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This artist's rendering depicts a herd of ancient sea cows foraging on the seafloor. A new species of ancient sea cow, Salwasiren qatarensis, is one of the many species described in...
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A newly discovered species of large dinosaur lived in marshy areas, hunted for fish and had an impressive horn protruding from its skull. It is the first time in over 100 years that scientists have discovered a new species of Spinosaurus dinosaurs, which are large fish-eating predators that first emerged during the Jurassic period more than 140 million years ago.

Darth Vader super bug feeds on dead marine animals that fall to the seafloor, making them important for recycling nutrients. in deep-sea ecosystem (Image: Wikimedia Commons)The deep sea, with its strange and...

This artist's rendering depicts a herd of ancient sea cows foraging on the seafloor. A new species of ancient sea cow, Salwasiren qatarensis, is one of the many species described in...
A potentially new species discovered. California Academy of Sciences hide caption toggle...