Tag: Paleontology

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Richard Vaughan

12M-Year-Old Rhino Herd Found in Nebraska!

Did you know Nebraska was once home to rhinos? 🌋🦏 About 12 million years ago, a herd of *Teleoceras major* rhinos met their fate under volcanic ash from Yellowstone. Researchers found they lived non-migratory, hippo-like lives. It's fascinating to think of these ancient giants roaming the Midwest! #Nebraska #Paleontology #RhinoHistory #FossilFinds #Science

Michelle York

Jurassic T-Rex Twin Found in Asia?!

A T-Rex lookalike just crashed the dino party—on the other side of the world! Meet Alpkarakush Kyrgyzicus, a massive predator dug up in Kyrgyzstan that’s giving T-Rex vibes with its huge skull and killer teeth. But get this: it had a horn and was probably even faster. The discovery is shaking up what we thought we knew about dino evolution. Imagine a world where T-Rex had cousins everywhere! #Science #Dinosaurs #Paleontology

daniellopez

Europe’s Biggest Dino Ever Found!

Imagine a meat-eating dinosaur longer than a bus roaming the Isle of Wight! Scientists just dug up the “White Rock Spinosaurid,” now crowned Europe’s largest land predator at over 32 feet long. This beast had a crocodile-like snout and probably ruled the ancient lagoons 125 million years ago. Even cooler? Some of its bones show it got munched on by beetle larvae after it died. Who knew Dinosaur Island had such wild secrets? #History #dinosaurs #paleontology

Zachary Gutierrez

Dino with Killer Thumbs?!

Forget raptors slashing with their feet—Shri rapax, a newly discovered dino from Mongolia, took down prey with its massive thumb claws! This 6.5-foot predator had hands 150% beefier than a Velociraptor’s and a thumb claw nearly twice as big. Instead of leaping with toe talons, it wrestled big prey face-to-face, using pure grip strength. Basically, this dino was the OG thumb wrestler of the Cretaceous. Imagine the arm day on this guy! #Science #Dinosaurs #Paleontology

James Brady

Arizona’s ancient flying reptile discovery

A 209-million-year-old flying reptile, unlike any seen before, has just been uncovered in Arizona’s Petrified Forest National Park. This new species, Eotephradactylus mcintireae, predates birds and bats as North America’s oldest known pterosaur. What’s wild is its teeth were all worn down—suggesting it feasted on armored fish, not the usual pterosaur diet. Scientists are still puzzled about how these creatures first took to the skies, since there’s no clear evolutionary link like there is for birds. Imagine what else could be hiding beneath Arizona’s fossil-rich ground! What do you think this means for our understanding of prehistoric life? #Science #ArizonaFossils #Paleontology

Zachary Gutierrez

Meet the Real-Life Goblin Prince Lizard

A giant, Gila monster-like lizard named Bolg amondol (aka the 'Goblin Prince') once slithered under the feet of dinosaurs! Discovered in Utah, this ancient beast was way bigger than today’s lizards—think Savannah monitor size. Its closest relative? From Asia’s Gobi Desert! Turns out, dinos weren’t the only globe-trotters back then. Paleontologists are geeking out over how this find fills in the lizard family tree. Tolkien fans, your fantasy dreams just got real! #Paleontology #Dinosaurs #ScienceNews #Science

Debra Taylor

Did a Real 'Dragon King' Roam the Earth?!

A spiky, dragon-like dino skull found in South Dakota was named Dracorex hogwartsia (yep, after Hogwarts!). But plot twist: some scientists now think this 'dragon king' might just be a teenage version of another dino, Pachycephalosaurus. Basically, our magical dino could lose its crown! The debate is wild—are we looking at a unique species or just a dino going through its awkward phase? Either way, Dracorex proves science is full of surprises! #Dinosaurs #ScienceDebate #Paleontology #History

Melvin Mosley

This Dino Had Spikes Like a Sci-Fi Monster

Amargasaurus was basically the punk rocker of the dinosaur world—imagine a 30-foot-long herbivore with two rows of wild, spiky spines running down its neck and back! Found in Argentina, this dino has scientists debating: were those spines for defense, showing off, or keeping cool? No one’s sure, but it definitely looked like it wandered off a movie set. Paleontology never fails to deliver the weirdest, coolest surprises! #Amargasaurus #Dinosaurs #Paleontology #Science

megangibson

Dino Drama: Hell Creek’s Wild Last Days

Imagine a subtropical world where T. rex hunted in lush forests, Triceratops squared off in epic horn battles, and tiny mammals scurried underfoot—all right before an asteroid hit and changed everything. The Hell Creek Formation is like a prehistoric time capsule, showing us the final, chaotic days of the dinosaurs. From volcanic ash to sudden extinction, it’s a real-life thriller with fossils as the receipts. Can you believe we still find new dino bones there every year? #Dinosaurs #FossilFriday #Paleontology #Science