380 million-year-old remains of giant fish found in Australia. Its 'living fossil' descendant, the coelacanth, is still alive today.: In 1939, Smith named the species Latimeria chalumnae, also known as gombessa. Since then, this species, found along the east coast of Africa near the Comoros Archipelago, in the Strait of Mozambique, .... This Captivating Guide Uncovers the History and Mystery of Dinosaurs in 50 Fossils: A paleontologist at the Natural History Museum in London chronicles the age of the famous and fascinating massive reptiles ....

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The Sound of Science - 'Uncovering the First Dinosaur Fossils': The duo from NIU STEAM return and, this time, they're putting on their paleontologist hats! They dig up the answer to a young listener's question: "How did they find the fossils of the dinosaurs?" .... Fossil hunters strike gold with new species: Paleontologists have identified fossils of an ancient species of bug that spent the past 450 million years covered in fool's gold in central New York. The new species, Lomankus edgecombei, is a ....

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450-million-year-old arthropod found preserved in fool’s gold: “As well as having their beautiful and striking golden color, these fossils are spectacularly preserved,” study co-author and University of Oxford paleontologist Luke Parry said in a statement. “They .... The oldest tadpole fossil ever has been found—and it’s a big one: The discovery in Patagonia shows that frogs have had a tadpole stage for at least 160 million years. Here’s how the ancient frogs compare to those of today..

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One of the world's oldest fossils could help explain rise of the dinosaurs: Unearthed in a rock layer dating back to the Triassic period, between 252 million and 201 million years ago, the Gondwanax paraisensis fossil comes from the time when dinosaurs, as well as mammals, .... Westminster College researchers dig up 66-million-year-old Triceratops: Researchers from Fulton's Westminster College have discovered over 113 fossilized Triceratops bones as of Oct. 22.. Celebrate Alabama’s National Fossil Day with free educational exhibits, movie screening, fossils, and more: Alabama’s National Fossil Day is back with an afternoon full of activities surrounding this year’s theme, dinosaurs!.

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The Megacheiran candidate: Fossil hunters strike gold with new species: Like other Megacheirans, Lomankus is an example of an arthropod with an adaptable head and specialized appendages (a scorpion’s claws and a spider’s fangs are other examples). In the case of Lomankus, ....

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