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With lengthy fangs and a massive skull, a giant salamander-like creature was likely the terror of polar swamps 40 million years before the dinosaurs appeared.

Ancient swamp creature with a toilet seat-shaped head was a top predator before the dinosaurs

A remarkable new genus of giant horned dinosaur has been unveiled at the Natural History Museum of Utah. First discovered in the badlands of northern Montana in 2019, it’s among the largest and most ornate ever found, with two huge blade-like horns on the back of its frill—a distinctive horn pattern that inspired its name, Lokiceratops (‘Loki’s horned face’), to honor the blade-wielding Norse god Loki.

Giant New Species of Dinosaur Named Loki-ceratops for Horns That Look Like the Norse God

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Scientists have revealed fossils of a giant salamander-like beast with sharp fangs that ruled waters before the first dinosaurs arrived. The animal, researchers say, is roughly 272-million-year-old.The findings were published Wednesday in the journal Nature. The researchers dubbed the species Gaiasia jennyae, an hommage to Gai-as Formation in Namibia, where the fossil was found, and to Jenny Clack, a paleontologist who studied how vertebrates moved from water to land."Gaiasia jennyae was considerably larger than a person, and it probably hung out near the bottom of swamps and lakes," said Jason Pardo, an NSF postdoctoral fellow at the Field Museum in...

Giant creature with fangs was around long before dinosaurs, research reveals

If we thought we knew everything about the fascinating world of dinosaurs, here’s something to stir up our notions. The recent discovery of a species named Fona herzogae tells us that dinosaurs also led a life underground in burrows. This new twist in the tale comes courtesy of a...

Some dinosaurs dug burrows and lived underground

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Dinosaurs were giant, toothy reptilian creatures that wandered the Earth for millions of years, constantly searching for food and defending their territories. They roamed the world during the Mesozoic, a geological period from 252 million to 66 million years ago.  But what lived before the dinosaurs? Surprisingly, Earth’s creatures were highly diverse during the Carboniferous […]

9 Massive Prehistoric Animals That Lived Before Dinosaurs

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A landmass which was once home to up to half a million people has been discovered off the coast of northern Australia.The now-submerged continental shelf was a vast, habitable landscape for much of the past 65,000 years, covering some 390,000 square kilometres (around 242,300 miles) – an area bigger than New Zealand The scientists who made the landmark find, led by Kasih Norman of Queensland’s Griffith University, said that the “complex landscape” that existed on the Northwest Shelf of Australia was “unlike any landscape found on our continent today”.And yet, the humans who lived there spoke similar languages and created...

Lost continent 'unlike anything found today' discovered off the coast of Australia

Sharks have lived for more than 400 million years and thousands of species have gone extinct across that time. Today’s sharks are pretty crazy. Just consider that the whale shark can measure up to 60 feet in length yet survives nearly entirely on tiny plankton! Or look at hammerhead sharks that have 360-degree vision thanks […]

The 10 Craziest Prehistoric Sharks

Oregon State

In Oregon, fossils are like gold and jewels hidden like a treasure chest. The land in Oregon has ancient fossils that can be found in everything from tiny plants and sea creatures to giant mammals that look like they belong in a fairy book. These aren’t only fascinating because they’re...

Our 56 Favorite Areas To Find Fossils in Oregon in 2024

Scientists at the University of Malaga have shown, in an unprecedented way, how the so-called "elephant graveyard" of the Early Pleistocene archaeological site of Orce—a name given due to the amount of remains of the extinct elephant species Mammuthus meridionalis that it contained—hid a natural trap in quicksand.

Scientists find a natural quicksand trap dated to more than one million years ago in the 'elephant graveyard' of Orce

Chicago, IL

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Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

Did You Feel the Earthquake?

New York City, NY

Cheryl E Preston

Yesterday was the third time this year that an ad stating Chelsea Clinton lives in a beautiful Virginia home popped up on my laptop. My computer did not warn me this was a dangerous site, so this time, I clicked on the link.

Chelsea Clinton is rumored to be living in Virginia but probably still in NYC

Virginia State

Margaret Minnicks

WVTF reported that a new Virginia law will become effective on July 1, 2024. The law will prevent utility companies from disconnecting services on various occasions, which could leave someone without power for days.

A new law will keep utilities from being disconnected on weekends and holidays in Virginia

You may have seen tennis shoes across telephone wires in Virginia and wondered about their significance.I was initially told this was done in honor of someone who had died from gun violence in the area.

Tennis shoes on wires across Virginia have different meanings

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"It has these huge fangs, the whole front of the mouth is just giant teeth.”

Giant Ancient Swamp Creature From Lost Supercontinent Of Gondwana Discovered

The frozen continent of Antarctica is, paradoxically, a hotbed of volcanic activity.The ice-capped region is home to some 138 volcanoes nestled beneath the snow, 91 of which were discovered as recently as 2017.Whilst most of them are considered dormant or possibly extinct, three have erupted in recent history according to the Smithsonian Institution’s Global Volcanism Program: Penguin Island in 1905; Deception Island in 1970, and Mount Erebus in 1972.The latter of these is arguably Antarctica’s most famous – winning the titles of tallest active volcano on the continent – with its summit standing at 12,448 feet (3,794 metres) – and...

Volcano in Antarctica spews out $6,000-worth of gold each day

This week, unravel the lives of an extinct human species, discover the oldest known narrative art, learn why Earth’s core is slowing, see operating ants, and more.

Rare fossil discovery sheds light on lives of mysterious human species

Brooks County, GA

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Vanishing Georgia

In Folks Huxford’s The History of Brooks County (1948 ), a history of Hickory Head Baptist Church by Mrs. J. G. Stanley and Mrs. A. J. Reamy tells of the origins of the church. Members of Liberty Baptist Church, at present-day Grooverville, who lived closer to Hickory Head Academy began holding prayer meetings there in […]

Hickory Head Baptist Church, Circa 1873, Brooks County

Sea sponges live into their thousands, and some mayflies only get 300 seconds to #yolo. But Earth is filled with millions of species, which got us wondering: Who is the oldest animal in the world today? Oldest Animal in the World: Jonathan the Giant Tortoise This tortoise is the oldest animal in the world that […]

The Oldest Living Animals on Earth Today in 2024

Animals here have found a way to live without sunlight.

Bizarre Sea Pig Spotted At Chile’s Deepest Seeps 2,836 Meters Below The Sea

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This new species, dubbed Fona herzogae, existed 99 million years ago in what is now Utah.

99 million-year-old fossil reveals new dinosaur species that lived in burrows

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'Like a gopher, crocodile, and ostrich' combined: NC paleontologists discover new burrowing dinosaur

North Carolina paleontologists have discovered a new, nearly 100-million-year-old dinosaur in Utah that may shine light on one of the most poorly understood categories of dinosaurs....

'Like a gopher, crocodile, and ostrich' combined: NC paleontologists discover new burrowing dinosaur

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