Latest articles by Franz Anthony

fossils
about 5 years ago by Franz Anthony

Ischioceratops, hornless “horned dinosaur” from China

In Late Cretaceous Asia and Western North America lived a group of smaller relatives of the horned dinosaurs, otherwise known as ceratopsians. Members of the primitive group of Leptoceratopsidae only grew to 2 m (6.5 ft) each, had no horns, and sported smaller frills than their better-known counterparts.
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fossils
about 5 years ago by Franz Anthony

The prehistoric beast with the ‘hairstyle’ of a Star Wars queen

Naming a new species is a serious business. Each given name has to be unique, descriptive, and follow certain “grammatical” rules. Despite the strict rules regarding the naming of new organisms, some scientists find ways to geek out on the job.
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the earth
about 5 years ago by Franz Anthony

Ice finger of death beneath the Antarctic ice

A brinicle is a finger-like formation that grows underneath sea ice. The formation process of this ‘ice finger of death’ has been captured for the first time on camera.
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fossils
about 5 years ago by Franz Anthony

Samotherium, the transitional fossil giraffe relative from Greece

Giraffes are one of the world’s most iconic animals, thanks to their unusually long neck. It is a trait not seen in another living member of the family Giraffidae, the okapi. One fossil animal from the island of Samos, Greece, had a neck that is somewhere in-between its living relatives.
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fossils
about 5 years ago by Franz Anthony

Gigantic dinosaur thighbone discovered in South Africa

With an estimated weight of 10 metric tons, this giant herbivore is the largest animal ever found in South Africa’s Karoo.
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