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New Zealand wren DNA analysis reshapes geological theory

Lyall’s wren: an extinct acanthisittid wren, infamously reported as having been both discovered and exterminated by a lighthouse-keeper’s cat. A DNA analysis of living and extinct species of mysterious New Zealand wrens may change theories around the country’s geological and … Continue reading

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NZ wren DNA analysis reshapes geological theory

A DNA analysis of living and extinct species of mysterious New Zealand wrens may change theories around the country’s geological and evolutionary past. read more (e) Science News – Paleontology & Archaeology

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New Zealand wren DNA analysis reshapes geological theory

A DNA analysis of living and extinct species of mysterious New Zealand wrens may change theories around the country’s geological and evolutionary past. Paleontology News — ScienceDaily

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Fossil analysis pushes back human split from other primates by two million years

A common ancestor of apes and humans, Chororapithecus abyssinicus, evolved in Africa, not Eurasia, two million years earlier than previously thought, a new paper suggests. Paleontology News — ScienceDaily

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High-tech analysis of proto-mammal fossil clarifies the mammalian family tree

A new analysis of the jaw of one of the earliest known proto-mammals sheds light on efforts to accurately date the period when mammals first evolved and clarifies the mammalian family tree. The study suggests that the great explosion in … Continue reading

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True colors: Using molecular analysis to clarify dino color claims

How do we know that the melanosomes found in the fossils are actually melanosomes and not something else, like leftover impressions from the microbes (some of which also make melanin) that coated the feather during its decay and preservation? Paleontology … Continue reading

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Bank group says share review won’t help asset analysis

(ANSA) – Rome, December 12 – The revaluation of shares in the Bank of Italy will likely not help institutions facing analysis of their assets by the European Central Bank, Giovanni Sabatini, managing director the Italian banking association ABI, said … Continue reading

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