A crab's-eye view of the ancient world
Their legs may get more attention, but a new study says a crab's eyes have much to offer, too—at least scientifically.
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Early birds had four wings, not two, study reports
Some primitive birds boasted four wings, before evolution led them to ditch their hind feathers in favor of webbed or scaly feet, scientists in China said on Thursday.
Archaeology
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Asian 'phoenix' lived with the dinosaurs
Palaeontologists said on Wednesday they had found the fossilised remains of a giant bird that lived in Central Asia more than 65 million years ago, a finding which challenges theories about the diversity of early birds.
Archaeology
Aug 10, 2011
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Fossils in Morocco reveal the astounding diversity of marine life 66 million years ago, just before the asteroid hit
Sixty-six million years ago, the Cretaceous period ended. Dinosaurs disappeared, along with around 90% of all species on Earth. The patterns and causes of this extinction have been debated since paleontology began. Was it ...
Paleontology & Fossils
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In 'pond scum,' scientists find answers to one evolution's which-came-first cases
Visiting a colleague in Germany in 2012, Boston College Research Professor Paul K. Strother was examining soil samples for pollen, spores, pieces of plants and insect legs - organic debris that might otherwise have been considered ...
Evolution
Jan 10, 2018
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Rare new fossil find the 'Rosetta Stone' of marine paleontology
Queensland Museum Network paleontologists have excavated Australia's first head and associated body of a 100-million-year-old long-necked marine reptile in what has been described as the Rosetta Stone of marine reptile paleontology.
Evolution
Dec 6, 2022
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Giant 'teenager' shark from the dinosaur era identified from vertebrae remains
Scientists of the University of Vienna have examined parts of a vertebral column found in northern Spain in 1996, and assigned it to the extinct shark group Ptychodontidae. In contrast to teeth, shark vertebrae bear biological ...
Archaeology
Apr 23, 2020
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New species of tiny tyrannosaur foreshadows rise of T. rex
A newly discovered, diminutive—by T. rex standards—relative of the tyrant king of dinosaurs reveals crucial new information about when and how T. rex came to rule the North American roost.
Archaeology
Feb 21, 2019
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World's oldest comma shrimp was way ahead of the curve
Scientists have discovered the world's oldest "comma" shrimp, a tiny crustacean shaped like its punctuation namesake.
Plants & Animals
Nov 27, 2019
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'Sabre-toothed squirrel': First known mammalian skull from Late Cretaceous discovered in South America
Paleontologist Guillermo Rougier, Ph.D., professor of anatomical sciences and neurobiology at the University of Louisville, and his team have reported their discovery of two skulls from the first known mammal of the early ...
Archaeology
Nov 2, 2011
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