Latest articles by Vasika Udurawane

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about 5 years ago by Vasika Udurawane

New fossil croc on the block

Crocodylomorphs are amazing animals. They've been around for about 250 million years, and throughout this time have survived two mass extinctions, and at least twice decided to hitch up and take to the seas. Now we have new evidence that may change our entire view of modern-style croc evolution. Meet Loheucosuchus!
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about 5 years ago by Vasika Udurawane

Meet the first known marine reptile with a sieve for a mouth

For the first time ever, paleontologists have found evidence for a filter-feeding marine reptile. The animal, a plesiosaur, is hardly a new find but one that has been sitting right under our noses for quite a while.
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about 5 years ago by Vasika Udurawane

'Caring mother' dinosaur might not have been so caring after all

The largest dinosaur population growth study comes back with exceptional results, with the famous ‘good mother lizard’ being right at the center. Maiasaura peeblesorum is one of the best-known duckbill dinosaurs and the animal that solidified the idea of the sociable, caring and warm-blooded non-avian dinosaur.
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about 5 years ago by Vasika Udurawane

Resurrecting Siberia's extinct lions

The cave lion was a highly successful and adaptable predator that ruled the steppes of Ice Age Eurasia with an iron paw. Now, with the discovery of two cubs in the Siberian permafrost there is talk of bringing this magnificent creature to life. But should we?
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about 5 years ago by Vasika Udurawane

The rise and fall of the first saber-tooths

With faces pretty enough to turn you to stone, and a pair of saber-teeth to slash at their prey, the gorgonopsians truly lived up to their frightful name. They were the lords of the Late Permian, a time when every single continent was beginning to drift together, forming the supercontinent of Pangaea.
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