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indianexpress.comworld38 days ago
88-Foot Nagatitan Dinosaur Remains Discovered in Thailand
British and Thai researchers have identified Nagatitan, the largest and geologically youngest sauropod known from Southeast Asia. The Cretaceous Period fossils, first spotted by a villager in Chaiyaphum province, include a 5.8-foot humerus and indicate the creature weighed 25 to…
New York Postworld38 days agoUpdated
Scientists Name New 27-Meter Sauropod from 113-Million-Year-Old Thai Fossils
Fossils of the 113-million-year-old sauropod Nagatitan chaiyaphumensis, nearly 90 feet long and weighing 25 to 28 tons, were unearthed in Thailand’s Chaiyaphum province. The research, published May 14, 2026, in Scientific Reports, offers new insight into sauropod diversity and th…
James St. John / Wikimedia (CC BY 2.0)world59 days ago
Fossilized Jaws Show Massive Ancient Octopuses Reached Over 60 Feet in Length
New analyses of ancient octopus fossils reveal creatures up to 62 feet long that hunted during the Cretaceous Period. Researchers compared jaws from Japan and Canada to modern octopuses, estimating sizes and noting wear from crushing hard prey. The findings, published in Science,…
Science Newsscience60 days ago
Fossilized Jaws Show Giant Octopuses Up to 19 Meters Long Dominated Cretaceous Oceans
Researchers have uncovered evidence of enormous octopuses from the Late Cretaceous Period, with some reaching lengths of up to 19 meters. The findings, based on fossilized jaws, indicate these creatures were top predators. The study reclassifies the fossils into two species and h…