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Insight into the Evolution of Bones

April 1, 2021

Whether fish, fowl, or mammal, all vertebrates have an internal skeleton of bones. In almost all vertebrates (with the exception of certain bony fish), the bone consists of a complex composite of minerals, proteins, and living bone cells (osteocytes) entrapped in the bone matrix.

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New Predator Carnivore Discovered From the Late Cretaceou

March 31, 2021

Research published today in the peer-reviewed Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology describes a newly discovered species of dinosaur - named the 'one who causes fear', or Llukalkan aliocranianus.

Palaeontology

Discovery of a ‘Winged’ Shark in the Cretaceous Seas

March 19, 2021

93 million years ago, bizarre, winged sharks swam in the waters of the Gulf of Mexico. This newly described fossil species, called Aquilolamna milarcae, has allowed its discoverers to erect a new family.

Palaeontology

World’s First Dinosaur Preserved Sitting on Nest of Eggs With fossilized Babies

March 10, 2021

The fossil in question is that of an oviraptorosaur, a group of bird-like theropod dinosaurs that thrived during the Cretaceous Period, the third and final time period of the Mesozoic Era (commonly known as the 'Age of Dinosaurs') that extended from 145 to 66 million years ago.

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Fossils from “Vegetational Pompeii” Resolve Deep Palaeontology Mystery

March 10, 2021

A recent study on spectacular fossil plants preserved in a volcanic ash fall deposit--known as China's "vegetational Pompeii," in Inner Mongolia, China--has resolved a mystery that puzzled palaeontology for over a century: What are Noeggerathiales?

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Prehistoric killing machine exposed

March 3, 2021

Judging by its massive, bone-crushing teeth, gigantic skull and powerful jaw, there is no doubt that the Anteosaurus, a premammalian reptile that roamed the African continent 265 to 260 million years ago - during a period known as the middle Permian - was a ferocious carnivore.

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Researchers Overturn Hypothesis That Ancient Mammal Ancestors Moved Like Modern Lizards

March 2, 2021

The backbone is the Swiss Army Knife of mammal locomotion. It can function in all sorts of ways that allows living mammals to have remarkable diversity in their movements.

Natural History

Animal Evolution: Glimpses of Ancient Environments

February 22, 2021

Although amber looks like a somewhat unusual inorganic mineral, it is actually derived from an organic source - tree resins.

Palaeontology

The Seafloor was Inhabited by Giant Predatory Worms Until 5.3 Million Years Ago

February 18, 2021

An international study has identified a new fossil record of these mysterious animals in the northeast of Taiwan (China), in marine sediments from the Miocene Age (between 23 and 5.3 million years ago).

Palaeontology

635 Million-Year-Old Fungi Microfossil That Helped Recover Planet From an Ice Age discovered

January 28, 2021

When you think of fungi, what comes to mind may be a crucial ingredient in a recipe or their amazing ability to break down dead organic matter into vital nutrients.

Palaeontology

Study Sheds New Light on the Behaviour of the Giant Carnivorous Dinosaur Spinosaurus

January 26, 2021

New research from Queen Mary University of London and the University of Maryland, has reignited the debate around the behaviour of the giant dinosaur Spinosaurus.

Palaeontology

New Skull of Tube-Crested Dinosaur Reveals Evolution of Bizarre Crest

January 25, 2021

The first new skull of a rare species of the dinosaur Parasaurolophus (recognized by the large hollow tube that grows on its head) discovered in 97 years.

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