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Old 30-07-2016, 11:24
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The next item does fall within the remit of this thread:

A fossilised foot bone carries the oldest evidence of malignant cancer we’ve ever seen. Dating back 1.7 million years, the fossil from South Africa shows signs of osteosarcoma, an aggressive form of bone cancer. The fossil metatarsal bone appears to have belonged to an ancient human, although the researchers who discovered it are not sure which species.

Background link: http://www.cancer.org/cancer/osteosa...s-osteosarcoma

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Old 02-08-2016, 12:48
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Let's keep this thread busy.

The last woolly mammoths died of thirst:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-36945909
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Old 04-08-2016, 18:32
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Gigantic Abelisaur footprint, Heterodontosaurus tucki and the first evidence of human cancer - at a mere 1.7 million years old!

http://www.eartharchives.org/article...ed-in-bolivia/

http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/super-scann...nosaur-1573059

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-36901907

http://www.seeker.com/skeleton-of-fr...l?slide=gVZIDv

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2...ossil-science/

A superb Heterodontosaurus head reconstruction from a while back.

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com...f133b4d1b4.jpg
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Old 04-08-2016, 18:45
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More stories that have happened in the last week.

A couple of excellent recent T.rex reconstructions.

http://orig02.deviantart.net/6086/f/...is-da9vcdk.jpg

http://pre12.deviantart.net/9fe0/th/...er-dab30gm.png

A radio interview and a short video on the recently discovered Abelisaur footprint.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p042wxwz

http://globalnews.ca/news/2855633/gi...ed-in-bolivia/

The massive Griffinfly Meganeuropsis - possibly the largest insect of all time (although some others of this order like Meganeura and Megatypus were very close in size).

http://www.eartharchives.org/article...uge-dragonfly/

Various stories on ancient crocs.

http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/...und-in-brazil/

http://blogs.plos.org/paleocomm/2016...ile-ancestors/

http://phys.org/news/2016-08-crocodile-ancestors.html

A lack of water due to climate change may have doomed some of last Mammoths on the planet to die of thirst (already mentioned by CLL Dodge above).

http://www.theatlantic.com/science/a...mmoths/493886/

http://phys.org/news/2016-08-lack-ex...oths.html#nRlv

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencete...ny-island.html

Posted a few of these before but here is the full series.

Don't agree with some of what the bloke says (he seems really obsessed with reconstructing non-avian dinosaurs to be as ugly as possible) but if nothing else they are interesting articles.

Make your own mind up.

http://antediluviansalad.blogspot.co...gain-part.html

http://antediluviansalad.blogspot.co...n-part_24.html

http://antediluviansalad.blogspot.co...gain-part.html

http://antediluviansalad.blogspot.co...gain-part.html
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Old 04-08-2016, 19:37
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Old 05-08-2016, 02:40
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Old 07-08-2016, 23:01
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Some nice palaeo articles.

http://www.eartharchives.org/article...he-north-pole/

http://www.eartharchives.org/article...isle-of-wight/

http://www.palaeocast.com/palaeocast...-2016-results/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TS54Oh7VLf0

http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/...on-hypothesis/

An entire site on the massive plankton eating bony fish of the Jurassic - Leedsichthys.

http://www.bigjurassicfish.com/
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Old 08-08-2016, 23:48
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A nice article on the massive bite of the super-caiman Purussaurus brasiliensis.

http://www.eartharchives.org/article...c-purussaurus/

The original paper.

http://journals.plos.org/plosone/art...l.pone.0117944
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Old 09-08-2016, 23:18
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A few more recent stories.

http://phys.org/news/2016-08-trackin...-dinosaur.html

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/scienc...rth-180960032/

http://www.earthtouchnews.com/oceans...ed-into-a-reef
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Old 13-08-2016, 18:57
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Weekly palaeo round up.

http://blogs.plos.org/paleocomm/2016...ugust-12-2016/
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Old 13-08-2016, 19:40
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More palaeo stuff and a great article by Mark Witton on the prehistoric super-rhino Paraceratherium.

http://www.seeker.com/300-million-ye...968772735.html

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencete...fe-s-work.html

http://www.theetchescollection.org/home

http://markwitton-com.blogspot.co.uk...iant-ears.html

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/--kcdYYbMU-...Blow%2Bres.jpg
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Old 14-08-2016, 21:30
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The most infamous fraud in palaeontology has been further studied and a likely perpetrator has been identified:

Study reveals culprit behind Piltdown Man, one of science’s most famous hoaxes
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Old 17-08-2016, 02:59
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A few recent articles.

http://www.eartharchives.org/article...bill-dinosaur/

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smiths...ago-180960146/

http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/...ng-not-biting/

http://phys.org/news/2016-08-elbows-...on-unique.html
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Old 20-08-2016, 10:19
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Various palaeo stories.

http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20160...really-existed

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smiths...urs-180960130/

http://blogs.plos.org/paleocomm/2016...ust-19th-2016/
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Old 22-08-2016, 17:25
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More palaeo articles.

The one on Quetzalcoatlus is ok but Hatzegopteryx may have been as large and perhaps more robustly built.

http://www.eartharchives.org/article...l-of-all-time/

http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/...cave-lion-dna/

http://davidsamateurpalaeo.blogspot....ver-diets.html
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Old 28-08-2016, 15:30
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The Making of North America short documentary series from the USA's PBS broadcaster is excellent and there's a lot of palaeontological and geological content:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fAZ6K-WlUk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5R6fohRHqQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fAZ6K-WlUk
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Old 28-08-2016, 17:11
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The Making of North America short documentary series from the USA's PBS broadcaster is excellent and there's a lot of palaeontological and geological content:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fAZ6K-WlUk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5R6fohRHqQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fAZ6K-WlUk
Thanks for those.

An almost complete composite skeleton of a Dodo is coming up for auction.

http://images.earthtouchnews.com/med...2016_08_28.jpg

http://www.earthtouchnews.com/discov...ds-for-auction

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvD4fRHstuU
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Old 28-08-2016, 17:38
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I sincerely hope that Dodo skeleton is bought by a museum, university or research institute for study purposes and not by an unthinking wealthy private collector even if it means that the specimen goes abroad.

If a non-UK private owner does buy it then I'd like to see an export bar put in place so that a UK institution can be given time to raise the funds to buy it.
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Old 28-08-2016, 17:42
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I sincerely hope that Dodo skeleton is bought by a museum, university or research institute for study purposes and not by an unthinking wealthy private collector even if it means that the specimen goes abroad.

If a non-UK private owner does buy it then I'd like to see an export bar put in place so that a UK institution can be given time to raise the funds to buy it.
I totally agree.

Cutting edge scientific research (DNA samples for example) could be very interesting in revealing the mysteries of this giant flightless pigeon.
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Old 29-08-2016, 20:48
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A belated post mortem on "Lucy":

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-37194764

But was she pushed?
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Old 29-08-2016, 20:58
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The most infamous fraud in palaeontology has been further studied and a likely perpetrator has been identified:

Study reveals culprit behind Piltdown Man, one of science’s most famous hoaxes
I thought the name of the culprit was established several decades ago.
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Old 29-08-2016, 22:01
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Old 31-08-2016, 04:16
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Pterosaur tales.

http://phys.org/news/2016-08-rare-sm...ge-giants.html

http://www.seeker.com/cute-tiny-pter...992546358.html

http://www.livescience.com/55933-new...uncovered.html

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