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Scientists unearth fossil of Southeast Asia's largest dinosaur in Thailand

Nagatitan lived at a time when Earth's atmospheric carbon dioxide levels were rising, coinciding with high global temperatures.

Artist reconstruction of the Cretaceous Period sauropod dinosaur Nagatitan chaiyaphumensis, whose fossils were unearthed in Thailand, seen in this illustration released on May 14, 2026.
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Newly discovered fossil challenges idea of ape origins in east Africa - study

 A handaxe incorporating a geode (“Elijah’s apple”) from the Sakhnin Valley in northern Israel, March 24, 2026.

Stone handaxes found in Galilee show early humans valued aesthetics of their tools - study

A 46-foot (14m) long Spinosaurus cast debuts at the Field Museum in Chicago, Illinois, US, June 2, 2023.

Fossils of a new species of huge dinosaur Spinosaurus unearthed in Niger


Lost world found: Fossils beneath Madura Strait rewrite human history

Two skull fragments provide unique insights into how and where this ancient human lived.

 The fossils.

New pterosaur species Nipponopterus mifunensis identified from Japanese fossil

Expected to provide important clues on pterosaur evolution, the fossil is the first known member of a new genus.

 New pterosaur species Nipponopterus mifunensis identified from Japanese fossil.

Nature study: Newly analyzed fossil reveals earliest feathered flight

"Archaeopteryx is not the first dinosaur with feathers, nor is it the first dinosaur with wings. However, we think it is the earliest known dinosaur that could use its feathers for flying."

 Nature study: Newly analyzed fossil reveals earliest feathered flight.

Footprints found in Australia are the oldest evidence of clawed animals ever found

'A single track-bearing slab calls into question everything we thought we knew about when modern tetrapods evolved.'

 Footprints found in Australia are the oldest evidence of clawed animals ever found.

Rare fossilized butterfly identified as new extinct species Tacola kamitanii

It is the first butterfly fossil from the Early Pleistocene epoch, dating to 2.6 to 1.8 million years ago.

 Rare fossilized butterfly identified as new extinct species Tacola kamitanii.

Did T. rex's 'grandparents' migrate over the Bering Land Bridge?

Tyrannosaurus rex evolved in North America, specifically in Laramidia, the western half of the continent.

 The disparity of the Northern and Southern hemisphere’s evolution of terrestrial Cretaceous faunas after the Cretaceous Thermal Maximum

New fossils suggest land bridges brought apex crocodiles to the Caribbean

Fossils date to 5 to 7 million years ago, extending sebecids' existence by 5 million years.

 New fossils suggest land bridges brought apex crocodiles to the Caribbean.

Oldest-known ant preserved in 113 million-year-old Brazilian fossil

The species, called Vulcanidris cratensis, is part of a lineage called hell ants - named for their demonic-looking jaws.

A 113-million-year-old fossilized ant preserved in limestone unearthed in northeastern Brazil, the world's oldest-known ant specimen is seen in this photograph released on April 24, 2025.

Massive dinosaur fossil found at Big Bend National Park

Student expedition leads to discovery of a large vertebra belonging to an Alamosaurus.

 Massive dinosaur fossil found at Big Bend National Park.

A curled up paw: 5.5-million-year-old fossil bridging foxes and wolves found in Italy

The most complete specimen of Eucyon ever found in Europe, was discovered in the province of Cuneo, Italy.

 The Canine family. Illustration.