Tag: Paleontology
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What really killed the dinosaurs
The impact of an asteroid about ten kilometers in size on Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula marked the end of the dinosaurs 66 million years ago....
Marine dinosaur hunted like a torpedo with gigantic jaws
With a huge, wide jaw, a newly described marine reptile once spread terror across the ocean. The approximately 170 million year old fossil...
Researchers obtain RNA from thylacines for the first time
Researchers from Stockholm University have succeeded for the first time in isolating the RNA of a long extinct animal. From samples of the...
Ancient koala discovered in the Australian outback
In the Australian outback, researchers have discovered the fossil remains of a previously unknown prehistoric species of koala that inhabited our planet about 25...
Egypt: 41 million year old ancestral whale discovered
In Egypt, scientists have discovered the remains of an extinct whale species that lived 41 million years ago. With an estimated length of...
