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Fish Evolution Accelerated After Adapting to Eat off Hard Surfaces
1+ hour, 1+ min ago (693+ words) Why are there so many of species of coral reef fish? According to a new study, it's because about 50 million years ago, some fish figured out how to bite food from hard surfaces." Evolution doesn't proceed at an even pace:…...
Vibrant green snake found in China turns out to be a new species
1+ hour, 13+ min ago (686+ words) High in the misty mountains of western Sichuan, a vibrant green snake has been quietly living its life, blending into leaves and branches. For years, people thought they already knew this snake. It looked familiar, like many others in the…...
Discover The World Of Gibbons
3+ hour, 48+ min ago (1215+ words) Home " Wildlife " Mammals " Primates " Discover The World Of Gibbons Welcome to the primate world! Let's hang out. Do you know what a gibbon is? Only a few people are familiar with the beautiful and fascinating animal that is the Gibbon....
'Their greatest challenge since they stared down the asteroid': Paleontologist Steve Brusatte on why birds are facing their biggest existential threat since the dino-killing asteroid
2+ hour, 22+ min ago (1197+ words) In a new book, paleontologist Steve Brustatte tells the wild story of how birds evolved during the Jurassic and took to the skies, surviving the asteroid strike that killed their fellow dinosaurs. Birds have spread their wings the world over,…...
Early Platypuses Had Strong Teeth and Powerful Jaws, Fossils Show | Sci. News
3+ hour, 1+ min ago (204+ words) New fossils from the Namba Formation of South Australia reveal that 25 million years ago, Obdurodon insignis thrived in lush inland lakes alongside freshwater dolphins and other now-lost species....
No Bones About It, Nature's Most Amazing Invertebrates
9+ hour, 21+ min ago (696+ words) Collectively known as gastropods, snails and slugs make up tens of thousands of species (often estimated at over 60, 00080, 000), making them one of the largest groups of mollusks. They live in nearly every corner of the Earth in habitats ranging from…...
Prehistoric marks 132 million years old fill fossil gap on South African coast
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (964+ words) Mix Vale A team of scientists has identified dozens of dinosaur tracks recorded in a rocky section at Cabo Ocidental, "frica and Sul. The marks are approximately 132 million years old. The find occurred during recent fieldwork on the outskirts of…...
World's oldest crocodile fossil discovered during walk on beach
5+ day, 4+ hour ago (302+ words) Amateur fossil hunter Heather Salt holding the world's oldest crocodile fossil. (Lyme Regis Museum via SWNS) The world's oldest crocodile fossil has been found during a walk on the Jurassic Coast. Amateur fossil hunter Heather Salt initially mistook the find…...
M'ximo the Titanosaur
7+ hour, 56+ min ago (140+ words) Scientists officially described the titanosaur as a new species and named it in 2017, honoring both the Patagonia region and the Mayo family with Patagotitan mayorum. Our titanosaur cast is based on these fossilized bones, giving a realistic sense of this…...
'He began to cry, and almost fell to the floor': The fluffy fossil that finally showed the world that birds are dinosaurs
6+ hour, 50+ min ago (673+ words) In this excerpt from "The Story of Birds", author Steve Brusatte explores the moment where paleontologists realized they had critical evidence to show birds came from dinosaurs " a fluffy fossil from China. In the 1970s, paleontologist John Ostrom revived the theory…...