Archeology
Discovered a new super-small dinosaur, only 5cm long
The 99 million-year-old amber skull fossils revealed an unknown bird-like dinosaur, only 5 cm long.
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Archeology
Leedsichthys: The 'vacuum cleaner' of the Jurassic Sea was once misunderstood as a dinosaur
Leedsichthys is a giant fish of the Pachycormidae family, a group of Mesozoic bony fish that lived in the mid-Jurassic oceans.
Archeology
Paleontologists discovered the fat on the body of the fish lizard 180 million years ago
Fat is something that always exists on an animal's body, but in fact they are very biodegradable and cannot exist in the form of fossils like bones.
Archeology
Found a small dinosaur by a hummingbird
This hummingbird-sized dinosaur was discovered in Myanmar. The scientists named the new dinosaur, Oculudentavis khaungraae.
Oceanography
Spot the 'coral garden' under an underground canyon
University of Western Australia explorers found an unprecedented coral ecosystem under the Bremer Gorge deeper than 4,000 meters.
Archeology
Discovered 23 million-year-old extinct lion fossils in Australia
Researchers have discovered a new species of marsupial lion in the fossilized area of Australia. In its heyday, this species terrified many other animals.
Archeology
Ancient giant pig: Terror of prehistoric North America
Today's breeds look quite gentle, but their ancestors are different, ancient giant pigs that look extremely terrorist and are professional assassins in prehistoric times.
Archeology
Found tiny lizard legs in amber 20 million years old
For millions of years, the tiny left foot of an ancient lizard has been preserved in extremely rare amber until recently discovered.
Archeology
Amber contains the oldest cockroach fossils
Paleontologists discovered two completely new ancient cockroaches preserved nearly intact inside the amber.
Archeology
Found traces of DNA in fossil dinosaur skulls
Researchers have found DNA traces inside a fossilized dinosaur skull.
Archeology
Stunned the 570 million-year-old organ-less, 'networked' monster with silk
British scientists have discovered a kind of weird ocean monster, connected by a social network with thin thread like thread.
Discover science
Found a way to turn fossils into diamonds
Scientists at Stanford University have a way to turn fossil materials into pure diamonds.
Archeology
Ancient crocodile: The machine of destruction is more scary than dinosaurs
Giant prehistoric crocodiles have a large body like trucks, followed by long legs that allow them to run many times faster than their modern descendants.
Archeology
The 1 billion-year-old fossil of the oldest plant in the world
The scientists found fossils of a green algae that cover the sea floor, thought to be the ancestors of terrestrial plants that first appeared.
Archeology
Animal fossils discovered 20,000 years old
The remains of four giant Glyptodont living in the Renewal world were accidentally found by a farmer in the capital, Buenos Aires, Argentina.