Tag: Palaeontology
Cat-like croc fossil discovered in Africa
The fossilised remains of a small land-dwelling crocodile that jumped for prey like an agile cat, has been found in Tanzania.[MORE]
Ancient trap captures marsupial secrets
Researchers have unearthed a treasure trove of fossils that contains individuals of an ancient marsupial species ranging from birth to adulthood.[MORE]
Dig unearths prehistoric sabre-toothed 'badger'
Palaeontologists think they have unearthed a rare fossil of a sabre-toothed carnivore which may have roamed Australia millions of years ago.[MORE]
Monster Moby Dick chomped on whales
Palaeontologists unearth a prehistoric monster whale with teeth so huge it probably hunted other whales not less than half its size.[MORE]
Years to piece together outback dinosaur
Scientists and volunteers say it will take years to piece together a mass of fossilised bones belonging to a single dinosaur found in south-west Queensland.[MORE]
Megafauna cave painting could be 40,000 years old
Scientists say an Aboriginal rock art depiction of a giant, extinct bird could be Australia's oldest painting.[MORE]
Paleothermometer to take dinosaurs' temperatures
New technology developed by US researchers should shed light on whether dinosaurs were cold-blooded or warm-blooded animals.[MORE]
Scientists unearth Australian T rex
Australian scientists discover the first evidence that an ancestor of the mighty Tyrannosaurus rex once roamed Australia.[MORE]
Pre-history rewritten as new human discovered
German scientists have discovered a new human species that lived in Siberia around 30,000 to 50,000 years ago.[MORE]
Dinosaur extinction caused by asteroid: study
A new study has confirmed an asteroid impact ended the reign of the dinosaurs 65 million years ago.[MORE]
Lack of oxygen forced fish's first breath
A global drop in oxygen levels may have led ancient fish to leave the water and evolve into land animals.[MORE]
Mohawked carnivore shows dinosaur's true colours
Scientists say they have identified true colours of a dinosaur for the first time using electron microscopes.[MORE]
Ancient birds grew fat and lazy: study
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The ancestor of birds such as the emu and cassowary became too heavy to fly after dinosaurs died out.[MORE]
New evidence suggests megafauna no match for humans
Researchers claim there is now compelling evidence humans were responsible for the demise of Australia's megafauna.[MORE]
New fossils reveal world full of crocodiles
New fossils unearthed in the Sahara desert reveal a once-swampy world divided up among a half-dozen species of unusual and perhaps intelligent crocodiles, researchers have found.[MORE]
Cold or warm-blooded? Dino debate rages
New research has re-opened the debate on whether many dinosaurs were actually warm-blooded.[MORE]
Dinosaur discovery the missing link
An Australian palaeontologist has unearthed the remains of a new species of dinosaur, prompting a rethink of creature's evolution.[MORE]
New dinosaur discovered in South Africa
A new species of dinosaur that roamed the Earth 197 million years ago, likely an ancestor of the enormous brontosaurus, has been discovered in South Africa, scientists said.[MORE]
Dinosaur stampede site gets funds boost
The Federal Government has announced almost $400,000 to help upgrade facilities at the site of the 'only recorded dinosaur stampede in the world'.[MORE]
Experts piece together 'Banjo' the dinosaur
Scientists have made more significant fossil discoveries in Queensland's central west.[MORE]
Ethiopian ape-woman recasts missing link debate
The skeleton of an early human who lived 4.4 million years ago shows that humans did not evolve from chimpanzee-like ancestors, researchers said.[MORE]
Echidna ancestors swam with platypuses
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DNA analysis of the land-loving, spiny echidna has found it was once an amphibious platypus-like creature.[MORE]
Outback's 'Zac' could be new dinosaur
Scientists and volunteers digging for fossils in remote south-west Queensland believe their latest discovery may be a new species of dinosaur.[MORE]
Neanderthals didn't like sprouts either
Spanish researchers think they may know why some people like Brussels sprouts but others hate them.[MORE]
Scientists discover fossils of giant marine worms
Spanish researchers claim to have discovered evidence of a type of giant worm that lived 475 million years ago and was up to one metre in length.[MORE]
