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The Latest Breaking News on Paleontology

Jurassic Park fans are still debating one of the film's biggest 'plot holes’

Or is it a continuity error?

Total Film

Oldest 3D Fossilized Skin Unearthed In Oklahoma Cave

21 million-year-old reptilian skin sheds light on ancient species and evolutionary history

Zenger

Giant ‘kings of apes’ once roamed southern China

The Gigantopithecus blacki was the mightiest of all the primates and one of the biggest unresolved mysteries in palaeontology

The Hindu

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Scientists conclude New Mexico fossil is new Tyrannosaurus species

Scientists reassessing a partial skull first unearthed in 1983 in southeastern New Mexico have concluded that the fossil represents a new species of Tyrannosaurus that predated the fabulously famous T. rex.

The Hindu

Newly Discovered Dinosaur May Be Closest Known Relative Of T. Rex

Paleontologists studied the remains of the mighty carnivore, which lived in North America.

Zenger

Study describes oldest known evidence of fossilised skin

The skin, which has a pebbled surface and most closely resembles crocodile skin, belonged to an early species of Palaeozoic reptile.

The Independent UK

New dinosaur species may be closest known relative of T. rex, study suggests

Researchers have identified the newly discovered subspecies of tyrannosaur known as Tyrannosaurus mcraeensis.

The Independent UK

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BBC amends Attenborough show to give fossil hunter more credit for pliosaur find

Philip Jacobs was originally named only in the credits of Attenborough and the Giant Sea Monster

The Guardian - UK

Chinese doctors discover new genetic sequence behind extremely rare blood type

The rare P blood type has a frequency lower than one in a million

The Independent UK

No Big Deal, Julianne Moore Remembers Exactly What It Was Like Carrying Around A 70-lb Animatronic Dinosaur On The Set Of Jurassic Park 2

Julianne Moore apparently still remembers what it felt like to carry a baby T-Rex on the set of The Lost World: Jurassic Park, and that tracks.

Cinemablend

How insecure mobsters led to comedy

Michelle Yeoh, Justin Chien and Sam Song Li star as a family trying to outrun the fate of their Triad gang roots

Salon

Mysterious medieval cemetery unearthed in Wales

Archeologists have been left confused by the discovery on the grounds of Fonmon Castle, Cardiff

The Independent UK

Calls for reptile star of Attenborough hit to be named after man who found it

Complaints amateur fossil hunter Phil Jacobs was ‘airbrushed’ from BBC film about pliosaur discovery

The Guardian - UK

Dinosaurs may be reason why humans age fast, study finds

Theory could shed light on evolutionary forces shaping mammalian aging as well as offering insights on cancer

The Independent UK

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The Independent UK

‘Teenage T. rex’ fossils ‘are a different dinosaur species’

Analysis suggests Nanotyrannus was a smaller but longer-armed distant relative of T. rex.

The Guardian - UK

Attenborough and the Giant Sea Monster review – quite possibly the most deeply joyous show ever made

As Sir David realises he’s helped unearth a new pliosaur, the years fall away until the 97-year-old is a schoolboy fossil hunter once more. Talk about truly exciting television

WhatToWatch

How to watch Attenborough and the Giant Sea Monster online or on TV

Here's how you can watch Attenborough and the Giant Sea Monster online, ready for when it airs on January 1 — it's knight versus sea beast in Sir David's latest documentary.

Evening Standard

David Attenborough on painstaking process of excavating giant sea monster skull

The story is chronicled in his new documentary, Attenborough and the Giant Sea Monster

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The Independent UK

Sir David Attenborough says unearthing ‘one-in-a-billion’ fossil was a ‘great privilege’

British TV icon makes the ‘discovery of a lifetime’ in new BBC documentary

Evening Standard

David Attenborough talks discovering a new species of dinosaur for his new TV show

'It's a new species, and it would have been able to deal with Tyrannosaurus rex straight up in a fight. So what more do you want?'

The Guardian - UK

The year in World Cups: Spain shone as women’s football reached new frontiers

A landmark year witnessed record attendances in Australia and New Zealand and evidence that a brave new era has started

The Independent UK

Dinosaur-themed coins unveiled by the Royal Mint

The Royal Mint has been working with the Natural History Museum to create the coins.

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Men Discover Prehistoric “Underwater T. Rex” Pliosaur While On A Stroll Along English Beach

"It's one of the best fossils I've ever worked on. What makes it unique is it's complete.” The post Men Discover Prehistoric “Underwater T. Rex” Pliosaur While On A Stroll Along English Beach first appeared on Bored Panda.

The Hindu

Fossils show dismembered young dinosaurs in belly of T. rex cousin

About 75 million years ago in what is now Canada’s Alberta province, this fearsome T. rex cousin set about hunting turkey-sized yearlings of a feathered plant-eating dinosaur called Citipes.

The Guardian - UK

David Attenborough film tells of risky mission to excavate ‘T rex of the seas’ from Dorset cliff

BBC documentary uses cutting-edge science and visual effects to show how details about the Jurassic pliosaur came to light

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