Read more about the article New Species Of Ancient Giant Turtle Named After Stephen King Character
Photo shows the visualization of the newly discovered giant tortoise, Peltocephalus maturin, undated. It was named after the giant tortoise Maturin, a fictional character by best-selling author Stephen King. (University of Tuebingen/Newsflash)

New Species Of Ancient Giant Turtle Named After Stephen King Character

A newly discovered species of ancient giant turtle has been named after Stephen King's fictional character Maturin, a giant turtle who created the universe. The remains of the huge prehistoric…

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Read more about the article Fossil Of Previously Unknown Snake With Intact Trachea Found In Disused Quarry Earmarked As Dump
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

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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Read more about the article Nearly Complete Fossil Dating Back 200,000 Years Discovered In Argentina
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

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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Read more about the article New 270-Million-Year-Old Tiny Lizard Discovered
Photo shows a well-preserved fossil skeleton of a new reptile species, Tramuntanasaurus tiai, found in Mallorcan rocks in Spain, dating back 270 million years, undated. The new species of reptile is a moradisaurine captorrhinid, a group of herbivorous reptiles that lived only during the Permian, between 299 and 251 million years ago, and have no current representatives. (Catalan Institute of Paleontology Miquel Crusafont/Newsflash)

New 270-Million-Year-Old Tiny Lizard Discovered

A new tiny precursor of the dinosaurs has been unearthed by scientists excavating rocks on Spain's holiday island Mallorca. The creature - from the group moradisaurine captorhinids - was a…

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Read more about the article Ancient Animal Pulled From Belarusian River
Picture shows Belarussian museum expert and worker of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Belarus near the remains of a mammoth near the Besed river, Gomel Region of Belarus on Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023. Rescue divers found the remains of a mammoth in the river. (@mchs.gov.by/Newsflash)

Ancient Animal Pulled From Belarusian River

This is the huge mammoth "skull" pulled by divers from the bed of a Belarusian river. The find comes as thawing permafrost in Siberia reveals a treasure trove of ancient…

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Read more about the article Perfect Fossil Found Of Extinct Turtle That Thrived In Tropical Germany 150 Million Years Ago
Image shows the reconstruction of the habitat of Solnhofia parsonsi in the lagoon world of the Upper Jura 150 million years ago in what is now Lower Bavaria, Germany, undated photo. Researchers found a beautifully preserved turtles considered extinct. (Peter Nickolaus/Newsflash)

Perfect Fossil Found Of Extinct Turtle That Thrived In Tropical Germany 150 Million Years Ago

Archaeologists have discovered a beautifully preserved fossil of an extinct turtle that thrived when the south of Europe was still a tropical paradise 150 million years ago. The so far…

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