[ad_1] Paleontologists have unearthed the partial skeleton of an enantiornithine (opposite bird) that lived in what is now Utah approximately 75 million years ago (Late Cretaceous epoch). According to an analysis of …
Read More »New Jurassic sauropodomorphic dinosaur unveiled | Paleontology
[ad_1] Paleontologists discovered what they said was a completely new sauropodomorphic dinosaur completely unexpected that lived 200 million years ago (Jurassic period) in South Africa. A reenactment of the artist Ledumahadi mafube …
Read More »Titan de Vorombe: researchers name the world's largest bird | Paleontology
[ad_1] After decades of contradictory evidence and numerous publications, a team of researchers at the Zoological Institute of London Zoological Society has finally put to rest the biggest global debate on birds. …
Read More »Scientists solve the mystery of Dickinsonia: the "Holy Grail" of paleontology
[ad_1] A new study confirmed that Dickinsonia, of Ediacaran biota, is the first confirmed animal to have walked on Earth. Researchers from ANU have discovered cholesterol molecules from fossils discovered in Russia. …
Read More »Fossil Tooth Study Highlights How Jurassic Marine Reptiles Have Adapted to Environmental Change | Paleontology
[ad_1] According to a new study from the University of Edinburgh, the deep-water Jurassic reptiles thrived as sea level rose, while species in shallow waters disappeared. An artistic impression of Jurassic marine …
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