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Though only 20 percent of the Joaquinraptor casali fossil was recovered, it’s one of the most complete skeletons of its kind ever found. Andrew McAfee/Carnegie MuseumThe Joaquinraptor casali roamed what is now central Patagonia between 66 million and 70 million years ago. Paleontologists in Argentina have uncovered one of the most complete megaraptor fossils ever found — from a newly identified…

The San artists who painted the image may have been inspired by dicynodont fossils, making them some of the earliest paleontologists. Julien BenoitThe rock art that may portray a dicynodont. A nearly 200-year-old rock painting, long a source of mystery in the mountains of South Africa, may depict a creature that vanished from the Earth more than 200 million years ago, according to new…

Scientists discovered Syriemys lelunensis, a 50-million-year-old fossil sea turtle from Syria. Near the city of Afrin in Syria, an international group of scientists, including members of the Senckenberg Centre for Human Evolution and Palaeoenvironment at the University of Tübingen, has identified a previously unknown species of fossil sea turtle. Named Syriemys lelunensis under the direction…

New dinosaur Enigmacursor clarifies taxonomy and highlights overlooked species in the Morrison Formation. A small dinosaur that once sprinted along ancient riverbanks in North America has now taken up residence in London. This newly identified species, Enigmacursor mollyborthwickae, represents the most complete named specimen of its type and is now permanently exhibited at the Natural…