Tag Archives: species
Comparing the jaws of porcupine fish reveals three new species
Researchers compared fossil porcupine fish jaws and tooth plates collected on expeditions to Panama, Colombia, Venezuela and Brazil with those from museum specimens and modern porcupine fish, revealing three new species. Paleontology News — ScienceDaily
David Attenborough gains new species namesake
A new species of damselfly from the Cretaceous period has been named after the iconic naturalist and TV presenter Sir David Attenborough. Paleontology News — ScienceDaily
New Species of Dinosaur Is the Largest Land Animal to Ever Walk the Earth
Diego Pol lying by large femur thigh bone fossil of thenew species find, One hundred million years ago, a colossal creature the size of a 737 thundered through the forests of South America, picking trees clean with its head extended … Continue reading
Dino hips discovery unravels species riddle
One of North America’s most broadly identified dinosaur species, Troodon formosus, is no longer a valid classification, naming two others in its stead. A new discovery leaves North America’s paleontology community in upheaval. Paleontology News — ScienceDaily
That Incredibly Well-preserved Armored Dinosaur Is Actually a New Species
Fossils don’t get much better than this. (Courtesy of the Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology, Drumheller, Canada) A new study of the fossil also makes the controversial claim that the armored dinosaur had anti-predator camouflage. On a fateful day in … Continue reading
In saliva, clues to a ‘ghost’ species of ancient human
In saliva, scientists have found hints that a ‘ghost’ species of archaic humans may have contributed genetic material to ancestors of people living in sub-Saharan Africa today. The research adds to a growing body of evidence suggesting that sexual rendezvous … Continue reading
Fern fossil data clarifies origination and extinction of species
Throughout the history of life, new groups of species have flourished at the expense of earlier ones and global biodiversity has varied dramatically over geologic time. A new study shows that completely different factors regulate the rise and fall of … Continue reading
‘Star dust’ wasp is a new extinct species named after David Bowie’s alter ego
During her study on fossil insects at China’s Capitol Normal University, a student visited the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, USA, carrying two unidentified wasp specimens that were exceptionally well-preserved and 100 million years old. Close examination revealed that … Continue reading
Brazilian carnivorous mammal-like reptile fossil may be new Aleodon species
Some Late Triassic Brazilian fossils of mammal-like reptiles, previously identified as Chiniquodon, may in fact be the first Aleodon specimens found outside Africa. Paleontology News — ScienceDaily