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New Research Reveals Japanese and Australian Geologists Uncover Evidence Linking Oceanic Igneous Provinces to Low-Order Extinction Events During the Triassic Period Early Earth. Image credit: Peter…
A newly discovered genus and species of pseudoarchosaur has been revealed from fossils found in southern Brazil. Taingraqaskus Bellator. Image credit: Caio Fantini. Taingraqaskus Bellator inhabited…
Chinese paleontologists have identified a new species of Coelacanth, Whiteia anniae, based on two fossil specimens. This breakthrough expands the geographic presence of the genus Whiteia,…
Paleontologists have discovered a new collection of Triassic fossils at the Quebrada Santo Domingo site in the northern Pre-Cordillera Basin of northwestern Argentina. Among their findings…
New genus and species of theropod dinosaur named Antebi Sukuri Longs has been reported by a team of researchers from the National University of San Juan,…
The sizable jaws of the predatory alxaurus species from the latest Triassic period in South Wales, Zanclodon cambrensis, have long captivated researchers. Could it be the…
Paleontologists have identified a novel genus and species of Triassic derepanosauromorph diapsid showcasing remarkable appendages (not feathers or skin). This discovery is based on two exceptionally…
Illustration of the Triassic reptile Mirasaura grauvogeli Rick Stikkelorum Reptiles from the central Triassic boasted an elaborate coat of arms made of feather-like filaments, appearing over…
Paleontologists have unearthed the skeletal remains of a completely new and unnamed Masopodan Sauropodmorph dinosaur in the Cretgau Formation of Canton Aargau, Switzerland. Clear skull of…
A team of paleontologists from the University of Zurich has identified chronic instances of osteomyelitis (bone tissue infection) in Plateosaurus trossingensis, one of the well-known dinosaurs…
Paleontologists employing a novel method of geographic analysis have theorized about the dispersion of paleo-ausauromorphs following the Permian mass extinction, one of the most significant climate…
Paleontologists have identified a new genus and species of small dinophalosaurid archosauromorph from a fossilized skeleton found in China’s Yunnan province. Holotype of Austronaga Minuta Most…
Paleontologists have identified a new species of procolophonid reptile from fossilized skull and jaw fragments found in southwest England. rebuilding the life of Treodatos casmatos. Image…
Paleontologists have described a new species of pachypleurosaur that lived during the mid-Triassic period in southwestern China. holotype of Dianmeisaurus mutaensis From the Guanling Formation, China:…
A new genus and species of Triassic gracillid reptile has been identified from fossils discovered in the Santa Maria Formation of Brazil. Artistic representations of the…
Pachystropheus reticulum One of the last thalattosaurs, it was a large marine lizard with otter-like behaviour that could move on land, but was likely a primarily…
Ichthyotitan severnensis It lived in the Triassic seas around 202 million years ago and may have grown over 25 meters (82 feet) long. Ichthyotitan severnensis. Image…
Impression of Stenopterygius quadrissis, a type of ichthyosaurDotted Zebra / Alamy Stock Photo Prehistoric Earth was home to monsters. They included a 2.5 meter long millipede,…