A Bird Bone From the Hobbit Cave Belonged to a Giant Chicken Relative
A partial leg bone from Liang Bua, the cave famous for Homo floresiensis, identifies the largest known Megapodius—and leaves flight and extinction unsolved.
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A 66-Pound “Giant Rat” Was Identified From Two Teeth Found 22 Years Ago
Two fossil teeth found in Thailand 22 years ago revealed Yakamys sirindhornae, a roughly 66-pound Eocene rodent that pushes giant-rodent evolution deeper into the past.
A 115-Million-Year-Old Dinosaur Bone May Still Hold Traces of Blood
Chemical traces in an Aratasaurus fossil point toward ancient blood, but experts disagree about whether the tiny structures are red blood cells.
A Teacher Stumbled Upon Giant Footprints That May Be the First Known Adult T. Rex Trackway
Recovering from knee-replacement surgery, Colorado teacher Kent Hups spotted a peculiar shape in a North Dakota valley. Researchers say the four-footprint sequence may be the first known trackway likely left by an adult T. rex.
Scientists Put a Number on T. rex’s Body Temperature—and It Was Surprisingly Human
Researchers estimated T. rex’s body temperature at about 97°F by studying chemical bonds in fossil tooth enamel. The result gives a famous dinosaur a surprisingly familiar number.