Search results for bighorn basin

Paleontology & Fossils Nov 20, 2014

Fossils suggest ancestor of horses and rhinos originated on the Asian subcontinent while it was still an island

Working at the edge of a coal mine in India, a team of Johns Hopkins researchers and colleagues have filled in a major gap in science's understanding of the evolution of a group of animals that includes horses and rhinos. ...

Ecology Apr 23, 2014

Researchers detail newly discovered deer migration

A team of researchers including University of Wyoming scientists has documented the longest migration of mule deer ever recorded, the latest development in an initiative to understand and conserve ungulate migration in Wyoming.

Earth Sciences Nov 2, 2013

Global warming led to dwarfism in mammals—twice

Mammal body size decreased significantly during at least two ancient global warming events, a new finding that suggests a similar outcome is possible in response to human-caused climate change, according to a University of ...

Ecology Jul 18, 2013

WCS Canada report calls for more protection for vulnerable wildlife in Southern Canadian Rockies of Alberta

A new report from the Wildlife Conservation Society Canada (WCS Canada) calls for the designation of new Wildland Provincial Parks in the Southern Canadian Rockies of Alberta to protect vulnerable wildlife and provide for ...

Ecology Mar 7, 2013

'Climate-smart strategies' proposed for spectacular US-Canadian landscape

A new report from the Wildlife Conservation Society Canada (WCS Canada) creates a conservation strategy that will promote wildlife resiliency in the Southern Canadian Rockies to the future impacts of climate change and road ...

Earth Sciences Jan 4, 2013

Researchers explore climate impacts on Wyoming's Bighorn Basin populations over the last 13,000 years

(Phys.org)—During the past 13,000 years, Wyoming's Bighorn Basin has experienced significant increases in population growth—due primarily to periods of high effective moisture and moderate temperatures—according to ...

Earth Sciences Apr 2, 2012

Research brings new understanding to past global warming events

A series of global warming events called hyperthermals that occurred more than 50 million years ago had a similar origin to a much larger hyperthermal of the period, the Pelaeocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM), new research ...

Evolution Feb 23, 2012

Research reveals evolution of earliest horses was driven by climate change, global warming affected body size

When Sifrhippus, the earliest known horse, first appeared in the forests of North America more than 50 million years ago, it would not have been mistaken for a Clydesdale. It weighed in at around 12 pounds -- and it was destined ...

Paleontology & Fossils Nov 16, 2011

New fossils of oldest American primate

(PhysOrg.com) -- Johns Hopkins researchers have identified the first ankle and toe bone fossils from the earliest North American true primate, which they say suggests that our earliest forerunners may have dwelled or moved ...

Archaeology Aug 15, 2011

Researchers discover oldest evidence of nails in modern primates

From hot pink to traditional French and Lady Gaga's sophisticated designs, manicured nails have become the grammar of fashion.

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