Miro CollasEvidence of Kraken Like Octopus Existing 100 Million Years Ago - YouTube
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AltonDooleyNew blog post! We find mammoths all kinds of places, even in the desert!
https://life-from-a-certain-point-of-view.ghost.io/mammoths-in-the-desert/
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Mammoths in the Desert
Western Science Center serves as a fossil repository for several state and federal agencies, including the National Park Service. Related to that responsibility, a couple of times a year we send a team under permit to Joshua Tree National Park to collect fossils that have naturally weathered out of the
Alberta Palaeo SocietyThis week’s Fossil Friday is a Saurornitholestes tooth from the Dinosaur Park Formation. Saurornitholestes was a small theropod, closely related to Velociraptor, that would have stood about 60 cm tall and measured roughly 1.5 m long in life.
The serrations on this tooth helped it cut more efficiently into the flesh of its prey. This specimen, APS 1986.003, was found west of Iddesleigh by Donald Sabo.
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Kenneth De Baets🌊 Late #Pleistocene pelagic #gastropods of southern #taiwan paleobiodiversity, first #fossil records, and regional affinity: https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.21046
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Late Pleistocene pelagic gastropods of southern Taiwan: paleobiodiversity, first fossil records, and regional affinity
Holoplanktonic gastropods (pteropods and heteropods) are major components of modern Indo–West Pacific (IWP) plankton, yet their fossil record in this region remains sparse. Expanding the spatial and temporal coverage of fossil data is essential for reconstructing dispersal pathways of pelagic fauna within the IWP and understanding the origins of present-day diversity. Here, we describe a newly discovered Late Pleistocene assemblage of pelagic gastropods from southern Taiwan. The assemblage comprises 14 pteropod and eight heteropod taxa, most representing the first fossil records of holoplanktonic gastropods from Taiwan. We also evaluate variation in paleobiodiversity between depositional environments of the Szekou Formation. Species richness and density do not differ significantly between restricted and open lagoon settings, contrasting with patterns reported for benthic bivalves. To place these findings in a broader context, the newly reported assemblages were analyzed together with other Pleistocene assemblages across the IWP region. Only weak geographic and temporal separation was detected, suggesting a relatively cosmopolitan community composition in subtropical waters during the Pleistocene, likely reflecting low temperature variability despite glacial–interglacial cycles. Indicator species analysis further suggests a later arrival at higher latitudes for the pteropods Telodiacria quadridentata and Heliconoides inflata, which show associations with late Pleistocene sites, whereas Styliola subula displays a distribution resembling its modern range, being most closely associated with assemblages from Taiwan and southern Japan.
Jack C.M'Their greatest challenge since they stared down the asteroid': Paleontologist Steve Brusatte on why birds are facing their biggest existential threat since the dino-killing asteroid. Via @live_science #Conservation #WildLife #Zoology #Nature #Ornithology 🪶 #paleontology #ClimateChange 🌎♨️
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'Their greatest challenge since they stared down the asteroid': Paleontologist Steve Brusatte on why birds are facing their biggest existential threat since the dino-killing asteroid
In a new book, paleontologist Steve Brustatte tells the wild story of how birds evolved during the Jurassic and took to the skies, surviving the asteroid strike that killed their fellow dinosaurs.
ClarissaFamed Brazilian dinosaur fossil finally heads home
#science #biology #paleontology
https://www.science.org/content/article/famed-brazilian-spinosaurus-fossil-finally-heads-home
Nikolas KozloffTime for 50 - ft rival to #Titanoboa in #India
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/04/260429043500.htm?shem=dsdf,sharefoc,agadiscoversdl,,sh/x/discover/m1/4 #wildlife #paleontology #snakes
50-foot ancient snake discovered in India may be one of the largest ever
A massive prehistoric snake discovered in India may rank among the largest ever to slither across Earth. Named Vasuki indicus, this ancient giant lived around 47 million years ago and is estimated to have stretched an astonishing 11 to 15 meters long—rivaling the legendary Titanoboa. Fossilized vertebrae unearthed from a lignite mine in Gujarat reveal a thick-bodied, powerful snake likely built for slow, stealthy ambush attacks, similar to modern anacondas.
Lazarou Monkey Terror 🚀💙🌈This incredible planet churning out so many forms of life while the rest of the Solar System lies almost dead and inert...
'They are life, but not as we now know it': 26-foot organism that lived 420 million years ago is completely unknown branch of animal kingdom
An ancient and enormous organism called Prototaxites, initially found to be a type of fungus, may actually be an unknown branch of life, researchers say.
plague-of-grackles 😷🍉🐈⬛Found out about #prototaxites yesterday. Did everyone know about this except me?!
'They are life, but not as we now know it': 26-foot organism that lived 420 million years ago is completely unknown branch of animal kingdom
An ancient and enormous organism called Prototaxites, initially found to be a type of fungus, may actually be an unknown branch of life, researchers say.
Her shadow🐦⬛ 🐦🦍 💬 There were birds the size of gorillas!
https://youtu.be/kX5YWH4CEB4 #science #birds #dinosaurs #paleontology
