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Paleontology & Fossils May 10, 2022

Eocene ungulates were very selective in their feeding

A study by the UPV/EHU-University of the Basque Country into the paleodiet of extinct paleotheriidae (or pseudo horses) provides information about their feeding strategy and the environment they inhabited at the end of the ...

Paleontology & Fossils Mar 22, 2022

New paleogene fossil flora reported from northern Vietnam

The climate of the northern part of Vietnam is similar to that of southern China. It is extremely plant-rich and is known to host more than 12,000 species of higher plants. Despite the floristic significance of this region, ...

Earth Sciences Sep 10, 2021

Land snail shells help to reconstruct quantitative temperature

Quantitatively reconstructing temperature changes is vital to understand the history and law of the Earth's climate system.

Earth Sciences Jun 25, 2021

Researchers reconstruct precipitation seasonality in central China over last century

In recent decades, extreme events become more intense and frequent in the context of global warming, and the Asian monsoon region has become one of the most affected areas.

Earth Sciences May 12, 2021

Earliest forest fires evidence of ancient tree expansion

The Earth's first forest fires appear to have occurred earlier than previously thought, pointing out a link between widespread wildfires and ancient tree evolution, according to researchers at The University of Alabama.

Paleontology & Fossils May 12, 2021

Prehistoric horses, bison shared diet

University of Cincinnati researchers studied the teeth of prehistoric horses and bison in the Arctic to learn more about their diets compared to modern species.

Paleontology & Fossils Apr 12, 2021

Shift in diet allowed gray wolves to survive ice-age extinction

Gray wolves are among the largest predators to have survived the extinction at the end of the last ice age around11,700 years ago. Today, they can be found roaming Yukon's boreal forest and tundra, with caribou and moose ...

Evolution Feb 22, 2021

Evidence of predation by octopuses pushed back by 25 million years

New research unveiled the earliest evidence of octopus predation in the fossil record. The evidence consists of tiny holes drilled in the clams they preyed upon during the Cretaceous period about 75 million years ago.

Earth Sciences Dec 16, 2020

When dinosaurs disappeared, forests thrived

It's known that the primary cause of the mass extinction of dinosaurs, about 66 million years ago, was a meteorite impact. But the exact mechanisms that linked the meteorite impact to mass extinction remain unclear, though ...

Paleontology & Fossils Dec 9, 2020

Why do elephants and tigers still roam in India? Study offers clues

Tropical Asia and Africa are the only regions on Earth that retain diverse populations of large, land-dwelling mammals, such as elephants, rhinos, and big cats. A new study co-authored by Yale researcher Advait M. Jukar suggests ...

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