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Dinosaurs probably originated in Southern Brazil
Paleontologists talk about characteristics and origins of dinos | 10'59"
By Redação
paleontology
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225-million-year-old long-necked dinosaurs
The fossils of three specimens of a new genus and species of herbivorous dinosaur have been found in the state of Rio Grande do Sul
By Redação
Paleontology
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The gregarious habits of an herbivorous reptile
Researchers from the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul found an assemblage of fossils from at least six different Dinodontosaurus individuals
By Redação
PALEONTOLOGY
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Fossils on the move
3D reconstructions highlight new characteristics of crocodiles and dinosaurs that lived millions of years ago in Brazil
By Diego Freire
Photolab
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Brazil’s National Museum in Quinta da Boa Vista
Brazil’s National Museum in Quinta da Boa Vista, Rio de Janeiro September 3, 2018
By Redação
Paleontology
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Evidence of the union of two supercontinents
Calcareous rocks in the northeastern state of Maranhão contain fossil records of the oldest plant groups in Brazil
By Redação
Paleontology
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Rare dinosaur sold for €1.13 million
An auction lead to a discussion about the recent trend of treating fossils as works of art
By Redação
Paleontology
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The first beaked bird
A bird that lived between 95 million and 84 million years ago is helping scientists learn how the beak evolved
By Redação
paleontology
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Fossils on the move
3D reconstructions highlight new characteristics of dinosaurs
By Diego Freire
PALEOBIOLOGY
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More than met the eye
Fossilized burrows suggest complex organisms arose before the Cambrian
Geology
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Ocean reefs may have emerged 20 million years earlier than previously thought
Ocean reefs may have emerged 20 million years earlier than previously thought
By Redação
Paleontology
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Bacteria that preserve fossils
The action of microorganisms may help preserve fragments of soft tissue
PALEONTOLOGY
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Reptile controversy
Proposal alters the genealogical tree of dinosaurs and divides experts
archaeology
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Bones removed from a mastodon suggest that there were hominids in California 130,000 years ago
Bones suggest that there were hominids in California 130,000 years ago
By Redação
Paleontology
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Animals of Paraná
Fossils indicate the existence of fauna that lived 40 million years ago
Paleontology
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Reclassifying Dinosaurs
New proposal rearranges several dinosaurs on the family tree
By Redação
PALEONTOLOGY
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Shelter for giants
Paleoburrows in Minas Gerais may have been built by primitive ground sloths