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Kids stumble upon a rare teenage T. rex fossil

In a remarkable discovery, three school kids uncovered a rare juvenile Tyrannosaurus rex fossil while hiking in North Dakota, sparking significant interest in the paleontological community. This ...
The Gazette

University of Iowa museum’s ‘Fossil Guy’ unearth kids’ interest in science

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. IOWA CITY - Children reach out to gently stroke the alligators, horses and birds just inches from their ...

Thousands expected for 2026 North Carolina Fossil Festival in Aurora

AURORA, N.C. — One of the largest fossil and natural history events on the East Coast is set to return this spring, as the ...
The New York Times

Fossil Shows a Sharp-Toothed Mammal That Thrived Among Dinosaurs

Named for its razor-like teeth, Novaculadon mirabilis came from a rodent-like order that outlived the dinosaur extinction before vanishing about 30 million years ago. By Sara Novak Around 145 million ...
The New York Times

First Fossil Proof Found That Long-Necked Dinosaurs Were Vegetarians

“It’s the smoking gun, or the steaming guts,” said a paleontologist from a team that also found that the sauropods didn’t chew their food. By Kate Golembiewski In the movie “Jurassic Park,” a ...
New York Post

‘Thrilling’ embryo fossil discovery upends everything we knew about how early mammals gave birth: ‘Breaks entirely new ground’

A fossil in South Africa is evidence that therapsids, one of our ancestors, were laying eggs 252 million years ago. Julien BenoitVincent FernandezJennifer Botha You can’t make a mammal-ette without ...