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over 4 years ago by Vasika Udurawane

The odd little reptiles of the Triassic forests: Longisquama

Longisquama insignis is one of the most enigmatic reptiles in the fossil record. Scientists thought it was a tree-dwelling animal with weird back appendages and then a tiny flying relative of birds, and back again. Nobody is as yet sure how it used its defining features: The elongated “skin appendages” on its back.
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over 4 years ago by Franz Anthony

Whip-tailed marine reptile hints at post-extinction diversity

Roughly 252 million years ago, occurred the most severe mass extinction known to ever happen on Earth. The event, likely caused by multiple meteor impacts, volcanic eruptions, and the subsequent climate change, devastated more than half of species living at that time.
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over 4 years ago by Franz Anthony

Machairoceratops, the “bent sword” wielding dinosaur from Utah

The horned dinosaur group of ceratopsians is known for their elaborate head ornamentation. One new species from Utah is remarkable for its two peculiarly forward-curving spikes on the far end of its frills.
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over 4 years ago by Vasika Udurawane

Gigantic "scorpions" hunted in ancient seas

Many varieties of armored predators ruled the oceans long before the Age of Dinosaurs. Among the most unusual were the eurypterids, the so-called “sea scorpions.” Some were the size of a human hand while others grew bigger than a man and were among the largest arthropods on Earth.
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over 4 years ago by Vasika Udurawane

Retired nuclear physicist finds horned dinosaur

Sometimes the least expected people make the most interesting fossil discoveries. One such surprise was the beautifully preserved skeleton of a new frilled dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous of Montana. Named Spiclypeus, it was the find of a lifetime for a former nuclear physicist.
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