Prehistoric bear-like beast discovered in North Dakota Prehistoric bear-like beast discovered in North Dakota mongabay.com May 24, 2007 The skeleton of a 60-million year old bear-like beat was discovered at…
Possible baby dinosaur tracks discovered near Denver Possible baby dinosaur tracks discovered near Denver mongabay.com May 24, 2007 A researcher may have discovered "incredibly rare" dinosaur tracks of baby stegosaurs…
Dinosaurs could swim Dinosaurs could swim mongabay.com May 24, 2007 Researchers found evidence that terrestrial dinosaurs were capable of swimming. Examining fossilized footmarks left on the floor of an ancient…
Largest dinosaur bones in Australia discovered Largest dinosaur bones in Australia discovered Queensland Museum May 3, 2007 The largest bones of any dinosaur known in Australia went on display at…
Researchers find Earth's first rainforest Researchers find Earth's first rainforest University of Bristol April 23, 2007 A spectacular fossilised forest has transformed our understanding of the ecology of the Earth's…
World's first rainforest found in Illinois World's first rainforest found in Illinois mongabay.com April 23, 2007 Earth's first rainforest has been found in an Illinois coalmine, according to research published…
First amphibians were biters not suckers First amphibians were biters not suckers mongabay.com April 16, 2007 Prehistoric aquatic amphibians developed the ability to feed on land well before they became…
Maize cultivated at least 7,300 years ago in Mexico Maize cultivated at least 7,300 years ago in Mexico Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com April 9, 2007 Anthropologists have found the earliest…
Dinosaur extinction didn't produce current mammal evolution Dinosaur extinction didn't produce current mammal evolution mongabay.com March 28, 2007 A new Nature study argues that the demise of dinosaurs did not…
Evolutionary precursor to snake discovered Evolutionary precursor to snake discovered Fossil discovery marks earliest record of limbloss in ancient lizard By Phoebe Dey, University of Alberta March 23, 2007 A…
Newly discovered burrowing dinosaur loved its offspring Newly discovered burrowing dinosaur loved its offspring mongabay.com March 20, 2007 The first known burrowing dinosaur has been discovered in southwest Montana, according…
Prehistoric lizard glided through air using ribs Prehistoric lizard glided through air using ribs mongabay.com March 19, 2007 An extinct species of lizard used a wing-like membrane supported by the…
Ancient humanoids were short for fighting, not climbing Ancient humanoids were short and nasty for kung fu fighting, not climbing mongabay.com March 12, 2007 Ancient ape-like human ancestors called as…
Caribbean coral reefs result of mass extinction, rise of isthmus Caribbean coral reefs result of mass extinction, rise of isthmus Research suggests extinction may be gradual and unpredictable mongabay.com March…
Prehistoric spiky freakshow discovered in rock Prehistoric spiky freakshow discovered in rock mongabay.com March 2, 2007 (top) Reconstruction of O. reburrus by M. Collins. The precise arrangement of the anterior…
Indigenous populations deforested New World rainforests extensively before European contact Indigenous populations deforested New World rainforests before European contact Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com February 28, 2007 Indigenous populations used fire…
Giant carnivorous marsupial beasts not killed by climate change in Australia Giant carnivorous marsupial beasts not killed by climate change Evidence points towards human origin of Australian megafauna extinction mongabay.com…
Europeans may have caused for extinction of large mammals in Caribbean Europeans may have caused extinction of large mammals in Caribbean mongabay.com January 25, 2007 New evidence suggests that the…
Carnivorous 'terror bird' stalked America before land bridge formation Carnivorous 'terror bird' stalked America before isthmus formation 7-foot-tall flightless bird preceded Panamanian land bridge mongabay.com January 23, 2007 A prehistoric…
Early dinosaur flew like a biplane Early dinosaur flew like a biplane mongabay.com January 23, 2007 Reanalysis of fossil remains suggests that the earliest flying dinosaurs used two sets of…
Leaf-mimicking insects at least 47 million years old Leaf-mimicking insects at least 47 million years old mongabay.com December 25, 2006 With the discovery of a 47 million year old fossil…
Giant dinosaur discovered in Spain, largest ever recorded in Europe Giant dinosaur discovered in Spain, largest ever recorded in Europe mongabay.com December 21, 2006 Researchers working in Teruel, Spain have…
Borneo governor arrested in rainforest for palm oil fraud Borneo governor arrested in rainforest for palm oil fraud mongabay.com December 20, 2006 The governor of East Kalimantan on Indonesian part…
Mammals may have flown before birds, new fossil discovery suggests Mammals may have flown before birds mongabay.com December 13, 2006 Mammals may have flown before birds according to a fossil…
'Loch Ness Monster' found in Antarctica 'Loch Ness Monster' found in Antarctica mongabay.com December 11, 2006 Paleontologists found a well-preserved fossil skeleton of a juvenile plesiosaur in Antarctica. Cryptozoologists say…
Ancient hominid not our ancestor finds new study Ancient hominid not our ancestor finds new study mongabay.com December 7, 2006 Scientists have shown that ancient remains once thought to be…
Neanderthal life was miserable suggests new evidence Neanderthal life was miserable suggests new evidence mongabay.com December 4, 2006 New analysis of 43,000-year-old samples of Neanderthal remains from Spain's Iberian Peninsula…
Ancient fish had bite like Tyrannosaurus rex Ancient fish had bite like Tyrannosaurus rex mongabay.com November 28, 2006 400-million years ago a 33-foot long, 4-ton fish terrorized the oceans with…
Ancient sea monster found in Montana Ancient sea monster found in Montana By Evelyn Boswell MSU News Service November 3, 2006 A fossil-hunting trip to celebrate a son's homecoming resulted…
Researchers find the missing link for elephant evolution Researchers find the missing link for elephant evolution mongabay.com November 1, 2006 Scientists have discovered the missing link between ancient and modern…
