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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

After three years of meticulous research, an international team of researchers has discovered a fossilized giant basal tetrapod in Namibia’s arid region. Basal tetrapods are early four-legged vertebrates that lived during the crucial transition from water to land. This three-meter-long skeleton, found in the Ugab River valley, is the...

Giant swamp creature found in Namibia was an ambush predator

Earth’s history is filled with marvelous creatures, some of which still leave experts baffled today, such as pseudosuchians. An example of one such creature is the new predatory reptile species discovered recently, located in the heart of Brazil, making a noteworthy addition to the tales of the Triassic period.

Ancient crocodile-like reptile discovered in Brazil

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A giant creature with a "toilet seat-shaped" head and huge fangs was a top predator 40 million years before the first dinosaurs evolved, new research reveals.The skull alone of Gaiasia jennyae was over 2ft long, say scientists.The salamander-like animal lived in swampy waters 300 million years ago with its jaws wide open, preparing to clamp down its interlocking jaws on any unsuspecting prey unwise enough to swim past. Study co-lead author Dr Jason Pardo, of the Field Museum in Chicago, USA, said: “Gaiasia jennyae was considerably larger than a person, and it probably hung out near the bottom of swamps...

Scientists discover huge creature with toilet seat-shaped head was top predator before dinosaurs

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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

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There were a number of celebrities who passed away within the past week, including two notable actresses: Shelley Duvall and Shannen Doherty. Shelley Duvall passed away on Thursday July 11th at her home in Blanco, Texas. The cause of death was complications from diabetes and news of her death was confirmed by her partner Dan Gilroy.

Two Beloved Hollywood Actresses Have Passed Away This Week

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The researchers believe this discovery holds great promise for shedding light on the early days of dinosaurs and their evolutionary origins.

One of world’s oldest dinosaur fossils revealed by heavy rains in Brazil

High up on the Tibetan Plateau, inside the Baishiya Karst Cave, unfolds a fascinating ancient human survival story. A recent study reveals that the Denisovans, an extinct human species, called this place home for countless millennia. Other than their notable genetic contributions to modern humans, very little is known about...

Mysterious Denisovan species of humans lived undisturbed in the mountains for 160,000 years

These giant freshwater crabs might just be your new Roman Empire. Archaeologists studying Trajan’s Forum, a historical Roman ruin site, in 2005, discovered an ancient crab species, Potamon fluviatile. The only freshwater crab species indigenous to Italy, researchers suspect that they’ve been around the region since ancient times — far before it was known for gelato and pasta.

Giant, ancient crabs live beneath Rome, and conservationists have their backs: 'They deserve to be saved'

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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

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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

CNN’s Daniel Dale fact-checks former President Donald Trump’s Republican National Convention speech.

Fact-checker: It was a remarkably dishonest acceptance speech

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CNN’s Chief Law Enforcement and Intelligence Analyst John Miller shares new information about the shooter’s actions before former President Trump’s rally in Butler County, Pennsylvania.

What the Trump rally shooter told coworkers before the assassination attempt

Crocodiles and alligators are massive animals even by today’s standards. Alligators belong to an animal group known as “ruling reptiles.” The name of this animal group is Archosaurs. The archosaurs genus is an animal group that giant reptiles evolved from. This genus is the same to which dinosaurs belong. Alligators are reptiles that can grow […]

9 Ancient Dinosaurs That Were Like Giant Alligators

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It lurked in swampy waters 300 million years ago.
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‘Toilet seat head’ top predator on Earth 40 million years before dinosaurs

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Tragic End for South Florida Hispanic Building Tycoon Sergio Pino. Fort Lauderdale, FL - In a shocking turn of events, prominent South Florida homebuilder Sergio Pino was found dead in his Coral Gables home on Tuesday morning. The Miami-Dade County Medical Examiner's Office confirmed that Pino died from an apparent suicide.

South Florida Tycoon Dead After FBI Raids on Homes and Office

The spade-toothed whale is extraordinarily rare. So rare, in fact, that until July 4, only five of them have ever been documented. But a spade-toothed whale recently washed up on a beach in Otago, New Zealand, bringing that small number up to six. New Zealand is a place that sees...

Spade-Toothed Whale, One of the World’s Rarest Marine Mammals, Washes Ashore in New Zealand

Unearthing prehistoric art is exciting at the best of times, but when that art consists of eight miles’ worth of ice age paintings, it becomes the discovery of a lifetime.Researchers in the Amazon rainforest uncovered an extraordinary “canvas” made up of drawings of mastodons, giant sloths and other extinct beasts, which is up to 12,600 years old.The ancient artists used the red pigment ochre to create the monumental artwork, which spans some 13 kilometres (eight miles) of rock on the hills of the Colombian Amazon."These really are incredible images, produced by the earliest people to live in western Amazonia," University...

12,600-year-old painting that's 8 miles long discovered in the Amazon Rainforest

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Caitlin Tan wanted to breed her childhood horse, JP, because she’s been “amazing” — the type of animal any equestrian would be lucky to have once in a lifetime. Having access to coveted bloodlines increased the allure. Via the Miller Ranch, she could pair her 18-year-old mare with a stud descendent of Playboy’s Buck Fever.

Cream of the crop: a cremello foal is born in Wyoming

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An incredible feat by a butterfly species has been linked to wind patterns, as a team of international researchers has recognized its transoceanic journey across the Atlantic, establishing a new record for insect migration.

Butterflies ride Saharan air layer 2,600 miles across Atlantic in first-ever insect feat

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Giant millipede lost to science rediscovered in Madagascar’s jungle

A giant dark-brown millipede, not documented for 126 years, has been recorded in Makira Natural Park, home to the largest and most intact forest in...

Giant millipede lost to science rediscovered in Madagascar’s jungle

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