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Man Goes Viral Online After His Exploration Walk Turns Into A Massive Mammoth Tusk Discovery

A massive discovery was recently made in Madison County, Mississippi, when a man exploring nature came across a huge mammoth tusk that had remained mostly intact since the Ice Age. The post Man Goes Viral Online After His Exploration Walk Turns Into A Massive Mammoth Tusk Discovery first appeared on…

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Prehistoric humans may have stuck pikes in ground to kill mammoths, say experts

People of ancient Clovis culture could have impaled huge animals on pikes rather than throwing spears, finds study

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Amateur fossil hunter uncovers 7ft-long fully intact giant mammoth tusk near Mississippi stream

Tusk offers rare window into Columbian mammoths that once roamed modern-day Mississippi, scientists say

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Dinosaur-killing asteroid was a rare rock from beyond Jupiter, new study reveals

Scientists have uncovered the "genetic fingerprint" of the dinosaur-killing Chicxulub impactor, potentially revealing the fateful rock's origins in the outer reaches of our solar system.

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Scientists Pinpoint Dino-killing Asteroid's Origin: Past Jupiter

An intense debate surrounding the cosmic rock that killed the dinosaurs has stirred scientists for decades, but a new study has revealed some important -- and far-out -- data about the impactor's origin story.

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Crater formed from Earth’s extinction event produced by carbon-rich ‘C-type’ asteroid, scientists suggest

Experts studying material from event 66m years ago find signs to show how Chicxulub impact crater was formed

The Guardian - UK

Scientists Finally Know Where the Dinosaur-Killing Asteroid Came From — At Least They Think

The asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs came from beyond Jupiter, a new study suggests.

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Two Point Museum is packed with customization, discovery, and playful charm: "we want these museums to have a lot more depth to them"

Preview | After three hours with Two Point Museum, I already feel like a bonafide curator of historical artifacts

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Ancient Human ‘Hobbits’ Were Even Smaller Than We Thought, Fossil Evidence Reveals

A team of archeological researchers report a fossilized partial arm bone and two teeth they believe belonged to Homo floresiensis, which adds clarity to our tiniest ancient cousin’s likely origins.

Inverse

Heavy rains in Brazil unearth what could be world’s oldest dinosaur fossil

Findings could reveal origin of all dinosaurs, scientists say

The Independent UK

Perfectly preserved woolly mammoth DNA uncovered in Siberia could help resurrect species, scientists say

Discovery offers unprecedented insight into the genetic makeup of animal that went extinct 4,000 years ago

The Independent UK

Fossil study finds how sea level changes shaped early life on Earth

A newly developed timeline of early animal fossils suggests a relationship between sea level fluctuations, variations in marine oxygen, and the appearance of the earliest ancestors of present-day animals. Read further on Dynamite News:

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A 520 million-year-old perfectly preserved creature is set to reveal secrets of evolution

Scans revealed several internal organs beneath the skin that managed to survive half a billion years

The Independent UK

Complex life forms may have originated 1.5 billion years earlier than thought, study finds

Strange life forms likely died before they could spread globally, scientists suspect

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Tour the Natural History Museum’s new gardens, a Jurassic lark in London

The Natural History Museum in London has unveiled two new gardens, with resident dinosaurs, after a transformation led by architects Feilden Fowles

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Jurassic fossils found on Scottish island provides groundbreaking discovery

TWO unique Jurassic fossils discovered on the Isle of Skye have shown that mammals in the time of dinosaurs grew slower and lived longer than…

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Early mammal could help answer one of biology’s biggest question, say experts

Krusatodon kirtlingtonensis, which lived 166m years ago, ‘a piece of the puzzle’ explaining mammals’ success

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Skye fossils show Jurassic mammals lived longer and grew more slowly than today

The study was carried out by an international team led by researchers at National Museums Scotland.

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The Independent UK

What Jurassic Park got wrong: Study finds the T. rex was much bigger than we first thought

The larget T. rex weighed as estimated 15 tonnes instead of 8.8 tonnes

The Independent UK

Komodo dragons’ metal-coated teeth to shine light on killer dinosaurs

Komodo dragons are the largest living species of monitor lizard, averaging more than 12 stone

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Humans are driving sharks to extinction

Evolution has gifted sharks with surprising adaptability, but climate change could be their death knell

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New Dog-Sized Dinosaur Fona Herzogae Unearthed In Utah’s Underground Ecosystem‌This Dog-sized Dinosaur Lived Underground 99 Million Years Ago‌

Discovery of burrowing dinosaur sheds light on Cretaceous ecosystems, challenging traditional views of dinosaur diversity.‌ The species, dubbed Fona herzogae, inhabited what is now Utah in the United States. ‌

The Independent UK

Most intact stegosaurus fossil sold for record $44.6m at auction

Auction price blew past pre-sale estimate of $4m to $6m

Al Jazeera

Stegosaurus skeleton nicknamed Apex sells for record $44.6m

Sotheby’s sells fossil to anonymous American bidder, smashing prior auction record of $31.8m for tyrannosaurus rex Stan.

The Guardian - UK

Largest, most intact stegosaurus fossil ever found sells for $44.6m

The dinosaur remains, which measure 3.4 metres tall and 8.2 metres long, show evidence that it had arthritis

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