Rare Fossil Reveals a Three-Tier Food Chain Frozen in Time: a Pterosaur Eaten by an Ichthyosaur Eaten by a Pliosaur.
Uncovered in part by amateur fossil hunters in Australia, the fossil preserves a unique look at prehistoric predatory dynamics.
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/rare-fossil-reveals-a-three-tier-food-chain-frozen-in-time-a-pterosaur-eaten-by-an-ichthyosaur-eaten-by-a-pliosaur-180989243/ #globalmuseum #fossils

The Bone Rush.
Dinosaurs have become an asset class for billionaires. And the market is about as orderly and genteel as a starving T. rex.
https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2026-t-rex-fossils-obsession/?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc4NDc3ODgwMywiZXhwIjoxNzg1MzgzNjAzLCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUSUJSMEdLR0lGUFYwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiI4ODM4Mzc1MEU3QzU0NjRCOUI5QTk1NkJCNEFGRjExMSJ9.3WuNNJmf6ZQqMh7XKPVfSGY8eDvYXGXtdu0T4MU4bKI&leadSource=article-gifting&utm_source=globalmuseum #globalmuseum #dinosaurs #fossils

For the first time in history, scientists have been able to study the brain of an ancient snake that lived during the Cretaceous period. They examined an exceptionally well-preserved fossil of the ancient reptile.
Understanding snake evolution remains a challenging task due to the scarcity of paleontological data, as well as the profound anatomical changes that accompanied their ecological diversification.
https://ua.news/en/world/vcheni-vpershe-doslidili-mozok-starodavnoyi-zmiyi #globalmuseum #snakes #fossils