Near perfect skull of apex predator reveals its 'meat cleaving bite'
Some were the size of a dog. Others were as large as polar bears. A newly-discovered fossil of the ferocious hyaenodont is ...
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Ceratosaurus: The Horned Lizard of the Jurassic Period
Hey there, dinosaur enthusiasts! Let’s dive into the world of Ceratosaurus, a predator of the Jurassic period.
Iberian nailed head ritual was more complex than expected, isotope analysis reveals
Severed heads were a unique funerary practice within the Iberian world and represent an exceptional opportunity to analyze ...
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Iridescent structural coloration in a crested Cretaceous enantiornithine bird from Jehol Biota
The referred specimen of the enantiornithine bird Shangyang sp. (IVPP V 26899) was recovered near La-Ma-Dong Village in Jian-Chang County, within the Jiufotang Formation (dated ∼120 Ma). It can be ...
Scientists Rescued the 15-Million-Year-Old Skull of a Hypercarnivore From Obscurity
Scientists have discovered a nearly complete skull of a Hyaenodonta, a hypercarnivore that that lived during the Oligocene ...
Ancient Skull Unearthed in Egypt Reveals a 30-Million-Year-Old Apex Predator
Hidden beneath Egypt’s desert sands, scientists uncovered a nearly complete skull of Bastetodon, a 30-million-year-old ...
Sketch released of victim after skull found by construction workers in Gwinnett County
Gwinnett County officials are working tirelessly to identify a man after construction workers found a human skull last week.