Tiny Fossil Discovered in Wyoming Reveals Great-Granddaddy of Hummingbirds

‘Colossal’ New Species of Predatory Dinosaur Dwarfed Tyrannosaurs, Scientists Say

November 22, 2013 —by Blake de Pastino 13588 4

An enormous new species of predatory dinosaur has been discovered in the fossil beds of southeastern Utah, paleontologists say, a “colossal” carnivore that was the apex predator of its day…

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Tiny Fossil Discovered in Wyoming Reveals Great-Granddaddy of Hummingbirds

May 1, 2013 —by Blake de Pastino 5181 0

A petite and exquisitely preserved 50-million-year old fossil reveals the remains of a lustrous black bird that was the precursor to today’s hummingbirds, researchers say. The fossil bird, originally excavated…

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‘Colossal’ New Species of Predatory Dinosaur Dwarfed Tyrannosaurs, Scientists Say

Tiny Fossil Discovered in Wyoming Reveals Great-Granddaddy of Hummingbirds

700,000-Year-Old Horse Found in Yukon Permafrost Yields Oldest DNA Ever Decoded

Wyoming Wildfire Reveals ‘Massive’ Shoshone Camp, Thousands of Artifacts

16,000-Year-Old Tools Discovered in Texas, Among the Oldest Found in the West

New Dinosaur Found in Montana Reveals Tyrannosaurs’ True Face (They Didn’t Have Lips)

At 50, Ring-Tab Beer Cans Are Now Officially Historic Artifacts

First-Ever Fossil Poop Excavated From L.A.’s La Brea Tar Pits

New Feathered Dinosaur From New Mexico Was Among the ‘Last of the Raptors’

America’s Earliest Traces of Potato Use Found at 10,900-Year-Old Utah Shelter

Rock Art in Chaco Canyon May Depict Ancient Solar Eclipse, Experts Say

World’s Best-Preserved Armored Dinosaur, a ‘Mona Lisa’ of Fossils, Found in Alberta