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‘Dragon Man’ Skull Discovery May Reveal a New Human Species

By Chelsea SteinerJun 27th
Things We Saw Today: T. rex Dinosaurs Couldn’t Run, So Jurassic Park Flat-Out LIED To Me

By Kaila Hale-SternJul 19th
Things We Saw Today: Luke Skywalker Sings “You’re Welcome” in This Moana/Last Jedi Mashup

By Marykate JasperMay 13th
Researchers Find Erect Daddy Longlegs Penis Preserved in Amber for the First Time Ever

By Carolyn CoxFeb 2nd
Childhood Validated: New Study Says Brontosaurus Existed After All

By Dan Van WinkleApr 7th
New Study Says Ancient, Bull-Sized Relative of the Guinea Pig Used its Buckteeth As Weapons of War

By Carolyn CoxFeb 4th
Today In “Your Dad Naming Things,” Extinct Swamp Beast With Sensual Lips Named After Mick Jagger

By Carolyn CoxSep 10th
True Life: I Was A Babysitting Dinosaur

By Carolyn CoxAug 28th
Mother and Son Find Mammoth Tusks 22 Years Apart in Same Place

By Glen TickleAug 14th
Ye Olde Shark Nursery Discovered at Illinois Power Plant, Proves Prehistoric Sharks Migrated

By Carolyn CoxJan 9th
Prehistoric Flowers Trapped in Amber Hold Each Other in Eternal Loving Embrace, at Least That’s the PG Version

By Carolyn CoxJan 8th
Here’s Hoping a Potentially Incredible Fossil Find Doesn’t Vanish Into a Private Collection

By Ian ChantJul 30th
Extinct Solitaire Birds Wings No Good for Flying, Great at Punching

By Ian ChantMay 28th
Particle Accelerator Study Could Reveal Dinosaur Skin Color

By Ian ChantApr 29th
Newly Sequenced Coelacanth Genome Could Provide Hints to Evolution of First Land Animals

By Ian ChantApr 17th
Fossilized Dinosaur Nest Offers Clues to Baby Dino Development

By Ian ChantApr 11th
Early Land-Dwelling Animals Moved About Like Seals, Probably Didn’t Balance Balls on Their Noses

By Steven RomanoJan 14th
Not So Fast: Fossilized Dinosaur Stampede Is Actually A Fossilized Dinosaur River Crossing

By Ian ChantJan 10th
Yeah! Shake It, Baby: Feathered Dinosaurs Shook Tail Feathers in Courtship Rituals

By Steven RomanoJan 4th
Megapiranha Was An Actual Fish, Had Strongest Bite In History

By Ian ChantDec 21st

‘Dragon Man’ Skull Discovery May Reveal a New Human Species

Things We Saw Today: T. rex Dinosaurs Couldn’t Run, So Jurassic Park Flat-Out LIED To Me

Things We Saw Today: Luke Skywalker Sings “You’re Welcome” in This Moana/Last Jedi Mashup

Researchers Find Erect Daddy Longlegs Penis Preserved in Amber for the First Time Ever

Childhood Validated: New Study Says Brontosaurus Existed After All

New Study Says Ancient, Bull-Sized Relative of the Guinea Pig Used its Buckteeth As Weapons of War

Today In “Your Dad Naming Things,” Extinct Swamp Beast With Sensual Lips Named After Mick Jagger

True Life: I Was A Babysitting Dinosaur

Mother and Son Find Mammoth Tusks 22 Years Apart in Same Place

Ye Olde Shark Nursery Discovered at Illinois Power Plant, Proves Prehistoric Sharks Migrated

Prehistoric Flowers Trapped in Amber Hold Each Other in Eternal Loving Embrace, at Least That’s the PG Version

Here’s Hoping a Potentially Incredible Fossil Find Doesn’t Vanish Into a Private Collection

Extinct Solitaire Birds Wings No Good for Flying, Great at Punching

Particle Accelerator Study Could Reveal Dinosaur Skin Color

Newly Sequenced Coelacanth Genome Could Provide Hints to Evolution of First Land Animals

Fossilized Dinosaur Nest Offers Clues to Baby Dino Development

Early Land-Dwelling Animals Moved About Like Seals, Probably Didn’t Balance Balls on Their Noses

Not So Fast: Fossilized Dinosaur Stampede Is Actually A Fossilized Dinosaur River Crossing

Yeah! Shake It, Baby: Feathered Dinosaurs Shook Tail Feathers in Courtship Rituals

Megapiranha Was An Actual Fish, Had Strongest Bite In History