Hacker News with Generative AI: Fossils

New Specimen of Archaeopteryx Unearthed in Germany (sci.news)
Paleontologists have described a new specimen of the genus Archaeopteryx from the Mörnsheim Formation in the Franconian Alb of Bavaria, Germany.

Paleontology, Fossils, Germany, Science

4 points by bookofjoe 6 days ago | 0 comments

Fossils Preserve Both Skin and Scales from an Ancient Sea Monster (nytimes.com)
With serpentine necks, flippers and a mouth full of needle-sharp teeth, plesiosaurs have captured imaginations since paleontologists uncovered the first specimen more than two centuries ago. Their skeletal anatomy is well documented, but their external appearance has largely remained a mystery.

Paleontology, Fossils, Ancient Life, Sea Creatures

31 points by Brajeshwar 14 days ago | 7 comments

Fossilised fish vomit found in Denmark from sixty-six million years ago (bbc.com)
A piece of fossilised vomit dating back to the time of the dinosaurs has been discovered in Denmark.

Paleontology, Fossils, Denmark, Dinosaurs

63 points by namanyayg 23 days ago | 19 comments

New York man finds Mastodon jaw while gardening in his backyard (apnews.com)
Scholars are hailing the discovery of a fossilized mastodon jaw discovered by a man who spotted two giant teeth while gardening at his upstate New York home this year.

Paleontology, New York, Archaeology, Fossils

29 points by geox 65 days ago | 13 comments

Dinosaur Cold Case (cbc.ca)
It’s the ultimate cold case. A Canadian mine operator working in the Alberta oil sands hits a hard object covered with strange spots. It turns out to be a perfectly preserved corpse that’s been buried for 110 million years.

Paleontology, Fossils, Canada, Science, History

4 points by gnabgib 106 days ago | 0 comments

Stunning fossil trapped in amber reveals previously unknown species (cnn.com)

Paleontology, Fossils, Science, Discovery

29 points by peutetre 117 days ago | 1 comments

'Entire ecosystem' of fossils 8.7M years old found under Los Angeles high school (theguardian.com)
Marine fossils dating back to as early as 8.7m years ago have been uncovered beneath a south Los Angeles high school.

Paleontology, Los Angeles, Fossils, Geology

90 points by cpach 134 days ago | 23 comments

Trove of dinosaur fossils found high in B.C. mountains (cbc.ca)
Paleontologists have uncovered dozens of fossils in northern B.C., only one of which came from a dinosaur that was previously known to that area.

Paleontology, Dinosaurs, Canada, Fossils

96 points by curmudgeon22 157 days ago | 65 comments

Marine worms made at least some trace fossil burrows called Bifungites (nytimes.com)

Paleontology, Fossils, Marine Biology, Trace Fossils

41 points by Petiver 180 days ago | 13 comments

520M-year-old larva fossil reveals the origins of arthropods (arstechnica.com)

Paleontology, Biology, Evolution, Fossils

10 points by pseudolus 194 days ago | 0 comments

Largest, most intact stegosaurus fossil ever found sells for $44.6M (theguardian.com)

Paleontology, Fossils, Auctions, Dinosaurs

5 points by Brajeshwar 217 days ago | 0 comments

'Prehistoric Pompeii' reveals 515M-year-old trilobites' anatomy (cnn.com)