

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Peru Unveils 3.5-Meter Lomacetus Dolphin Fossil From Ocucaje

Paleontological Discoveries

Century-Old Fossil Reidentified as a More-Than‑One‑Metre Scorpion

Sotheby’s to Offer 63%‑Complete T. Rex ‘Gus’ With $20–$30 Million Estimate

Scientists Name Labrujasuchus expectatus, a Two‑Legged, Beaked Croc Relative from Ghost Ranch

Researchers Name Giant Mosasaur Tylosaurus Rex After Museum Re‑examination

Century-Old Skull Confirms Giant Echidnas Once Lived in Victoria

Century-Old Museum Skull Confirms Giant Echidna Once Lived in Victoria

Famed ‘Oldest Octopus’ Reclassified as Nautiloid After High-Energy X-Ray Study

Famed ‘Oldest Octopus’ Fossil Reclassified as a Nautiloid

Chinese Fossil Trove Pushes Complex Animal Origins Into the Ediacaran

500-Million-Year-Old Chelicerate Pushes Back Spider Lineage by 20 Million Years

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New Mosasaur Species From Mexico Named Prognathodon Cipactli

Wyoming Boy, 11, Uncovers 48-Million-Year-Old Turtle Fossil Now Under Study

307-Million-Year-Old Skull Pushes Back the Origin of Plant-Eating on Land

Brisbane Footprint Identified as Australia’s Oldest Dinosaur Fossil After 3D Analysis

UNAM Team Describes Miocene Amber Tree, Hymenaeaphyllum mirandae, From Chiapas

Bolivia Site Sets World Record for Theropod Footprints, Reveals Dinosaur 'Superhighway'

115-Million-Year-Old Australian Shark Fossils Push Back Onset of Giant Body Size in Modern Sharks

New Ichthyosaur Species 'Sword Dragon of Dorset' Identified From Near-Complete Jurassic Coast Skeleton

Scientists Name Sword-Snouted Ichthyosaur From Dorset as New Species

Peru Unveils 3.5-Meter Lomacetus Dolphin Fossil From Ocucaje

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