New research published today in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology describes a fossil family that illuminates the origin of perissodactyls—the group of mammals that includes horses, rhinos and tapirs. It provides insights ...
Paleontology & Fossils
Nov 6, 2020
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Fossils of a strange early giraffoid have revealed the key driving forces in giraffe evolution, according to a study led by researchers from the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology (IVPP) of the Chinese ...
Evolution
Jun 2, 2022
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An international team of researchers, led by University of Winnipeg palaeoanthropologist Dr. Mirjana Roksandic, has announced the naming of a new species of human ancestor, Homo bodoensis. This species lived in Africa during ...
Evolution
Oct 28, 2021
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The history of dogs has been intertwined, since ancient times, with that of the humans who domesticated them.
Evolution
Feb 23, 2021
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In 2013, University of Michigan researcher Bill Sanders was invited to the Arabian Peninsula by an international team studying fossils and fossil sites in Abu Dhabi.
Evolution
Oct 31, 2023
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Ancient animal tracks dated almost two-million years old have been unearthed accidentally by Heriot-Watt University scientists from the Lyell Center in Edinburgh.
Paleontology & Fossils
Jun 23, 2021
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Biomechanical studies on the arachnid-like front "legs" of an extinct apex predator show that the 2-foot (60 centimeter) marine animal Anomalocaris canadensis was likely much weaker than once assumed. One of the largest animals ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Jul 4, 2023
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An exceptionally well-preserved collection of fossils discovered in eastern Yunnan Province, China, has enabled scientists to solve a centuries-old riddle in the evolution of life on earth, revealing what the first animals ...
Evolution
Nov 1, 2022
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Genes that determine the shape of a person's facial profile have been discovered by a UCL-led research team.
Evolution
Feb 5, 2021
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A newly published study has found that males of some of our earliest known ancestors were significantly larger than females. The pronounced difference in body size present in both Australopithecus afarensis (the East African ...
Evolution
Jul 29, 2025
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