https://cluster-site.onrender.com/tags/fossil/ Recent content in Fossil on Tenu Tech Brief Hugo -- 0.146.0 en-us Wed, 25 Feb 2026 20:40:00 +0000 https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/first-plesiosaurian-fossil-discovered-in-algeria-fills-a-cretaceous-gap/ Wed, 25 Feb 2026 20:00:03 +0000 https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/first-plesiosaurian-fossil-discovered-in-algeria-fills-a-cretaceous-gap/ • In a study published in Historical Biology, Dr • Mohammed Naimi and his colleagues report the discovery of the first plesiosaurian remains from Algeria • Additionally, the fossil https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/tiny-dinosaur-big-impact-a-90-million-year-old-fossil-rewrites-history/ Wed, 25 Feb 2026 16:00:03 +0000 https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/tiny-dinosaur-big-impact-a-90-million-year-old-fossil-rewrites-history/ • A team co-led by University of Minnesota Twin Cities researcher Peter Makovicky and Argentinean colleague Sebastian Apesteguía has identified a 90-million-year-old fossil that pr https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/new-method-uses-waste-bread-to-replace-fossil-fuels-in-chemical-manufacturing/ Mon, 23 Feb 2026 12:41:52 +0000 https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/new-method-uses-waste-bread-to-replace-fossil-fuels-in-chemical-manufacturing/ • New method uses waste bread to replace fossil fuels in chemical manufacturing The microbially produced hydrogen successfully fueled the hydrogenation of target chemicals under mi https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/million-year-old-fossil-skulls-from-china-are-far-older-and-not-denisovans/ Fri, 20 Feb 2026 17:03:06 +0000 https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/million-year-old-fossil-skulls-from-china-are-far-older-and-not-denisovans/ • Two skulls from Yunxian, in northern China, aren’t ancestors of Denisovans after all; they’re actually the oldest knownHomo erectusfossils in eastern Asia. • A recent study has r https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/million-year-old-fossil-skulls-from-china-are-far-older-and-not-denisovans/ Fri, 20 Feb 2026 17:03:06 +0000 https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/million-year-old-fossil-skulls-from-china-are-far-older-and-not-denisovans/ • Two skulls from Yunxian, in northern China, aren’t ancestors of Denisovans after all; they’re actually the oldest knownHomo erectusfossils in eastern Asia. • A recent study has r https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/fossil-discovery-reveals-specialized-fish-eating-adaptations-in-new-dinosaur-species/ Thu, 19 Feb 2026 19:00:04 +0000 https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/fossil-discovery-reveals-specialized-fish-eating-adaptations-in-new-dinosaur-species/ • Fossil discovery reveals specialized fish-eating adaptations in new dinosaur species The most arresting feature of this new species is its ‘scimitar-shaped’ crest. • A team of 20 https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/rare-fossil-at-montana-museum-records-tyrannosaurus-attack/ Wed, 18 Feb 2026 16:05:39 +0000 https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/rare-fossil-at-montana-museum-records-tyrannosaurus-attack/ • A fossil on display at Montana State University’s Museum of the Rockies reveals how dinosaurs in the Tyrannosaurus genus may have subdued prey, and the specimen is the focus of a https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/prehistoric-fossil-poses-puzzles-in-shark-research/ Tue, 17 Feb 2026 18:16:32 +0000 https://cluster-site.onrender.com/posts/prehistoric-fossil-poses-puzzles-in-shark-research/ • A newly examined prehistoric shark from the age of dinosaurs provides surprising insights into the early evolution of modern sharks. • It cannot be confidently assigned to any sh