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9 discoveries · Hand-picked discoveries from the open web, newest first.
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This 150-Million-Year-Old Bird Had a Body Built for the Land
The find indicates that flight may have evolved multiple times The post This 150-Million-Year-Old Bird Had a Body Built for the Land appeared first on Nautilus .
Nautilus · EN
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A New Species Emerges From a 9.5 Million-Year-Old Whale Carcass
A beaked whale, surrounded by stars The post A New Species Emerges From a 9.5 Million-Year-Old Whale Carcass appeared first on Nautilus .
Nautilus · EN
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Did These Scientists Find Evidence of Blood in a Dinosaur Bone?
Mineralized “structures” discovered in the bone were the fossilized remains of red blood cells, according to a recent study. Other experts aren’t so sure.
NYT Science · EN
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This may be the best evidence yet that dinosaur blood can fossilize
Imaging and chemical analysis of a 115-million-year-old dinosaur fossil points to blood cells. But some aren't convinced.
Science News · EN
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“Astonishing” Find: Fossilized Dinosaur Blood in a 115-Million-Year-Old Specimen
Molecular paleontology keeps getting better The post “Astonishing” Find: Fossilized Dinosaur Blood in a 115-Million-Year-Old Specimen appeared first on Nautilus .
Nautilus · EN
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This armored amphibian once lived and hunted on the seafloor
Gerrothorax maritimus , which existed about 237 million years ago, is the first ever amphibian known to have lived without access to land or freshwater.
Science News · EN
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The Monstrous Raptors That Threatened Our Ancestors
Did birds of prey shape human evolution? The post The Monstrous Raptors That Threatened Our Ancestors appeared first on Nautilus .
Nautilus · EN
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Tourist Posts a Photo to a Facebook Group, Accidentally Discovering 120-Million-Year-Old Dinosaur Footprint
Not your average vacation snap The post Tourist Posts a Photo to a Facebook Group, Accidentally Discovering 120-Million-Year-Old Dinosaur Footprint appeared first on Nautilus .
Nautilus · EN
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Bizarre Fruit-Eating “Hell Chicken” Suggests Dinosaurs Played a Role in Flowering Plant Evolution
Its jaws were fruit-mashing machines The post Bizarre Fruit-Eating “Hell Chicken” Suggests Dinosaurs Played a Role in Flowering Plant Evolution appeared first on Nautilus .
Nautilus · EN