Extinct

Ghost wolves: Researchers hope Galveston’s ghostly coyotes derived from extinct red wolves could restore national wolf population

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GALVESTON, Texas (KTRK) — At first glance, these animals look like regular old coyotes, their voices howling and their eyes twinkling as they roam. You’ll find them almost everywhere on Galveston Island, from The Strand to the Sands. “This animal had a big, bushy tail. It was longer. It was really huge,” said April Lacson, … Read more

Let Us Now Celebrate Our Extinct Short King, Nanotyrannus

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For decades, paleontologists have been terrorized by the notion of a teenage Tyrannosaurus rex. Starting in the 1940s, excavations unearthed skulls belonging to what appeared to be smaller and more slender tyrannosaurs. But the scientists were sharply divided on what these skulls represented. Were they a Tween rex or a totally different dinosaur? In 1988, … Read more