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Ming (c. 1498 or 1499–2006), also known as Hafrún, was an ocean quahog clam (Arctica islandica, family Arcticidae) that was dredged off the coast of Iceland in 2006 and whose age was calculated by counting annual growth lines in the shell. Ming was the oldest individual (non-clonal) animal ever discovered whose age could be precisely determined.
Fossils of Tawa-like dinosaurs have also been found in South America, which has important indications about paleogeography. During the Early Jurassic Period, dinosaurs such as Dilophosaurus, Anchisaurus, Coelophysis (formerly known as Megapnosaurus), and the early thyreophoran Scutellosaurus lived in North America.
The generic name, Ahvaytum (Shoshoni pronunciation: [ɑβɑjttum]), means "long ago", referring to the specimen's old age. The specific name, bahndooiveche (Shoshoni pronunciation: [pɑnduiβitʃi̥]), literally translates to "water's young man", and is the term used to refer to both dinosaurs and the colorful native salamanders.
The UK's biggest ever dinosaur trackway site has been discovered in a quarry in Oxfordshire. About 200 huge footprints, which were made 166 million years ago, criss-cross the limestone floor.
The fossil examined in the study, collected during a 2011 expedition by the Antarctic Peninsula Paleontology Project, was found encased in rock that dated back 68.4 to 69.2 million years and ...
This sets a new record for the smallest found dinosaur egg. The previous record for the smallest non-avian dinosaur egg, according to Guinness World Records , measures 45-by-20 millimeters (about ...
Mounted skeletons of Tyrannosaurus (left) and Apatosaurus (right) at the AMNH. Dinosaurs are a diverse group of reptiles of the clade Dinosauria. They first appeared during the Triassic period, between 243 and 233.23 million years ago, although the exact origin and timing of the evolution of dinosaurs is the subject of active research.
A dromaeosaur whose remains have been found in Oklahoma. Possible teeth found in Maryland. Diplotomodon: Upper Cretaceous: carnivore: Dubious name for a species of tyrannosauroid from New Jersey, possibly a Dryptosaurus or a potentially new genus. Dryptosaurus: Upper Cretaceous: carnivore: Medium-sized tyrannosauroid from New Jersey.