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Oxygen levels were key to early animal evolution, strongest evidence now shows
It has long puzzled scientists why, after 3 billion years of nothing more complex than algae, complex animals suddenly started to appear on Earth. Now, a team of researchers has put forward some of the strongest evidence yet to support … Continue reading
Dissecting the animal diet, past and present
It’s time to settle a very old food fight. In a new study, experts argue that scientists need to focus as much on ‘when’ animals eat as they do ‘what’ animals eat. Without the proper time context, they say, an … Continue reading
Ancient wildebeest-like animal shared ‘bizarre’ feature with dinosaur
By poring over the fossilized skulls of ancient wildebeest-like animals (Rusingoryx atopocranion) unearthed on Kenya’s Rusinga Island, researchers have discovered that the little-known hoofed mammals had a very unusual, trumpet-like nasal passage similar only to the nasal crests of lambeosaurine … Continue reading
Ancient wildebeest-like animal shared ‘bizarre’ feature with dinosaur
By poring over the fossilized skulls of ancient wildebeest-like animals (Rusingoryx atopocranion) unearthed on Kenya’s Rusinga Island, researchers have discovered that the little-known hoofed mammals had a very unusual, trumpet-like nasal passage similar only to the nasal crests of lambeosaurine … Continue reading
Ancient wildebeest-like animal shared ‘bizarre’ feature with dinosaur
By poring over the fossilized skulls of ancient wildebeest-like animals (Rusingoryx atopocranion) unearthed on Kenya’s Rusinga Island, researchers have discovered that the little-known hoofed mammals had a very unusual, trumpet-like nasal passage similar only to the nasal crests of lambeosaurine … Continue reading
Large, violent animal packs shaped the ecosystems of the Pleistocene epoch
Intense, violent attacks by large packs of some of the world’s biggest carnivores — including extinct lions much larger than those of today, and sabertooth cats — limited the population sizes of mammoths, mastodons and other species, and prevented widespread … Continue reading
Fall fashion goes wild for animal prints
(By Elisa Cecchi) (ANSA) – Rome, November 8 – The animal print frenzy shows no sign of abating. After a roaring summer, leopard, zebra and tiger prints have inspired top Italian designers for day- and eveningwear staples this fall – … Continue reading