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Carbon dioxide levels lower than thought during super greenhouse period
Researchers adds to the understanding of Earth’s historic hyperthermal events to help explain the planet’s current warming trend. Geology News — ScienceDaily
First winged mammals from the Jurassic period discovered
Two 160-million-year-old mammal fossils discovered in China show that the forerunners of mammals in the Jurassic Period evolved to glide and live in trees. With long limbs, long hand and foot fingers, and wing-like membranes for tree-to-tree gliding, Maiopatagium furculiferum … Continue reading
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New indications of gradual decline of dinosaurs before the end of the cretaceous period
The gradual decline of the dinosaurs and pterosaurs presumably came before the impact of the Chicxulub asteroid and the global mass extinction at the end of the Cretaceous Period, new research suggests. Studies also indicate that bird species spread and … Continue reading
Understanding new evidence of the impact of climate change in the Early Jurassic Period
This shows Early Jurassic ammonite. Credit: Plymouth University Geochemical and biological research offers academics a window into earth history, enabling them to piece together events that occurred before records began. Much of our understanding of past climate change is based … Continue reading
During last warming period, Antarctica heated up two to three times more than planet average
A new study of warming after the last ice age 20,000 years ago confirms climate models that predict an amplification of warming at the poles. By 15,000 years ago, the Antarctic had warmed about 11 degrees Celsius, almost 3 times … Continue reading
First microwhip scorpion from Mesozoic period found in Burmese amber
It’s smaller than a grain of rice, yellowish, trapped in amber and lived 100 million years ago alongside dinosaurs. Meet Electrokoenenia yaksha, a newly described type of microwhip scorpion, or palpigrade, from Myanmar, whose minute fossilized remains have been found, … Continue reading
Fossil discovery: Extraordinary ‘big-mouthed’ fish from Cretaceous Period
Two new plankton-eating fossil fish species of the genus called Rhinconichthys have been discovered from the oceans of the Cretaceous Period, about 92 million years ago, when dinosaurs roamed the planet. Paleontology News — ScienceDaily
Fossil discovery: Extraordinary ‘big-mouthed’ fish from Cretaceous Period
An international team of scientists have discovered two new plankton-eating fossil fish species of the genus called Rhinconichthys (Rink-O-nik-thees) from the oceans of the Cretaceous Period, about 92 million years ago, when dinosaurs roamed the planet. read more (e) Science … Continue reading
Fossil discovery: Extraordinary ‘big-mouthed’ fish from Cretaceous Period
Two new plankton-eating fossil fish species of the genus called Rhinconichthys have been discovered from the oceans of the Cretaceous Period, about 92 million years ago, when dinosaurs roamed the planet. Paleontology News — ScienceDaily
Volcanic event caused ice age during Jurassic Period
Pioneering new research has shed new light on the causes behind an ‘ice-age’ that took place on Earth around 170 million years ago. An international team of experts, including researchers from the Camborne School of Mines, have found evidence of … Continue reading