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Rare Fossil Shows Theropod Dinosaurs Are Fast, Dangerous 'Turbocharged' Reptiles
January 22, 1999 — Oregon State University (OSU) scientists funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) have completed a study of what they say is the world's most perfectly preserved fossil of a theropod, or ... > full story -
Study Associates Asteroid Or Comet Impact With Extinctions In Argentina
December 14, 1998 — A new study shows that a previously unknown impact from an asteroid or comet coincides with the disappearance of 35 different types of ancient mammals and a flightless bird 3.3 million years ago. The ... > full story -
First Complete Fossil Of Fierce Prehistoric Predator Found In South Africa
December 10, 1998 — Paleontologists from the South African Museum and the University of Washington have discovered what appears to be the first complete fossil of a gorgonopsid, a ferocious predator with both reptilian ... > full story -
Discovery Of New Fossils In Gobi Desert Of Mongolia Provides Important Insight Into Early Mammal Evolution
December 3, 1998 — A team of scientists announced today in the journal Nature the discovery of new specimens of an early relative of marsupials called Deltatheridium that provide unprecedented insight into the ... > full story -
New Studies Shed Light On Facial Features Of Popular Dinosaurs
October 2, 1998 — Studies by an Ohio University paleontologist suggest that contrary to popular belief, Tyrannosaurus rex probably didn't have lips and Triceratops most likely didn't have cheeks. The assertion ... > full story -
New Technique For Analyzing DNA In Fossil Dung Could Help Scientists Sort The Details Of Megafauna Extinction
July 21, 1998 — Scientists have extracted and amplified DNA from 19,000-year-old sloth dung from Gypsum Cave in Utah, 18 miles east of Las Vegas, Nev. The DNA comes from plants the animal ate and from cells that ... > full story -
Gene Study Shows Mammals Lived Before Extinction Of The Dinosaurs
May 6, 1998 — Overwhelming evidence from the largest evolutionary study of gene sequences ever performed shows that the major groups of mammals emerged well before the extinction of the dinosaurs, according to ... > full story -
New Dinosaur Finds In Antarctica Paint Fuller Picture Of Past Ecosystem
February 9, 1998 — A team of Argentinean and U.S. scientists has found fossils of a duck-billed dinosaur, along with remains of Antarctica's most ancient bird and an array of giant marine reptiles, on Vega Island ... > full story -
Skull Of Refrigerator-Size Ancient Armadillo Finds A Home At UF
December 16, 1997 — At more than 6 feet long and weighing as much as 600 pounds, this is one armadillo that likely wouldn't have ended up as road kill. That's about the size of the armadillo University of ... > full story -
Colorado State Anthropologist Finds Fossil Treasures In Africa
October 15, 1997 — Colorado State University anthropologist Diane Waddle has uncovered a fossil find that could fill important gaps in the fossil record of Botswana, Africa. Her excavations in Bone Cave has uncovered a ... > full story
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