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Study shows carnivore species shrank during global warming event
A new University of Florida study indicates extinct carnivorous mammals shrank in size during a global warming event that occurred 55 million years ago.
Aug 24, 2010 |
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Unexpected viral 'fossils' found in vertebrate genomes
Over millions of years, retroviruses, which insert their genetic material into the host genome as part of their replication, have left behind bits of their genetic material in vertebrate genomes. In a recent study, published ...
Jul 29, 2010 |
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Biologists find that red-blooded vertebrates evolved twice, independently
(PhysOrg.com) -- Nature, in all its glory, is nothing if not thrifty.
Jul 27, 2010 |
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Remarkable fossil cave shows how ancient marsupials grew
(PhysOrg.com) -- The discovery of a remarkable 15-million-year-old Australian fossil limestone cave packed with even older animal bones has revealed almost the entire life cycle of a large prehistoric marsupial, ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Jul 14, 2010 |
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First Argentinean study on epidemiology, costs and burden of osteoporosis published
A comprehensive Argentinean epidemiological study reveals the staggering costs of osteoporosis in the country.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jul 14, 2010 |
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Study finds Triceratops, Torosaurus were different stages of one dinosaur
(PhysOrg.com) -- Research by a Montana State University doctoral student and one of the nation's top paleontologists is upending more than 100 years of thought regarding the dinosaurs known as Triceratops ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Jul 14, 2010 |
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Oldest-known black carp found in Mongolian plateau
Dr. Pingfu Chen, Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Dr. Gloria Arratia at the Biodiversity Research Center of the University of Kansas, described an ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Jun 23, 2010 |
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Team first to directly measure body temperatures of extinct vertebrates
Was Tyrannosaurus rex cold-blooded? Did birds regulate their body temperatures before or after they began to grow feathers? Why would evolution favor warm-bloodedness when it has such a high energy cost?
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
May 24, 2010 |
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Prehistoric Fish Extinction Paved the Way for Modern Vertebrates
A mass extinction of fish 360 million years ago hit the reset button on Earth's life, setting the stage for modern vertebrate biodiversity, a new study reports.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
May 17, 2010 |
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Scientists discover megalodon shark nursery
(PhysOrg.com) -- University of Florida researchers have discovered a 10-million-year-old Neotropical nursery area for the extinct megalodon shark in Panama, providing fossil evidence the fish used these areas ...
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May 11, 2010 |
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Quality of life reduced in hospitalized vertebral fracture patients
Vertebral fractures are the most common of all osteoporotic fractures and can have a devastating impact on a person's quality of life.
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May 07, 2010 |
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Rare 95 million-year-old flying reptile Aetodactylus halli is new genus, species of pterosaur
(PhysOrg.com) -- A 95 million-year-old fossilized jaw discovered in Texas has been identified as a new genus and species of flying reptile, Aetodactylus halli.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Apr 26, 2010 |
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Dinosaur skull changed shape during growth
The skull of a juvenile sauropod dinosaur, rediscovered in the collections of Pittsburgh's Carnegie Museum of Natural History, illustrates that some sauropod species went through drastic changes in skull shape ...
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Mar 31, 2010 |
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First-ever single-claw dinosaur fossil found in China
Dr. Xing Xu, Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology (IVPP), Chinese Academy of Sciences, and his collaborators, described a new dinosaur that was one of the smallest known and also one ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Mar 30, 2010 |
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New Bird Fossil Hints at More Undiscovered Chinese Treasures
(PhysOrg.com) -- The study of Mesozoic birds and the dinosaur-bird transition is one of the most exciting and vigorous fields in vertebrate paleontology today. A newly described bird from the Jehol Biota of ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Mar 25, 2010 |
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