Man's earliest ancestors discovered in southern England
Fossils of the oldest mammals related to mankind have been discovered on the Jurassic Coast of Dorset.
Archaeology
Nov 07, 2017
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Acta Palaeontologica Polonica
Largest Ichthyosaurus was pregnant mother, say palaeontologists
Scientists from the UK and Germany have discovered the largest Ichthyosaurus on record and found it was pregnant at the time of death.
Archaeology
Aug 28, 2017
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New duck-billed dinosaur found in Alaska, researchers say (Update)
Fossils from a unique plant-eating dinosaur found in the high Arctic of Alaska may change how scientists view dinosaur physiology, say Alaska and Florida university researchers.
Archaeology
Sep 22, 2015
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Big dinosaur discoveries in tiny toothy packages
Researchers have examined one of the smallest parts of the fossil record—theropod teeth—to shed light on the evolution of dinosaurs at the end of the Cretaceous. Findings published in the prestigious journal Acta Palaeontologica ...
Archaeology
Aug 07, 2015
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Neutron tomography shows that the Pristerodon adapted to hear airborne sound 260 million years ago
A recent study by means of neutron tomography revealed that some forerunners of mammals were already able to hear airborne sound, because these animals already possessed an eardrum at the lower jaw, an impedance-matching ...
Archaeology
Jul 08, 2015
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The first European sea turtles became extinct due to changing sea levels
Little is known about the oldest sea turtles that inhabited the Earth millions of years ago. The finding in the Baetic Cordillera, in Jaén, of the remains of a supposed new species of turtle, Hispaniachelys prebetica—considered ...
Archaeology
Mar 19, 2015
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Tooth structure and wear provide clues to ecology and evolution of ancient marine creatures
A trio of published studies have highlighted the importance of examining dental structure and wear in ancient creatures to better understand their ecology and evolution.
Archaeology
Dec 13, 2013
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Tiny fossils link 'old bastard' marsupials to South America and Africa
Two tiny fossils are prompting an overhaul of theories about marsupial evolution after they revealed unexpected links to South America – and possibly Africa.
Paleontology & Fossils
Jul 23, 2013
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Earliest known microtoid cricetid found from the Junggar Basin of China
Microtoid cricetids are widely considered to be the ancestral form of arvicoline rodents, a successful rodent group including voles, lemmings and muskrats. The earliest previously known microtoid cricetid is Microtocricetus ...
Archaeology
Jun 26, 2013
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New advance on Platybelodon from the Linxia Basin of China
(Phys.org) —Platybelodon is a group of extinct Proboscidea. They extended from the early Miocene to middle Miocene of Eurasia. Evident also shows that some of them reached North America in the late Miocene. These strange ...
Archaeology
Jun 25, 2013
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