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Fossil of Small Duck-Billed Dinosaur Relative Found in Japan

A fossilized bone unearthed two decades ago in northeastern Japan belongs to one of the smallest iguanodontian dinosaurs ever found in the country’s Cretaceous marine rocks, according to new research led by the University of Tsukuba. The post Fossil of Small Duck-Billed Dinosaur Relative Found in Japan appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.

20/08/2026 sci-news

Spoon-Toothed, Short-Headed Marine Reptile Unearthed in China

A new genus and species of sauropterygian reptile that lived during the Triassic period, some 245 million years ago, has been identified from a nearly complete skeleton found in China. The post Spoon-Toothed, Short-Headed Marine Reptile Unearthed in China appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.

20/08/2026 sci-news

What Makes a Scientifically Accurate Dinosaur Model?

What makes a scientifically accurate dinosaur model? This is a question that dinosaur fans and model collectors frequently ask us. Our understanding of the Dinosauria is constantly changing. Therefore, creating an accurate prehistoric animal figure is challenging.  For example, until recently anyone making a model of Nanotyrannus could not be certain that their figure represented

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Scientists say the human family tree may need a major rewrite

The human family tree may be due for a major rewrite. Researchers argue that Australopithecus and Paranthropus should be folded into the genus Homo because new fossils have blurred many of the traits once used to separate them. The proposed shake-up could provide a simpler, more accurate picture of our surprisingly complicated evolutionary past.

20/08/2026 sciencedaily-paleo

An Exclusive CollectA Deluxe Magnapaulia Model Video

Everything Dinosaur has produced a short video highlighting a recently introduced CollectA Deluxe dinosaur model. We have created an exclusive CollectA Deluxe Magnapaulia model video. This impressive hadrosaur figure is in stock and available from Everything Dinosaur. The video provides a close-up view of this remarkable 1:60 scale lambeosaurine. It also highlights some of the

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This 23-foot crocodylian may have ruled South America’s food chain

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Miocene South America was packed with giant prey—and the predators hunting them were just as spectacular. Fossil bite marks suggest crocodylians, especially the enormous Purussaurus neivensis, were more important predators than mammals in this ancient tropical ecosystem. At around seven meters long, Purussaurus may even have helped control populations of giant herbivores.

19/08/2026 sciencedaily-paleo

16 mummies and a dog reveal a hidden order inside an ancient Egyptian tomb

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A tomb in Egypt’s Theban Necropolis reveals a surprisingly organized story of burial, reuse, and changing beliefs spanning hundreds of years. Researchers found 16 mummified people, the remains of at least four more, and a mummified dog, with burials ranging from wealthy individuals laid in coffins with amulets and imported goods to later bodies carefully stacked in increasingly crowded spaces.

19/08/2026 sciencedaily-fossils

Meet Bataspis crux, Jawless Fish that Cruised Devonian Seas with Batwing Head

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Paleontologists in China have identified a new species of armored, jawless fish from rocks around 419 million years old whose skull was shaped like the wing of a bat and whose unusual head made it an efficient glider through Devonian seas. The post Meet Bataspis crux, Jawless Fish that Cruised Devonian Seas with Batwing Head appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.

18/08/2026 sci-news

A Passion for Dinosaurs and for Looking After Customers

Everything Dinosaur has always combined a passion for dinosaurs with a commitment to excellent customer service. Therefore, we were delighted to receive another five-star Feefo review.  Furthermore, this is our twenty-fourth 5-star review received this month (August 2026). An Everything Dinosaur customer acknowledges our passion for dinosaurs in another five-star customer service review. Picture

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Archaeopteryx Took Off with Series of Hops, Not One Big Leap: Study

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Archaeopteryx -- the first ever bird to inhabit the Earth -- may have hopped its way into the air, rather than launching with the single powerful leap modern birds use, according to a new biomechanical study published in the journal Developmental Biology. The post Archaeopteryx Took Off with Series of Hops, Not One Big Leap: Study appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.

