Fossils

A new study reveals that young sauropods, despite their parents' massive size, were vulnerable prey that sustained Late Jurassic predators. Researchers from UCL analyzed fossils from Colorado's Dry Mesa Quarry to reconstruct the era's food web. This abundance of easy meals may explain why predators like Allosaurus thrived without advanced hunting traits.

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Researchers have unearthed a remarkable fossil site in southern China that preserves a 512-million-year-old marine ecosystem from the Cambrian period. The find, known as the Huayuan biota, offers insights into life after the Sinsk extinction event around 513.5 million years ago. It includes thousands of fossils, many previously unknown to science.

A trove of over 30,000 fossils unearthed on Spitsbergen reveals that ocean ecosystems rebounded swiftly following Earth's worst mass extinction. Just three million years after the event, complex food chains with large predatory reptiles thrived in ancient seas. The discovery challenges long-held views of a gradual recovery process.

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Palaeontologists announced several striking dinosaur finds this year, spanning from heavily armoured herbivores to fierce predators. These discoveries, reported across various global sites, offer fresh insights into prehistoric life. Highlights include a dome-headed species from Mongolia and an early bird-like fossil from China.