Ancient saber-toothed predator found in Spain is the oldest of its kind
The discovery of a newly identified species — the oldest saber-toothed animal found and an ancient cousin to mammals — fills a longstanding gap in the fossil record.
Scientists Discover Prehistoric Saber-Toothed Predator That Predates the Dinosaurs
Vaguely dog-like” animal is one of the oldest-known close cousins of modern mammals. Researchers have discovered the oldest gorgonopsian fossil on Mallorca, dating from 270-280 million years ago. This therapsid,
270 million-year-old saber-toothed predator from 'ghost' lineage looked like a bald dog
Fossils of the oldest saber-toothed predator are helping researchers understand the evolution of early mammal relatives called gorgonopsians and our shared origins in the therapsid group.
'Dog-Like' Fossil Discovery May Be Oldest Known Saber-Toothed Animal
The prehistoric creature is thought to have lived around 280-270 million years ago and was likely a "top predator" in its day.
Dog before dinosaurs? 270-million-year-old saber-toothed predator stuns scientists
Researchers in Spain found the oldest therapsid on record and with saber-toothed teeth. Mammals are the last surviving members of this ancient group, so this “dog-like” relative is changing what they thought they knew about this therapsid and giving them new insights into where we come from.
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Scientists discover dinosaur species 5x larger than Tyrannosaurus Rex
Scientists have uncovered an apex predator that once ruled the prehistoric world, eclipsing early relatives of the ...
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Steve has a run in with Predator X
While checking out an underwater quarry, Steve discovers just how big Predator X was, the most powerful marine reptile ever discovered. Its skull alone was nearly twice the size of a Tyrannosaurus ...
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Think You Could Outrun a T. rex? Here's How Fast Dinosaur Predators Ran
Still, paleontologists do have some ideas about how fast our favorite dinosaur predators could run. The only direct evidence we have of dinosaur locomotion comes from trackways or the fossilized ...
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Newfound T. rex relative was an even bigger apex predator, remarkable skull discovery suggests
rex and could have been even larger than the dinosaur king, a new study shows ... mcraeensis was likely the apex predator of its time, just like T. rex, Longrich said. And if the pair had existed ...
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Europe's 'largest ever' predator dinosaur found on Isle of Wight
Remains of Europe's largest ever land-based predator dinosaur have been discovered on the Isle of Wight, scientists say. Palaeontologists at the University of Southampton identified the remains ...
Discovered in Mallorca, the oldest ancestor of mammals in the world
The oldest known ancestor of mammals lived at least 270 million years ago in what is now Mallorca. About one meter long, it ...
Earless, hairless, apex predator with saber teeth: Oldest known ancestor of mammals found in Mallor
Researchers uncovered what may be the earliest known ancestor of mammals, a gorgonopsian fossil, in Mallorca, Spain, dating ...