In the northeastern corner of Wyoming, a paleontologist says he and his team have found the remains of what might be the first known Triceratops family. Not only would this…
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New Horn-Faced Dinosaurs, Triceratops’ Oldest Relatives, Found in Montana
A group of horned dinosaurs, whose fossilized remains were discovered in Montana’s Judith River Basin, are the oldest known members of the family that includes the famous Triceratops, a new…
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New Mexico’s ‘Atari Dump,’ a Midden of Video Games, to Be Excavated
How old do remnants of our material culture have to be before they’re considered artifacts? If you’re a gamer, not very old at all. This week, Canada-based game developer Fuel…
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New Feathered Dinosaur Discovered in Texas’ Big Bend National Park
Like Darwin’s many finches living side-by-side in the Galapagos Islands, a surprising variety of feathered, bird-like dinosaurs once roamed the ancient West from Alberta to Texas, scientists say. A team…
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Mummified Man, Bundled Baby Change View of Ancient Burials in Texas
More than 10 elaborately prepared bodies recovered from caves in West Texas could rewrite the history of how people processed, buried, and even thought about the dead in the ancient…
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Giant Ice-Age ‘Longhorn Bison’ Unearthed in San Diego
Highway workers have unearthed the fossilized bones of an unusual giant bison in a suburb of San Diego, the first such discovery in Southern California. The fossil may date back…
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Tiny Fossil Discovered in Wyoming Reveals Great-Granddaddy of Hummingbirds
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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Prehistoric Feces Yield Clues to Diet of Ancestral Puebloans in Arizona
Native Americans suffer the highest rates of diabetes in the United States — 16 percent, more than twice the average among Anglos. For decades, scientists have thought this modern health…
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Ancient Americans Pounded ‘Black Drink’ 6 Times Stronger Than Coffee
In the largest metropolis of what would become the United States, some residents occasionally consumed a “black drink” that was six times stronger than coffee — which could produce rather…
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Searching for Forrest Fenn’s Hidden Treasure? 5 Things to Consider.
You’ve no doubt heard about it. It gives new meaning to the word “misadventure.” Forrest Fenn, millionaire antiquarian — and person of interest in a federal grave-robbing and artifact-poaching probe…
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New ‘Pueblo Bonito’ Discovered in Arizona
An ancient multi-room pueblo resembling Chaco Canyon’s largest and best-known great house, Pueblo Bonito, has been discovered in Arizona’s Petrified Forest National Park, according to park officials. The site, along with nearly…
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