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Scientists make new discovery about bird evolution
A team of scientists has described the most exceptionally preserved fossil bird discovered to date, in a newly published article. The new specimen from the rich Early Cretaceous Jehol Biota (approximately 131 to 120 million years old) is referred to … Continue reading
Discovery of widespread platinum may help solve Clovis people mystery
No one knows for certain why the Clovis people and iconic beasts — mastodon, mammoth and saber-toothed tiger — living some 12,800 years ago suddenly disappeared. However, a discovery of widespread platinum at archaeological sites across the US has provided … Continue reading
An Exceptional Mammoth Discovery from the North Sea
If we consider the huge number of fossil remains of ice age mammals dredged up from the floor of the North Sea, we can only conclude that the Pleistocene era must have resembled a paradise between what is now the … Continue reading
Fossil discovery rewrites understanding of reproductive evolution
A exceptional 250-million-yr-previous ‘horrible-headed lizard’ fossil present in China exhibits an embryo contained in the mom — clear proof for reside delivery. The fossil unexpectedly offered the primary proof for stay start in an animal group beforehand thought to solely … Continue reading
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Fossil discovery rewrites understanding of reproductive evolution
A exceptional 250-million-yr-previous ‘horrible-headed lizard’ fossil present in China exhibits an embryo contained in the mom — clear proof for stay start. The fossil unexpectedly offered the primary proof for stay start in an animal group beforehand thought to solely … Continue reading
Discovery of latest fossil from half billion years in the past sheds mild on life on Earth
A new species of fossil has been found that may make clear early animal ecosystems. Investigators found the brand new species whereas conducting a survey of microfossils in mudstones from western Canada. To their shock, the samples yielded miniscule loriciferans: … Continue reading
Very Rare Discovery: tumor found in 255-million-year-old beast
A handout image of a CT scan of the front half of a lower jawbone of a saber-toothed mammal-like beast that prowled Tanzania 255 million years ago. Bone is shown in red and teeth are in blue. This is not … Continue reading
New discovery shatters previous beliefs about Earth’s origin
A new study demonstrates that the Earth and other planetary objects formed in the early years of the Solar System share similar chemical origins — a finding at odds with accepted wisdom held by scientists for decades. Geology News — … Continue reading
Fire discovery sheds new light on ‘hobbit’ demise
Crucial new evidence has revealed modern humans (Homo sapiens) were likely using fire at Liang Bua 41,000 years ago, narrowing the time gap between the last hobbits (Homo floresiensis) and the first modern humans at this site on the Indonesian … Continue reading
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Dinosaur discovery casts light on final flurry of animals’ evolution
A well preserved fossil of a new species of winged dinosaur, known as Tongtianlong or Mud Dragon, is giving scientists vital clues on a late flurry of evolution before the mass exctinction event. Credit: Junchang Lu A dinosaur fossil that … Continue reading