Photo shows a male mosquito fossil that sucked dinosaur blood 130 years ago and it was found near Hammana, Lebanon, undated. The fossil proved that also the male mosquitoes could suck blood back then. (Chinese Academy of Sciences/AsiaWire)

130-Million-Year-Old Fossil Reveals Male Mosquitoes Could Have Been Blood-Suckers, Too

• Post author:Simona Kitanovska
• Post published:December 17, 2023

A new study led by expert palaeontologists has revealed that male mosquitoes also used to suck blood back when dinosaurs roamed the earth and only later moved to a diet…

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A 5-year-old boy discovers a 500-million-year-old paleontological fossil in Linyi, Shandong, China, undated. He discovered it while climbing the hill near Langgong Temple with his father. (yangjh365/AsiaWire)

Five-Year-Old Boy Uncovers 500-Million-Year-Old Fossil On Family Hike

• Post author:Simona Kitanovska
• Post published:December 4, 2023

A five-year-old boy unearths a 500-million-year-old fossil while accompanying his dad on a hike. Phone footage captured by his dad, surnamed Yang, shows the little boy, dressed in a red…

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Picture shows a scientist to examine the footprints found in Caleta de los Loros y Pozo Salado, Argentina, undated. The analysis of the footprints confirmed that its age is 8 million years, belonging to the Late Miocene era in which the dinosaurs were extinct and it was given the scientific name Rionegrina pozosaladensis. (Gobierno de Rio Negro/Newsflash)

Archaeologists Uncover Stunning Fossil Footprint Of Giant Bird That Roamed Atlantic Coast Eight Million Years Ago

• Post author:Georgina Jedikovska
• Post published:October 9, 2023

Archaeologists in Argentina have uncovered a stunning fossil footprint of a giant bird that roamed the Atlantic coast about eight million years ago. The ancient bird, known as 'Rionegrina pozosaladensis',…

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Picture shows the reconstruction of a new species of prehistoric amphibian, undated. It lived 100,000 years ago, the species inhabited the region during the Pleistocene in San Pedro, Argentina. (Museo Paleontologico Fray Manuel de Torres/Newsflash)

Scientists Unearth Ancient New Frog Fossil

• Post author:Ana Lacasa
• Post published:September 9, 2023

A new species of ancient wide-mouthed frog once prey to caveman hunters 100,000 years ago has been unearthed by scientists in Argentina. Fossil hunters discovered the remains of the amphibian's…

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Image shows the newly discovered snake, undated photo. Researchers from Germany stated that it is only 41 centimetres (16 inches) long and probably belongs to the python family. (Senckenberg, Behr/Newsflash)

Fossil Of Previously Unknown Snake With Intact Trachea Found In Disused Quarry Earmarked As Dump

• Post author:Michael Leidig
• Post published:September 4, 2023

A fossil believed to be a previously unknown species of snake with a well-preserved trachea has been discovered at a disused quarry in Germany. The Messel Pit which is near…

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Photo shows artistic interpretation of the general aspect of the woodpecker whose fossil was found in San Pedro, near Buenos Aires, Argentina. (Museo Paleontologico de San Pedro/Newsflash)

Nearly Complete Fossil Dating Back 200,000 Years Discovered In Argentina

• Post author:Joseph Golder
• Post published:August 26, 2023

A nearly complete fossil of a woodpecker dating back 200,000 years has been discovered in Argentina. It was discovered in a sandstone quarry near San Pedro, about 170 kilometres (105…

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Image shows a reconstruction of the earliest ichthyosaur and the 250-million-year-old ecosystem found on Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, undated photo. A team of Swedish and Norwegian palaeontologists has discovered remains of the earliest known ichthyosaur or 'fish-lizard' on the remote Arctic island of Spitsbergen. (Esther van Hulsen/Newsflash)

Oldest Sea Reptile Found On Arctic Island Mountain

• Post author:Georgina Jedikovska
• Post published:March 20, 2023

Ancient remains of a terrifying 250-million-year-old sea reptile have been found halfway up a mountain in Norway. The ichthyosaur fossil shows that the feared ocean predator apparently existed long before…

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Picture shows skull and endocranial cast of DAN5, undated. The study made digital reconstructions of two fossils found in the Ethiopian site of Gona to carry out the analysis of their neurocranial shape and the variability of the first species of the genus Homo erectus. (CENIEH/Newsflash )

Cranium Of 1.5m-Year-Old Human Ancestor Was Rounder And Longer, Say Boffins

• Post author:Joseph Golder
• Post published:March 10, 2023

Experts have studied the skull of a 1.5 million-year-old human ancestor with one of the smallest cranial capacities and say that it was longer and rounder than those of modern…

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Image shows the world's largest flower fossil dating back to 35 million years ago, undated photo. Based on its characteristics and pollen the scientists from the University of Vienna, in Austria, assigned it to the Symplocos genus, in the Symplocaceae family. (Carola Radke/Newsflash)

35 Million-Year-Old Flower Gives Up Its Secrets

• Post author:Joseph Golder
• Post published:January 17, 2023

The world's largest amber-preserved flower bud fossil has been identified by scientists. The plant has been preserved with its pollen for 35 million years from the Eocene era. Experts from…

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Image shows the Messel boa (Messelophis variatus) which is the world's first fossil record of a viviparous snake, undated photo. It was discovered by an Argentine-German research team. (Senckenberg/Newsflash)

Oldest Live Birth Of Snake Dating Back 47 Million Years Discovered

• Post author:Joseph Golder
• Post published:November 22, 2022

A team of scientists has discovered what they say is the first evidence in the world – dating back 47 million years – of a snake giving birth to its…

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