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Our first steps? Fossil may boost case for earliest ancestor

A new study adds evidence that a fossil species from Africa could be our earliest known ancestor

The Independent UK

Dinosaur tracks revealed in Texas as severe drought dries up river

Multiple footprints belonging to the Acrocanthosaurus dinosaur and dating back over 100m years discovered in bed of Paluxy River

The Guardian - US

Dinosaur tracks from T-rex cousin 113 million years ago uncovered due to drought

The tracks at Dinosaur Valley State Park belong to an Acrocanthosaurus, a species that would stand 15 feet tall

Evening Standard

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Drought Uncovers Dinosaur Tracks in US Park

A drought in Texas dried up a river flowing through Dinosaur Valley State Park, exposing tracks from giant reptiles that lived some 113 million years ago, an official said Tuesday. Photos posted on Facebook show three-toed footprints leading down a dry tree-lined riverbed in the southern US state.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Tracks of 60ft dinosaurs from 113 million years ago exposed after severe Texas drought

Dinosaur tracks, including from a 60 feet tall Sauroposeidon, have been found in a river bed at Dinosaur Valley State Park, in Texas, after being exposed by severe drought

Daily Mirror

'Horrible day' for dinosaurs: Small asteroid hit off coast of Guinea, 66 million years ago

In tonight's edition: Scientists recently discovered a crater off the coast of Guinea. While it was not as impactful as the asteroid that killed off the dinosaurs 66 million years ago, its regional consequences would have been huge. Our regional correspondent Sam Bradpiece spoke to one of the researchers involved.

France 24

Bird That Lived 120 Million Years Ago Was First To Eat Fruit

The findings were published in the journal eLife.

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Huge interactive dinosaur show coming to Merseyside next year

The show features the UK’s only flying Pterodactyl

Liverpool Echo

The dinosaur-killing asteroid had a twin

An astonishing study based on geologic evidence shows evidence of a second rock hitting West Africa

Salon

Revelations from 17-million-year-old ape teeth could lead to new insights on early human evolution

The timing and intensity of the seasons shapes life all around us, including tool use by birds, the evolutionary diversification of giraffes, and the behaviour of our close primate relatives.

The Conversation

Ancient frogs in mass grave died from too much sex – new research

Frogs once lived alongside dinosaurs. About 45 million years ago, the North Sea covered half of Germany. It’s incredible to think these little creatures survived the dinosaurs’ extinction. But a lower level mass death did take place in what is now called the Geiseltal region in central Germany and the…

The Conversation

Global Warming Triggered Age Of The Dinosaurs

"Major shifts in global temperature can have dramatic and varying impacts on biodiversity."

Zenger

Inside Pen Park Hole caves and lake hidden under Bristol suburb

The magnificent - but treacherous - prehistoric chambers were forgotten for more than a century

Bristol Post

Saccorhytus, a creature with a mouth but no anus, is now believed to be an ecdysoszoan and not our oldest ancestor

When the saccorhytus was discovered in 2017 it was believed the spikey, wrinkly sack could be humans' oldest ancestor.

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A Shark That Gulped Prey As Big As Killer Whales

Otodus megalodon is an extinct species of mackerel shark that lived approximately 23 to 3.6 million years ago.

Daily Record

Scots presenter shocked to discover psychedelic dinosaur head towering over Cullen shops

BBC Scotland presenter Joy Dunlop was greeted by the incredible site on a recent trip to the northeast town.

Daily Record

Scots castle set to play host to a special dinosaur event with life-size dinos this October

The 'most realistic' dinosaur puppets in the UK are on their way to Brodie Castle.

ABC News

Botanist fights to save cycads, the 'dinosaur' plants threatened by land clearing and zealous collectors

They pre-date the Jurassic era, come in hundreds of varieties, and Brad Pitt is said to be a fan. But cycads face a growing threat from land clearing and zealous collectors.

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Underwater crater caused by dino-killer's relative

Collision may have sent a shower of asteroids into the inner solar system

Daily Mirror

Mystery of dinosaur extinction finally solved - not one, but TWO asteroids hit Earth

An Edinburgh scientist has identified a six mile-wide crater just off the coast of West Africa thought to have been created by a vast rock which hit the Earth about 66 million years ago

Evening Standard

Tech & Science Daily: Crater of dinosaur-killing asteroid’s ‘friend’ found

A five-mile asteroid crater has been found below the Atlantic Ocean - and it could be related to the event that wiped out the dinosaurs.

The Independent UK

Strange creature with ‘mouth but no anus’ is not earliest human ancestor, study finds

Creature moves by wriggling and has mouth surrounded by spines and holes

Zenger

Passionate Collector Devises His Own Dinosaur Museum

A 23-year-old prehistoric expert with a passion for collecting fossils has created his own natural history museum stuffed with dinosaurs in his home city.

The Guardian - UK

‘Angry minion’ with no anus not related to humans after all, scientists conclude

New research rules out theory that 535m-year-old Saccorhytus coronarius fossil is our earliest known ancestor

The Conversation

Mystery crater potentially caused by relative of dinosaur-killing asteroid

The ocean floor is famously less explored than the surface of Mars. And when our team of scientists recently mapped the seabed, and ancient sediments beneath, we discovered what looks like an asteroid impact crater.

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