Supposed “first octopus” was something else entirely. Credit: Nikos Stavrinidis / 500px / Getty Images Pohlsepia mazonensis, a visually underwhelming […]
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New fossil deposits show complex animal groups predating the Cambrian
The fossils, such as this oddity, consist of carbon-rich material in very old sediment deposits. Credit: Gaorong Li & Xiaodong […]
For giant carnivorous dinosaurs, big size didn’t mean a big bite
“And then you have the Spinosaurus which was kind of weird in general,” Rowe says. “There was a study by […]