Palaeontology
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9.4KNo teeth? No problem – dinosaur species had teeth as babies, lost them as they grew
Researchers have discovered that a species of dinosaur, Limusaurus inextricabilis, lost its teeth in adolescence and did not grow another set as...
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12.0KNew prehistoric bird species discovered
A team of geologists at the University of Rochester has discovered a new species of bird in the Canadian Arctic. At approximately...
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8.9KResearchers name two new horned dinosaur tribes
Dr. Michael Ryan, curator and head of vertebrate paleontology at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History, is the lead author on new...
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10.5KNew study finds mammals during age of dinosaurs packed a powerful bite
Move over, hyenas and saber-toothed cats; there's a mammal with an even stronger bite. A new study by Burke Museum and University...
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5.1KFish fossils reveal how tails evolved, Penn professor finds
Despite their obvious physical differences, elephants, lizards and trout all have something in common. They possess elongated, flexible structures at the rear...
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5.1KWorld-first research sheds light on the origin of the baleen whale
Monash University scientists have played a key role in discovering the origin of filter feeding in baleen whales -- the largest animal...
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5.4KAncient rocks hold evidence for life before oxygen
Somewhere between Earth's creation and where we are today, scientists have demonstrated that some early life forms existed just fine without any...
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5.5KAmerican scientists discover the first Antarctic ground beetle
Fossilised forewings from two individuals, discovered on the Beardmore Glacier, revealed the first ground beetle known from the southernmost continent. It is...
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10.8KBeta-keratin discovery in bird feather fossil may help identify paleo colo
A team of international scientists led by researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences reported recently the oldest fossil evidence of beta-keratin...
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6.3KLiving fossil genome unveiled
Published today in the open-access journal GigaScience, is an article that presents the genome sequence of Ginkgo biloba, the oldest extant tree...
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6.3KDiaphragm much older than expected
The diaphragm is unique to mammals and our most important respiratory muscle. Scientists at the University of Bonn and the Zoological Research...
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11.6KDinosaurs’ rise was ‘more gradual,’ new fossil evidence suggests
Researchers have discovered two small dinosaurs together with a lagerpetid, a group of animals that are recognized as precursors of dinosaurs. The...
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8.9KDinosaur discovery casts light on final flurry of animals’ evolution
A dinosaur fossil that almost went undiscovered is giving scientists valuable clues about a family of creatures that flourished just before the...
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10.0KAncient toothed turtles survived until 160m years ago
Today’s turtles don’t have teeth; they cut off their food using hard ridges on their jaws. But their ancestors were not so...
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8.3KGreenland fossils reveal global ecosystem recovery after mass extinction
A new study published in Scientific Reportsshows how higher latitude ecosystems recovered after the World's most cataclysmic extinction event 252 million years...
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8.2KA giant predatory lizard swam in Antarctic seas near the end of the dinosaur age
Kaikaifilu is a new species of giant sea lizard (mosasaur) discovered in 66 million year-old rocks of Antarctica. At about 10 m...
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4.4KPatagonian fossil leaves reveal rapid recovery from dinosaur extinction event
Ancient feeding marks from hungry insects in South American leaf fossils are shedding new light on the mass extinction that wiped out...
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7.3KHerbivorous mammals have bigger bellies
What do enormous dinosaurs have in common with tiny shrews? They are both four-legged vertebrates, otherwise known as tetrapods. In the course...
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4.7KWhen corals met algae: Symbiotic relationship crucial to reef survival dates to the Triassic
The mutually beneficial relationship between algae and modern corals -- which provides algae with shelter, gives coral reefs their colors and supplies...
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4.3KFossils reveal approaching relocation of plants on Earth
Significant changes in the distribution of plants on Earth can be a reality by 2050. The prediction is made by scientists from...
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5.4KFossilised dinosaur brain tissue identified for the first time
Researchers have identified the first known example of fossilised brain tissue in a dinosaur from Sussex. The tissues resemble those seen in...
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6.2KMeet Savannasaurus, Australia’s newest titanosaur
The outback region around Winton in central Queensland is arguably Australia’s ground zero for giant dinosaur fossils. Here, graziers occasionally stumble across...
