New Study Traces T-Rex’s Origins to Asia and Links Gigantic Size to Climate Shift

New Study Traces T-Rex’s Origins to Asia and Links Gigantic Size to Climate Shift

#news #newstoday #tech #technews #latestnews #techupdates #newsupdates The origin and evolution of the famous Tyrannosaurus rex have been a topic of fierce debate among the palaeontologists for a long time. A new study led by UCL researchers suggests that T-Rex might have evolved in North America, but its direct ancestors…

Researchers Challenge Claims of ‘Leather-Like’ T. rex Skin

Researchers Challenge Claims of ‘Leather-Like’ T. rex Skin

#news #newstoday #tech #technews #latestnews #techupdates #newsupdates A US-based marketing agency, VML, and biotechnology firms The Organoid Company from the Netherlands and Lab-Grown Leather Ltd of UK are partnering to create luxury fashion accessories using T-rex leather. The collaboration claims that the lab-grown T-rex leather will offer natural durability, repairability,…

Dinosaurs Weren’t Doomed Before the Asteroid Hit, New Research Suggests

Dinosaurs Weren’t Doomed Before the Asteroid Hit, New Research Suggests

#news #newstoday #tech #technews #latestnews #techupdates #newsupdates Scientists say that dinosaurs weren’t doomed when an asteroid hit Earth. Fossil unearthings before the asteroid collision, at the end of the Cretaceous epoch, show that dinosaurs were losing variety and numbers. At first, some scientists thought this alteration showed dinosaurs were headed…

Fossil Evidence Shows Plants Survived the End-Permian Mass Extinction in China

Fossil Evidence Shows Plants Survived the End-Permian Mass Extinction in China

#news #newstoday #tech #technews #latestnews #techupdates #newsupdates Fossils unearthed in China suggest that the End-Permian mass extinction, which wiped out around 80% of life on Earth nearly 252 million years ago, may not have been as catastrophic for plant life. This period, known as the “Great Dying,” saw extreme volcanic…

Giant Horned Dinosaur Fossils Rediscovered in Egypt, WWII Lost Treasures

Giant Horned Dinosaur Fossils Rediscovered in Egypt, WWII Lost Treasures

#news #newstoday #tech #technews #latestnews #techupdates #newsupdates Fossil evidence of a massive horned dinosaur has been rediscovered through previously unseen photographs of remains destroyed during World War II. The dinosaur, named Tameryraptor markgrafi, lived approximately 95 million years ago in what is now Egypt. Spanning an estimated length of 33…

Researchers Question Authenticity of Mosasaur Fossil in Morocco Mine

Researchers Question Authenticity of Mosasaur Fossil in Morocco Mine

#news #newstoday #tech #technews #latestnews #techupdates #newsupdates Concerns have been raised over the authenticity of a fossil used to describe a mosasaur species that reportedly existed 72 to 66 million years ago. The fossil, discovered in a phosphate mine in Morocco, formed the basis for the classification of Xenodens calminechari,…

Human Hunting More Responsible for Kangaroo Extinction than Climate Change

Human Hunting More Responsible for Kangaroo Extinction than Climate Change

#news #newstoday #tech #technews #latestnews #techupdates #newsupdates The extinction of many kangaroo species in Australia around 40,000 years ago might have been caused more by human activities than climatic changes. Fossil evidence from ancient kangaroo teeth suggests that these animals adapted well to changing climates due to their flexible diets….

Scientists Uncover Remains of Larger Mesosaurs in Uruguay’s Ancient Seas

Scientists Uncover Remains of Larger Mesosaurs in Uruguay’s Ancient Seas

#news #newstoday #tech #technews #latestnews #techupdates #newsupdates Fossil remains of ancient aquatic reptiles, known as mesosaurs, have been unearthed in Uruguay, pointing to the existence of specimens that far exceed previously recorded sizes. The fossils, which include skull fragments and associated bones, indicate that some mature mesosaurs may have grown…

New Haplocanthosaurus Specimen Uncovered in Colorado’s Dry Mesa Dinosaur Quarry

New Haplocanthosaurus Specimen Uncovered in Colorado’s Dry Mesa Dinosaur Quarry

#news #newstoday #tech #technews #latestnews #techupdates #newsupdates A significant discovery has been made in Colorado’s Dry Mesa Dinosaur Quarry, where paleontologists have unearthed a new specimen of Haplocanthosaurus, an intermediate sauropod dinosaur from the Late Jurassic period, approximately 155 to 152 million years ago. This new finding contributes valuable insight…

Ancient Fossil Bird Skull Reveals Roots of Avian Intelligence, Finds New Study

Ancient Fossil Bird Skull Reveals Roots of Avian Intelligence, Finds New Study

A preserved fossil bird from the Mesozoic Era is providing unprecedented insights into the evolution of avian intelligence. Discovered in Brazil and identified as Navaornis hestiae, this 80-million-year-old bird fossil could hold the keys to understanding the evolutionary development of the modern bird brain, according to a study led by…