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Prehistoric squid was last meal of newborn ichthyosaur 200 million years ago
Scientists have identified the smallest and youngest specimen of Ichthyosaurus communis on record and found an additional surprise preserved in its stomach. Strange & Offbeat: Fossils & Ruins News — ScienceDaily
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Prehistoric squid was last meal of newborn ichthyosaur 200 million years ago
Scientists have identified the smallest and youngest specimen of Ichthyosaurus communis on record and found an additional surprise preserved in its stomach. Paleontology News — ScienceDaily
Siberian volcanic eruptions caused extinction 250 million years ago, new evidence shows
The Great Permian Extinction, which occurred approximately 250 million years ago, was caused by massive volcanic eruptions that led to significant environmental changes, new evidence shows. Geology News — ScienceDaily
Seven complete specimens of new flower, all 100 million years old
A Triceratops or Tyrannosaurus rex bulling its way through a pine forest likely dislodged flowers that 100 million years later have been identified in their fossilized form as a new species of tree. Paleontology News — ScienceDaily
Fruit fly mutation foretells 40 million years of evolution
Small, seemingly insignificant mutations in fruit flies may actually hold clues as to how a species will evolve tens of millions of years in the future. Paleontology News — ScienceDaily
What flowers looked like 100 million years ago
Flowering plants with at least 300,000 species are by far the most diverse group of plants on Earth. They include almost all the species used by people for food, medicine, and many other purposes. However, flowering plants arose only about … Continue reading
Cretaceous Tanaidaceans took care of their offspring more than 105 million years ago
The first evidence of parental care in Tanaidaceans has been found by scientists, dating back to more than 105 million years, according to a new study. These new findings are based on the study of three small crustaceans from different … Continue reading
World’s Oldest Fossilized Mushroom Sprouted 115 Million Years Ago
Image: Sam Heads Sam Heads and his team had just received a donation of fossil insects at the Prairie Research Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. But when they started going through it, Heads realized that one of the fossils … Continue reading
3-D-modeling of food residues in 230 million years old fossil feces
Synchrotron scanning can produce high-quality 3-D models of well-preserved food residues from fossil feces. Paleontology News — ScienceDaily
Antibiotic-resistant microbes date back to 450 million years ago, well before the age of dinosaurs
Leading hospital ‘superbugs,’ known as the enterococci, arose from an ancestor that dates back 450 million years — about the time when animals were first crawling onto land (and well before the age of dinosaurs), according to a new study. … Continue reading
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