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Researchers in the United Kingdom have found a colossal 180-million-year-old fossilised remains of an ichthyosaur, colloquially known as a ‘sea dragon'. The researchers describe it as one of the most significant discoveries in the region as the fossil is the biggest and most complete skeleton of its kind found in the UK. Ichthyosaurs resembled dolphins in body shape and became extinct around 90 million years ago, after first appearing 250 million years ago.Discovered in a reservoir in Rutland county, the skeleton measures…

Artistic reconstruction of the yunnanozoan from the Cambrian Chengjiang biota shows basket-like pharyngeal skeletons. Credit: Dinghua YangResearch reveals yunnanozoans as the oldest known stem vertebrates.New findings answer questions in the fossil record.The puzzling gap in the fossil record that would explain the evolution of invertebrates to vertebrates has long perplexed scientists. Vertebrates share unique features, such as a backbone and a skull, and include fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals, and humans.…

Perched at over 1,500 meters above sea level, it is difficult to imagine a time when the mountainside Walcott Quarry in Canada – the first excavation site within the Burgess Shale – was submerged by ocean. And yet, that's why it has become one of the world's most famous and unique fossil sites.   508 million years ago, thousands of bizarre creatures were killed instantly by a sudden underwater mudslide that would become the Burgess Shale, creating a time capsule for scientists to peer into the middle Cambrian period. At…

Until now, the oldest hominid fossil found in Europe was a jawbone which was determined to be 1.2 million years old. A jawbone fragment discovered in northern Spain last month could be the oldest known fossil of a human ancestor found to date in Europe, Spanish paleontologists said Friday. …

The full fossilized skeleton of a Gorgosaurus dinosaur that roamed 76 million years ago will be auctioned off on July 28, auction house Sotheby's announced Tuesday. At nearly 10 feet (3 meters) tall and 22 feet (7 meters) long, the well-preserved specimen is a smaller cousin of the Tyrannosaurus rex. It was discovered in the Judith River Formation near Havre, Montana, in 2018. The auction house's presale estimate is that it will sell for US$5 million to $8 million, according to the The Associated Press.   Experts say…

If you want to lure a bunch of prehistoric frogs to a sticky end, the best way is the promise of amphibian hanky-panky.That's the conclusion paleontologists have arrived at after studying the remains of hundreds of ancient frogs that died in a swamp around 45 million years ago, in what we now know as Germany.  The findings offer a neat solution to the mystery of why the frogs died, which has been something of a puzzle since they were discovered in the fossil bed decades ago."As far as we can tell, the fossil frogs were…

Image Source : FOSSIL Fossil US-based fashion brand Fossil has confirmed that it is working with Google to bring new features, including Wear OS 3 support to its smartwatch companion app. According to Android Central, the company has teamed up with Google designers to bring changes to the companion app for its hybrid smartwatches. The app has recently received a redesign following the launch of its latest hybrid smartwatch model, and it looks like more changes are on the way as we await the Wear OS 3 update later…

Limiting global warming to 1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels requires reaching net zero emissions by the middle of this century. This means that, in less than three decades, we need to reverse more than a century of rising emissions and bring annual emissions down to near zero, while balancing out all remaining unavoidable emissions by actively removing carbon from the atmosphere.  To help speed this process as individuals, we've got to do everything we can to cut down our use of fossil fuels. But many people aren't…

We have long debated the origin of mankind. Some believe in God’s creation of man in his own image, while others say that mankind evolved from another species. Now, new evidence found in South Africa has reignited questions about where modern humans come from, and what species we may have left behind. Fossils are sparking new debates around the origin of mankind Image source: adrenalinapura / AdobeWay back in 1947, Robert Broom and John T. Robinson discovered the fossils of an ancient pre-human now known…

Following the Wear OS 3 transition for smart wearables has been interesting to follow and with every new piece of information, we can slowly make out what the big picture will look like for Wear OS. The latest information comes from Fossil, a popular Wear OS smartwatch OEM. As per a Reddit thread, a Fossil representative has provided an update as to the state of Fossil smartwatches with a recent overhaul to the smartwatch UI and the newly released Fossil companion app. There’s also a note about the transition towards…