Tag: new species

February 2, 2026 at 12:55 pm

Fossilized Regurgitalite Tells An Amazing Story Of The Last Moments Of A Filter-Feeding Pterosaur

Illustration of Barikibu waridza

What a way to be remembered.

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January 11, 2026 at 9:49 am

Fossil Of 190-Million-Year-Old Ichthyosaur Was Found 24 Years Ago, But When Paleontologists Finally Studied It They Found A New Species

Ichthyosaur fossils

Did this fossil just sit on a shelf for 24 years?

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August 15, 2025 at 9:49 am

New Study Identifies Mysterious Fossils As The Elasmosaurus, An Entirely New Species Of Sea Monster That Lived 85-Million Years Ago

Two elasmosaurus swimming

This sea monster attacked its prey from above.

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August 7, 2025 at 3:48 pm

Researcher In New Guinea Details 61 New Species, Including A Previously Undocumented Woolly Rat

The subalpine woolly rat in its natural habitat

These massive rats hide in burrows and trees during the day and only come out at night.

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August 7, 2025 at 12:55 pm

Meet The Newly Discovered Carnavon Flapjack Octopus, The Adorably-Named 4cm Creature Living Thousands Of Meters Below

The newly discovered flapjack octopus

Research like this is vital for the future.

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June 23, 2025 at 9:48 am

Scientist Discovers New Species Of Worm That Can Accordion Itself Down To Just One-Fifth Of Its Full Length

Woman playing accordion

Maybe I should name a worm after my wife.

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May 13, 2025 at 9:48 am

Skull Of Previously Unknown Ancient Apex Predator Found At Egyptian Dig Site

Bastetodon Skull

This ancient predator sounds terrifying.

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April 14, 2025 at 12:55 pm

Newly-Discovered Shark Species Will Challenge Everything You Knew About These Fearsome Fish

A shark fin above the sea

Not so scary now, are you little shark?

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January 2, 2025 at 3:49 pm

Newly Discovered Mammal Lived In The Late Cretaceous Period And Was Larger Than Any Other Species Found

Source: J Eberle et al 2024, PLoS ONE CC By 4.0

Prehistoric Earth may have been much different than we thought. 

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December 4, 2024 at 3:48 pm

The Flea Toad is The Second Smallest Known Vertebrate In The World And It’s Incredibly Cute

Source: Lucas Machado Botelho/Projeto Dancnis

Flea toads are so cute!

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