Imagine a vast, lush forest dominated by giant flightless birds and crocodiles. This was Australia's Red Center 25 million years ago. There lived several species of koala; early kangaroos the size of possums; and the wombat-sized ...
Paleontology & Fossils
Mar 22, 2023
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Researchers at the Universities of Helsinki and Lyon and the Geological Survey of Finland found that complex teeth, a hallmark of mammals, also evolved several times in reptiles, prompting the evolutionary success of plant-eating ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 15, 2021
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Few structures in nature inspire more fear and fascination than the fangs of venomous snakes.
Evolution
May 13, 2021
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A pioneering study by University of Bristol researchers finds that the evolution of teeth in the giant prehistoric shark Megalodon and its relatives was a by-product of becoming huge, rather than an adaptation to new feeding ...
Evolution
Jan 13, 2021
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Using 3D-printed replicas of 200-million-year-old mammal teeth and polymers that mimic insect prey, scientists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst this week provide the first laboratory-tested evidence that the ability ...
Archaeology
Nov 9, 2016
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Scientists have developed a technique to perform dietary analysis of fish by analysing microscopic tooth wear.
Materials Science
Dec 10, 2015
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(Phys.org) —Fossil Homo jawbones found at Dmanisi in the Republic of Georgia have different shapes. Previously, scientists were unable to explain the reason for their diversity. By comparing the Dmanisi mandibles to jawbones ...
(Phys.org)—Palaeontologists who examined a new fossil found in southern California have thrown doubt on earlier claims that a "killer walrus" once existed.
Archaeology
Jan 17, 2013
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Beak shape variation in Darwin's finches is a classic example of evolutionary adaptation, with beaks that vary widely in proportions and shape, reflecting a diversity of ecologies. While living birds have a beak to manipulate ...
Archaeology
Jan 7, 2013
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Using a combination of guillotine-based experiments and cutting-edge computer modelling, researchers at the University of Bristol have explored the most efficient ways for teeth to slice food. Their results, published today ...
Other
Mar 6, 2012
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