New species of baby dinosaur named after famous South Korean cartoon | Natural History Museum An exceptional fossil find from South Korea is the nation’s first new dinosaur in 15 years.

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🦕 The discovery of 𝘋𝘰𝘰𝘭𝘺𝘴𝘢𝘶𝘳𝘶𝘴 𝘩𝘶𝘩𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘪 is a global sensation! With over 𝟏𝟎 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰𝐬 across social media, this fuzzy find - South Korea’s first new dinosaur species in 15 years - is capturing hearts worldwide.

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An analysis of 15,000-year-old microfossil records from the Norwegian Basin has improved our understanding of how ancient climate shifts, including the Mid-Brunhes Event, have shaped deep-sea life.

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🐸 Rare fossils from Tanzania have revealed the oldest known ancestors of modern frogs found in Africa, dating back to the Jurassic period.

🦴 These specimens were discovered in the Tendaguru Formation.

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Fossil X-ray Reveals New Species of Baby Dino Named after Iconic Korean Cartoon | Blog Named Doolysaurus huhmini, this baby dinosaur was discovered on South Korea's Aphae Island.

🦕 A new species of baby dinosaur discovered from South Korea's Aphae Island has been named after one of the country's most beloved cartoon characters: Dooly.

🔗 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐢𝐭: blog.pensoft.net/.../fossil-x...
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Fossilized skeletons of several extinct birds, some including preserved remains of plumage.

Phylogeny of Eocene parrot- and passerine-like birds: vertebrate-zoology.arphahub.com/article/1825... 🪶🧪 (📷Mayr)

Locomotor reassessment of Iguanodon, Ouranosaurus and Lurdusaurus (Dinosauria, Ornithopoda) using osteological correlates Large ornithopod dinosaurs have been successively described as quadrupeds, bipeds and facultative bipeds. Here we study the case of three ankylopollexians (Iguanodon bernissartensis, Ouranosaurus nige...

🔍 This study also identifies Lurdusaurus as the first heavy-set member of its group, proving that obligate quadrupedalism evolved much earlier than previously thought:

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🦕 New research suggests that large ornithopod dinosaurs like Iguanodon and Ouranosaurus were likely permanent four-legged walkers rather than occasional bipeds.
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Researchers studying fossilised shark teeth in Byala, Bulgaria have demonstrated that prehistoric shark lineages were able to survive and thrive for millions of years longer than previously thought.

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Detailed description of small vertebrate tracks - recently found within the Yan’an Formation in China - expand knowledge of small-bodied vertebrates in East Asia during the Middle Jurassic period.

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Blancan climate and feeding strategies of proboscideans and equids revealed by a multi-proxy geochemical analysis from a new locality in north-western Mexico We present a multi-proxy geochemical analysis of proboscidean and equid teeth from a newly-documented Blancan (Pliocene–Pleistocene) locality in north-western Mexico. Eleven dental elements (six from ...

🦣🐎Using multi-proxy geochemical analyses, this study uncovers the feeding strategies of proboscideans and equids, along with past #climate conditions, at a newly documented Blancan (Pliocene-Pleistocene) site in north-western Mexico.

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🕷️Preserved in #Eocene Baltic amber, an impressive new #fossil of a harvestman (Arachnida, Opiliones) with unique features on its pedipalps emerges!

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Synopsis of the Triassic reptiles from Germany Triassic strata in the portion of the Central European Basin (CEB) that cover parts of conterminous Germany have yielded a long if discontinuous record of continental tetrapods spanning this period. T...

Researchers present a synopsis of the Triassic reptiles of Germany.

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This systematic review compiles 726 fossil records of Chilean insects, arachnids and myriapods from Carboniferous to Quaternary, exposing key gaps in South America's paleoentomology.

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Assessing the effect of sampling proxies on plesiosaur taxic diversity with comments on implications for Mesozoic sampling design The fossil record of plesiosaurs, while extensive, is strongly affected by geological and anthropogenic biases that may obscure true diversity patterns. This study evaluates the influence of rock avai...

Many Jurassic–Cretaceous dips in plesiosaur diversity are artefacts of uneven rock and collection sampling, and the Aalenian–Bathonian, Valanginian and Coniacian are prime targets for discovering “hidden” plesiosaur species: doi.org/10.3897/fr.2...

A newly described Late Miocene small-vertebrate assemblage from the Ouarzazate Basin refines North Africa’s biochronological framework and paints a picture of temperate freshwater habitats in an open, semi‑arid landscape ~8.7 Ma ago.

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Fossil shark teeth from Pliocene Tuscany show the first evidence that 𝑂𝑠𝑒𝑑𝑎𝑥 "zombie worms" exploit shark tooth dentine in the wild.

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Apidorhynchid fossils from the Late-Jurassic Solnhofen Archipelago include specimens with prey fish stuck in their mouths and stomachs.

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New dwarf crocodylomorph from the Upper Jurassic of Portugal and the first neuroanatomical data for Atoposauridae A new crocodylomorph fossil specimen (ML2631) from the Upper Jurassic of Lourinhã (Portugal) is described, based on a partially preserved skull table and braincase. The specimen was recovered from the...

Discovery of a new dwarf crocodylomorph specimen from Portugal’s Upper Jurassic provides the first neuroanatomical insights into Atoposauridae, reshaping their evolutionary history.​

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A unique small alligatoroid fossil from the Middle Eocene Clarno Formation in Oregon provides insights into alligatoroid diversity and biogeography, suggesting potential Asian ties.

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The oldest Jurassic anurans from continental Africa (Tendaguru Hill, Tanzania) Anurans are a diverse clade of tetrapods with a rich evolutionary history beginning ~250 Ma. Most time-calibrated molecular phylogenetic analyses place the early diversification of anurans during the ...

The oldest Jurassic anurans from continental Africa (Tendaguru Hill, Tanzania).

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New Jurassic ichthyosaur species discovered in Mistelgau Ichthyosaurs were marine reptiles, with dolphin-like bodies, that lived during the time of the dinosaurs.

A new Upper Franconian ichthyosaur species has been discovered from Mistelgau. Learn all about it on the @pensoft.net blog!

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Researchers report the first fossil record of frogs and snakes from Taiwan, based on Middle Pleistocene vertebrate assemblage recovered from the Chochen–Tsailiao area.

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New Jurassic ichthyosaur species discovered in Mistelgau Ichthyosaurs were marine reptiles, with dolphin-like bodies, that lived during the time of the dinosaurs.

A new Upper Franconian ichthyosaur species has been discovered from Mistelgau. Learn all about it on the @pensoft.net blog!

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A new mite genus and species, found in Cretaceous amber in Myanmar, represents the first formally described fossil species in Chyzeriidae and displays an unusual feature likely used for defense.

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Two Jurrasic fish species belonging to the poorly known genus Thrissops have been discovered in England and Germany.

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