Primitive fish fossils reveal developmental origins of teeth
Teeth and hard structures called dermal odontodes are evolutionarily related, arising from the same developmental system, a new study published today in eLife shows.
Teeth and hard structures called dermal odontodes are evolutionarily related, arising from the same developmental system, a new study published today in eLife shows.
Paleontology & Fossils
Dec 15, 2020
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Paleontologists at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) and the University of Calgary in Canada have provided new proof of parallel evolution: conodonts, early vertebrates from the Permian period, adapted ...
Archaeology
Nov 23, 2020
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Fossilised dinosaur teeth uncovered at Lightning Ridge, New South Wales, have offered fresh insight into how these giants co-existed and foraged.
Archaeology
Oct 29, 2020
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Mineral dust ingested with food causes distinct signs of wear on the teeth of plant-eating vertebrates, which can differ considerably depending on the type of dust. This is what paleontologists at Johannes Gutenberg University ...
Archaeology
Aug 25, 2020
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They are revered throughout nature as chilling predators … now research shows crocodiles have not always been the cold-blooded creatures they are today.
Archaeology
Jan 22, 2020
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By analysing the fossilised teeth of some of our most ancient ancestors, a team of scientists led by the universities of Bristol (UK) and Lyon (France) have discovered that the first humans significantly breastfed their infants ...
Archaeology
Aug 29, 2019
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Mackerel sharks (Lamniformes) are a group consisting of some of the most iconic sharks we know, including the mako shark (the fastest shark in the world), the infamous great white shark, and Megalodon, the biggest predatory ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 5, 2019
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Modern hyenas are known as hunters and scavengers in Asian and African ecosystems such as the savanna.
Archaeology
Jun 18, 2019
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Together with an international team, Senckenberg scientists were able to document an additional fossil ape species in the Senckenberg hominid collection. The new species had already been described in 1950 as Meganthropus ...
Evolution
Apr 9, 2019
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Rivaling the evolution of feathers in dinosaurs, one of the most extraordinary transformations in the history of life was the evolution of baleen—rows of flexible hair-like plates that blue whales, humpbacks and other marine ...
Plants & Animals
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