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List of extinct animals of Romania; List of fossil species in the La Brea Tar Pits, California, United States; List of fossil species in the London Clay, England; List of White Sea biota species by phylum, Russia; Paleobiota of the Hell Creek Formation, northern United States; Paleobiota of the Morrison Formation, western United States
The discovery of a newly identified species — the oldest saber-toothed animal found and an ancient cousin to mammals — fills a longstanding gap in the fossil record.
Animals had a variety of roles and functions in ancient Greece and Rome. Fish and birds were served as food. Species such as donkeys and horses served as work animals. The military used elephants. It was common to keep animals such as parrots, cats, or dogs as pets.
A species of hawk that primarily feeds on insects. Unlike other bird species found at La brea, which are typically larger than their modern counterparts, the Swainson's hawk appears to have undergone a size increase. Modern individuals are more robust than those found in the tar pits. † Woodward's eagle: Buteogallus woodwardi
Gold miners in the Yukon are discovering mummified ancient animals from the Ice Age.. Paleontologists often gather truckloads of fossils from the mines, but mummies are special and rare. Photos ...
Archaeologists found ancient bird footprints that are 60 million years too early. They could rewrite the history of evolution. ... unrelated species could have independently evolved the same type ...
The largest known monotreme (egg-laying mammal) ever was the extinct long-beaked echidna species known as Murrayglossus hacketti, known from a couple of bones found in Western Australia. It was the size of a sheep, weighing probably up to 30 kg (66 lb).
A new species of dinosaur has been identified more than a decade after a large number of ancient skeletons were found in Spain -- and researchers expect more species to be discovered. The ...