Extinct species news, features and articles
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Giant mosasaur discovered in MississippiResearchers may have discovered Mississippi's largest ever mosasaur after pulling a Cretaceous-aged fossil out of a riverbed south of Starkville.
By Patrick Pester Published
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T. rex fossil trade hurting scientific research, study claimsA Tyrannosaurus rex researcher has found that there are now more scientifically valuable T. rex specimens in private or commercial ownership than in public museums, hampering research.
By Patrick Pester Published
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Trove of dinosaur footprints reveal Jurassic secrets on Isle of Skye where would-be Scottish king Bonnie Prince Charlie escapedPaleontologists have discovered tracks belonging to meat-eating theropods and long-necked sauropods on the Isle of Skye.
By Richard Pallardy Published
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'Unusual' wooly mammoth tooth oldest ever found in North AmericaScientists have unveiled the oldest woolly mammoth specimen ever discovered in North America as part of a major DNA study spanning a million years of mammoth evolution.
By Patrick Pester Published
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Colossal's de-extincted 'dire wolf' isn't a dire wolf and it has not been de-extincted, experts sayScientists recently revealed that they have "brought back" extinct dire wolves thanks to genetic engineering — but experts say the newly created animals are only like dire wolves in appearance.
By Sascha Pare Published
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6 extinct species that scientists could bring back to lifeDe-extinction, the science of resurrecting extinct species, is progressing in leaps and bounds. Here are six creatures that researchers could bring back to life — and one they've already revived.
By Sascha Pare Last updated
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Adorable dire wolf pups mark 'world's first de-extinction,' Colossal Biosciences saysDire wolves, made famous by HBO's Game of Thrones, have been extinct for around 12,500 years. But thanks to genetic engineers at biotech company Colossal Biosciences, these majestic predators are back.
By Patrick Pester Published
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130,000-year-old baby mammoth goes under the knifeResearchers have performed a necropsy on a 130,000-year-old baby mammoth preserved in the Siberian permafrost.
By Patrick Pester Published
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'Twins! She has another baby': Sea monster from Chile had 2 buns in the oven, rare fossil revealsAn ichthyosaur was pregnant with twins when she died, a fossil from Cretaceous Chile reveals.
By Soumya Sagar Published
