Latest articles by Pete Buchholz

fossils
over 4 years ago by Pete Buchholz

Wiehenvenator albati, Das Monster von Minden

Researchers in Germany formally described a new theropod found in Middle Jurassic deposits. The theropod, named Wiehenvenator albati (VEE-hen-VEN-uh-tor), was discovered almost 20 years ago in rocks of the Ornatenton Formation in the northwestern part of Germany near the town of Minden.
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plants and animals
over 4 years ago by Pete Buchholz

Wollemi pine, Cretaceous survivor of Australia

A rare and endangered conifer from Australia, first discovered in 1994, has a lineage stretching back to the time of dinosaurs.
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fossils
over 4 years ago by Pete Buchholz

Armored dinosaur was a fish-eating turtle-mimic

All known ankylosaurs, like Edmontonia and Euoplocephalus, were all large, heavily armored, and solely plant eaters. At least that was the case before the discovery of new specimens of Liaoningosaurus.
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fossils
over 4 years ago by Pete Buchholz

Father and son team discover a dinosaur tooth in Japan

A father and son team of fossil hunters have discovered a tooth from a sauropod dinosaur near the town of Katsuura on the Japanese island of Shikoku. The fossil, measuring 2.3 cm in length was discovered in Lower Cretaceous rocks dating to approximately 130 million years ago.
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fossils
over 4 years ago by Pete Buchholz

Tasmanian devil "super-carnivore" found in Australia

A large Tasmanian devil relative has been discovered from a new fossil locality in the outback of northwestern Queensland.
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