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Dinosaur-era fossil provides insight into snake evolution
1+ hour, 7+ min ago (720+ words) July 23 (Reuters) – Snakes first appeared during the age of dinosaurs, but fossils of many early species are so fragmentary that scientists have had difficulty deciphering their evolution as a group. Now, a well-preserved fossil from southeastern Brazil is offering fresh…...
Prehistoric mammal species get Inupiaq names inspired by Nome family
1+ hour, 35+ min ago (612+ words) 780 AM 96.1 FM It’s hard for life to thrive in the far north. Most of the animals seen on the tundra today are hearty creatures, built to withstand the harsh environment. But tens millions of years ago, something else, something small,…...
Tumbler Ridge fossil discovery sheds light on rare tyrannosaur species in B.C.
2+ hour, 40+ min ago (451+ words) A fossil discovered along a riverbank near a Tumbler Ridge campsite is helping scientists learn more about one of the prehistoric era’s most recognizable predators. The fossil, an impression of a juvenile jawbone, was first found in 2017 by visitor Rick…...
Fern-Fueled Wildfires Raged across Europe for Millennia during End-Triassic Mass Extinction | Sci.News
2+ hour, 51+ min ago (345+ words) A 201-million-year-old climate catastrophe turned Europe into a landscape of fern savannahs that repeatedly caught fire, according to new research published in the journal Nature Geoscience....
Carnivore teeth show a trade-off between cutting and crushing
3+ hour, 16+ min ago (939+ words) Carnivores can have teeth that slice or teeth that crush, but not both. Researchers found this trade-off is so strict that it has repeatedly steered unrelated predators toward the same few tooth designs. Tested directly for the first time, that…...
Underwater cave bones offer a new way to study extinct animals
3+ hour, 54+ min ago (1038+ words) A new study has found that animal bones lying on the floors of underwater caves carry a hidden record of how they got there. The record reveals whether each bone settled while submerged or while sitting on dry ground. Much…...
Dinosaur-era fossil provides insight into snake evolution | WKZO | Everything Kalamazoo | 590 AM · 106.9 FM
5+ hour, 39+ min ago (720+ words) July 23 (Reuters) – Snakes first appeared during the age of dinosaurs, but fossils of many early species are so fragmentary that scientists have had difficulty deciphering their evolution as a group. Now, a well-preserved fossil from southeastern Brazil is offering fresh…...
Empty seashells changed life in Earth's ancient oceans
5+ hour, 25+ min ago (757+ words) Long before coral reefs or modern seafloor ecosystems existed, the ocean floor was littered with something surprisingly unused: empty mollusk shells. New research reveals that around 470 million years ago, marine animals began colonizing the hollow interiors of these shells for…...
Families invited to crack the case at Nell Bank's Summer Discovery Days
8+ hour, 22+ min ago (327+ words) FAMILIES are invited to become nature detectives as the Nell Bank Charitable Trust launches its Nell Bank's Most Wanted Birds themed Discovery Days. Four action-packed outdoor family events taking place during the school holidays. Running on Thursday, July 30th and Friday,…...
Dinosaurs, fossils and bugs take over Philadelphia’s Academy of Natural Sciences
5+ hour, 47+ min ago (274+ words) Dinosaurs and bugs may have millions of years separating them, but they're sharing the spotlight this summer at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University. Throughout July and August, the museum's Dino-Mite Summer will transform the Academy into a…...