Newly identified Triassic reptile from Brazil had a sharp, parrot-like beak for cutting plants

A 230 million-year-old beaked reptile fossil discovered in Brazil sheds light on how plants were eaten before the age of dinosaurs.

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New species of massive long-necked dinosaur lived across several continents over 150 million years ago

Bicharracosaurus dionidei, a newly discovered long-necked dinosaur species, is reshaping how scientists understand the dinosaur family tree.

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Another talk from Paleo 2026 posted! This one is Tako Koning discussing the Driftwood Shale, a beautifully preserved Eocene ecosystem.

https://youtu.be/loYy-JK8ifM

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The Driftwood Canyon Fossil Beds - A Highly Diverse Eocene-age Terrestrial Paleoecology

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Today the Western Science Center has outreach tables/mobile displays at 4 different events across Riverside County, in Lake Elsinore, Perris, Riverside, and Temecula. And the museum is open in Hemet. Maximum #outreach! #museum #scicomm #paleontology #palaeontology
Massive kraken-like octopuses may have ruled the seas 100 million years ago.
New analyses of fossilized jaws reveal that massive, kraken-like octopuses once hunted alongside other marine predators. They boasted eight arms and long bodies that extended more than 60 feet (18 metres), rivaling other carnivorous marine reptiles
https://www.ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/article/a-massive-kraken-like-octopus-may-have-prowled-the-seas-during-the-age-of-dinosaurs/ #globalmuseum #octopus #paleontology

Exceptional Fossils Preserved in Iron-Rich Sediments at McGraths Flat, Australia

๐Ÿ“ฐ Original title: Scientists find perfect fossils in rust beneath Australian farmland

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Exceptional Fossils Preserved in Iron-Rich Sediments at McGraths Flat, Australia

Researchers have uncovered an extraordinary fossil site beneath the farmland of New South Wales, Australia, called McGraths Flat. Dating from 11 to 16 million years ago during the Miocene epochโ€ฆ

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Exceptional Fossils Preserved in Iron-Rich Sediments at McGraths Flat, Australia

๐Ÿ“ฐ Original title: Scientists find perfect fossils in rust beneath Australian farmland

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Exceptional Fossils Preserved in Iron-Rich Sediments at McGraths Flat, Australia

Researchers have uncovered an extraordinary fossil site beneath the farmland of New South Wales, Australia, called McGraths Flat. Dating from 11 to 16 million years ago during the Miocene epochโ€ฆ

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Meet the 19 metre octopus that may have prowled ancient seas. Via @bbc #MarineBiology ๐ŸŒŠ ๐Ÿ™ #paleontology

Meet the 19 metre octopus that...
Meet the 19 metre octopus that may have prowled ancient seas

Giant octopuses may have ruled the oceans 100 million years ago, according to fossil evidence.

#lostbones #FossilFriday ๐Ÿ‚๐Ÿฆฅ๐Ÿด๐Ÿช๐ŸŸ๐ŸƒTodayโ€™s fossil comes from along the Minnesota river near Granite Falls, Minnesota: a possible Cretaceous age Inoceramus (or Platyceramus)โ€”the giant clam. Housed at the Yellow Medicine County Historical Society & Museum.

If youโ€™d like to explore more, check out these links:

The Museum: www.co.ym.mn.gov/county-museums

Cretaceous Minnesota: https://substack.com/home/post/p-194648239
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This weekโ€™s Fossil Friday is a vertebral centrum from a Late Cretaceous crocodile. The centrum is the main body of a vertebra.

This specimen was found by Judith Aldama in Montana and is catalogued as APS 2013.11.

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