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Flooding in Texas uncovered 110-115 million-year-old dinosaur footprints in Travis County, providing a rare prehistoric discovery amid disaster recovery efforts, with experts planning further documentation of the tracks.
The July floods in Texas Hill Country uncovered 110-115 million-year-old dinosaur footprints, likely made by meat-eating dinosaurs similar to Acrocanthosaurus, with experts working to document and protect the site amid ongoing disaster recovery efforts.
A 68-million-year-old soft-shelled egg, nicknamed 'The Thing,' was discovered in Antarctica, challenging previous beliefs about marine reptile reproduction by suggesting mosasaurs may have laid eggs in water, and providing new insights into the evolution of reptile eggs.
A father-daughter team in England discovered a fragment of a new species of giant ichthyosaur, a marine reptile from the Late Triassic period, on Blue Anchor Beach. Working with paleontologists, they identified the find as a new species and named it Ichthyotitan severnensis. The discovery adds to a mysterious gap in the fossil record and sheds light on the evolution of large marine reptiles. The team hopes their find will inspire others to revisit their fossil collections in the region.