James Brady+FollowArizona’s ancient flying reptile discoveryA 209-million-year-old flying reptile, unlike any seen before, has just been uncovered in Arizona’s Petrified Forest National Park. This new species, Eotephradactylus mcintireae, predates birds and bats as North America’s oldest known pterosaur. What’s wild is its teeth were all worn down—suggesting it feasted on armored fish, not the usual pterosaur diet. Scientists are still puzzled about how these creatures first took to the skies, since there’s no clear evolutionary link like there is for birds. Imagine what else could be hiding beneath Arizona’s fossil-rich ground! What do you think this means for our understanding of prehistoric life? #Science #ArizonaFossils #Paleontology340Share
Richard Vaughan+Follow12M-Year-Old Rhino Herd Found in Nebraska!Did you know Nebraska was once home to rhinos? 🌋🦏 About 12 million years ago, a herd of *Teleoceras major* rhinos met their fate under volcanic ash from Yellowstone. Researchers found they lived non-migratory, hippo-like lives. It's fascinating to think of these ancient giants roaming the Midwest! #Nebraska #Paleontology #RhinoHistory #FossilFinds #Science13714Share
Zachary Gutierrez+FollowMeet the Real-Life Goblin Prince LizardA giant, Gila monster-like lizard named Bolg amondol (aka the 'Goblin Prince') once slithered under the feet of dinosaurs! Discovered in Utah, this ancient beast was way bigger than today’s lizards—think Savannah monitor size. Its closest relative? From Asia’s Gobi Desert! Turns out, dinos weren’t the only globe-trotters back then. Paleontologists are geeking out over how this find fills in the lizard family tree. Tolkien fans, your fantasy dreams just got real! #Paleontology #Dinosaurs #ScienceNews #Science90Share
Debra Taylor+FollowDid a Real 'Dragon King' Roam the Earth?!A spiky, dragon-like dino skull found in South Dakota was named Dracorex hogwartsia (yep, after Hogwarts!). But plot twist: some scientists now think this 'dragon king' might just be a teenage version of another dino, Pachycephalosaurus. Basically, our magical dino could lose its crown! The debate is wild—are we looking at a unique species or just a dino going through its awkward phase? Either way, Dracorex proves science is full of surprises! #Dinosaurs #ScienceDebate #Paleontology #History40Share
Melvin Mosley+FollowThis Dino Had Spikes Like a Sci-Fi MonsterAmargasaurus was basically the punk rocker of the dinosaur world—imagine a 30-foot-long herbivore with two rows of wild, spiky spines running down its neck and back! Found in Argentina, this dino has scientists debating: were those spines for defense, showing off, or keeping cool? No one’s sure, but it definitely looked like it wandered off a movie set. Paleontology never fails to deliver the weirdest, coolest surprises! #Amargasaurus #Dinosaurs #Paleontology #Science00Share
megangibson+FollowDino Drama: Hell Creek’s Wild Last DaysImagine a subtropical world where T. rex hunted in lush forests, Triceratops squared off in epic horn battles, and tiny mammals scurried underfoot—all right before an asteroid hit and changed everything. The Hell Creek Formation is like a prehistoric time capsule, showing us the final, chaotic days of the dinosaurs. From volcanic ash to sudden extinction, it’s a real-life thriller with fossils as the receipts. Can you believe we still find new dino bones there every year? #Dinosaurs #FossilFriday #Paleontology #Science20Share
Michelle York+FollowMeet Bolg: Utah’s Goblin Lizard!Imagine stumbling on a jar labeled 'lizard' and finding a 76-million-year-old raccoon-sized monster! That’s what happened at the Utah Natural History Museum, leading to the discovery of a brand new ancient species, Bolg amondol (aka Bolg). This goblin-faced ancestor of the Gila monster is giving scientists a wild peek into what Utah looked like when it was a subtropical floodplain. Who knew a forgotten fossil could rewrite lizard history? #FossilFind #Paleontology #UtahDiscovery #Science10Share
Richard Vaughan+FollowMeet the Dino with Razor Teeth MysteryImagine a dinosaur we mostly know from its freaky, razor-sharp teeth—seriously, that’s Richardoestesia. This Cretaceous predator roamed the western US and Canada, but paleontologists are still scratching their heads about what it actually looked like. Its teeth are so unique, some think it was a fish-eater, others say it munched on small animals. The wildest part? Decades after its discovery, we still don’t have a full skeleton. It’s basically the dinosaur world’s ultimate cold case! #Dinosaurs #Paleontology #ScienceMystery #Science40Share
daniellopez+FollowT. rex’s “Dragon Prince” Cousin Found!Dinosaur drama alert: Scientists just ID’d a new tyrannosaur, Khan khuluu mongoliensis—the “Dragon Prince”—that lived 20 million years before T. rex! This little predator (only 13 feet long) bridges the gap between early, scrappy hunters and the giant T. rex we all know. Turns out, tyrannosaurs didn’t just pop up as kings—they migrated, evolved, and hustled their way to the top. Wildest part? The fossils were hiding in a museum drawer for decades! #DinosaurDiscovery #Tyrannosaur #Paleontology #History40Share
Patrick Simmons+FollowDino Egg Secrets Revealed by CT Scans!Imagine peeking inside an 80-million-year-old dinosaur egg—without cracking it open! Scientists just used CT scans to explore a rare Hadrosaur egg and a massive Ice Age beaver skull. While they didn’t spot a dino embryo, the egg is still perfectly intact (how wild is that?). The beaver skull? It’s the first of its kind at the museum and could spill secrets about how these giant rodents lived. Science is basically time travel! #DinosaurEgg #Paleontology #ScienceNews #Science457Share