17/08/2026 sci-news

Episode 177: Cambrian Fecal Revolution

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The Cambrian Explosion is one of the most significant events in evolutionary history. Classically, it describes the sudden appearance of complex fossils (including all major animal groups) at the beginning of the Cambrian Period. Before then it was thought that only relatively simple single-celled or multicellular life existed. We now understand this event to be [&hellip

17/08/2026 palaeocast

A New Late Jurassic Ichthyosaur from the German Plattenkalk Deposits

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Scientists have described a new species of Jurassic ichthyosaur from southern Germany. The new species named Jabalisaurus tethyensis, lived around 149 million years ago during the Late Jurassic (Tithonian faunal stage). Remarkably, some fossils assigned to Jabalisaurus tethyensis had previously been classified as Aegirosaurus. The research highlights the hidden diversity of ichthyosaurs in the famous

17/08/2026 everythingdinosaur

Giant Crocodiles Once Preyed on Massive Mammals in South America

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Paleontologists have uncovered the first direct physical evidence that colossal prehistoric crocodiles hunted large plant-eating mammals in what is now Colombia roughly 12 million years ago. The post Giant Crocodiles Once Preyed on Massive Mammals in South America appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.

17/08/2026 sci-news

Tiny 1.7-billion-year-old fossils could reveal how complex life began

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Scientists are searching some of Earth’s oldest rocks for tiny fossils that could reveal how simple microbial life made the extraordinary leap toward plants, animals, and other complex organisms. Solving that ancient mystery may also help determine whether complex life could emerge on worlds beyond Earth.

17/08/2026 sciencedaily-paleo

A new Ice Age species was hiding in la brea tar pits fossils for decades

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Scientists have discovered a new extinct amphibian species hiding in the fossil collections of Los Angeles’ La Brea Tar Pits. Named Spea labreae, the Ice Age spadefoot toad is an exceptionally rare find—only one other extinct Pleistocene amphibian has ever been identified in North America. Its bones had been sitting in collections since the 1950s before a researcher noticed features that set it apart from known species.

16/08/2026 sciencedaily-paleo

A Unique Sivatherium Scale Drawing

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An exclusive Sivatherium giganteum scale drawing has been commissioned by Everything Dinosaur. The illustration of "Shiva's Beast" is to be used in a Sivatherium fact sheet.  The fact sheet is required as we expect the new CollectA Deluxe 1:20 scale model of Sivatherium to arrive shortly.  As soon as this prehistoric mammal model arrives, we

16/08/2026 everythingdinosaur

A 30-year-old fossil was hiding bones from a mysterious ancient sea monster

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Fossils collected in Osaka more than 30 years ago have revealed a surprise hiding in plain sight: four previously unrecognized bones from a giant Cretaceous mosasaur. Among them is the first confirmed premaxilla—the frontmost bone of the upper jaw—ever identified in a Japanese mosasaur fossil. Even more intriguing, parts of the skull show unusual anatomical features that don’t match known mosasaurs, raising the possibility that the remains belong to an entirely new species.

15/08/2026 sciencedaily

A Fabulous Terminator Triceratops Drawing

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Our thanks to talented artist Caldey who sent into Everything Dinosaur a fabulous Terminator Triceratops drawing.  The illustration combines two of her favourite subjects, science-fiction and the Dinosauria.  The drawing demonstrates her remarkable illustration skills. Sometimes a dinosaur drawing captures the imagination in an unexpected way. The Terminator Triceratops certainly achieves this. The illustration combines

15/08/2026 everythingdinosaur

Paleontology rocked by organic molecules found in 66-million-year-old dinosaur bones

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Researchers have found strong evidence that original collagen can survive inside dinosaur fossils for tens of millions of years, overturning a long-standing assumption about fossilization. The discovery could unlock hidden molecular clues about dinosaur biology, evolution, and how ancient proteins managed to survive for so long.

14/08/2026 sciencedaily

Everything Dinosaur Evolution Interview Reveals the Dramatic Story Behind the Tyrannosaur Figure

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The Everything Dinosaur Evolution interview with Extinct Fine Art explores the story behind our exciting model range. Everything Dinosaur’s Mike joined interviewer Karim Zanaty for an in-depth conversation. The discussion examines the origins of Everything Dinosaur and the development of the company's Everything Dinosaur Evolution T. rex. In addition, Mike explains how science, art and

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