Tag Archives: carnivorous
‘Euro Devil’: Fossil of carnivorous marsupial relative discovered in E Europe
Scientists have discovered fossil remains of a new carnivorous mammal in Turkey, one of the biggest marsupial relatives ever discovered in the northern hemisphere. Paleontology News — ScienceDaily
Brazilian carnivorous mammal-like reptile fossil may be new Aleodon species
Some Late Triassic Brazilian fossils of mammal-like reptiles, previously identified as Chiniquodon, may in fact be the first Aleodon specimens found outside Africa. Paleontology News — ScienceDaily
Scientists uncover P-meter lengthy carnivorous WORM with snapping jaws
This is a photograph displaying the holotype of Websteroprion armstrongi. Gigantic Worm With Snapping Jaws Lived four hundred Million Years Ago A beforehand undiscovered species of an extinct primordial big worm with terrifying snapping jaws has been recognized by a … Continue reading
New extinct carnivorous marsupial discovered
A new species of extinct flesh-eating marsupial that terrorized Australia’s drying forests about 5 million years ago has been identified from a fossil discovered in remote northwestern Queensland. The hypercarnivore is a distant and much bigger cousin of Australia’s largest … Continue reading
First discovery from ‘New Riversleigh’ — a new extinct carnivorous marsupial
A new species of extinct flesh-eating marsupial that terrorised Australia’s drying forests about 5 million years ago has been identified from a fossil discovered in remote northwestern Queensland. read more (e) Science News – Paleontology & Archaeology
Fossil find reveals just how big carnivorous dinosaur may have grown
Fossil find reveals just how big carnivorous dinosaur may have grown An unidentified fossilised bone in a museum has revealed the size of a fearsome abelisaur and may have solved a hundred-year old puzzle. Alessandro Chiarenza, a PhD student from … Continue reading
Fossil find reveals just how big carnivorous dinosaur may have grown
An unidentified fossilised bone in a museum has revealed the size of a fearsome abelisaur and may have solved a hundred-year old puzzle. Paleontology News — ScienceDaily
Fossil find reveals just how big carnivorous dinosaur may have grown
An unidentified fossilised bone in a museum has revealed the size of a fearsome abelisaur and may have solved a hundred-year old puzzle. read more (e) Science News – Paleontology & Archaeology
Well-preserved skeleton reveals the ecology and evolution of early carnivorous mammals
Prior to the rise of modern day mammalian carnivores, North America was dominated by a now extinct group of mammalian carnivores, hyaenodontids. Fossils of hyaenodontids are relatively common from the early Eocene, but most are specimens of teeth. A new … Continue reading
Well-preserved skeleton reveals the ecology and evolution of early carnivorous mammals
Prior to the rise of modern day mammalian carnivores (lions and tigers and bears, as well as weasels, raccoons, wolves and other members of the order Carnivora), North America was dominated by a now extinct group of mammalian carnivores – … Continue reading