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Earth.com
earth.com > news > ai-uncovers-rare-evolutionary-bursts-behind-todays-diverse-perching-birds

Perching birds became incredibly diverse through rare bursts of evolution

50+ min ago   (1063+ words) Perching birds evolved their body shapes in rare, sudden bursts that lined up with moments of upheaval in Earth’s climate. A new study reconstructs about 50 million years of change in their skeletons. Most of that change was packed into a…...

CPG Click Oil and Gas
en.clickpetroleoegas.com.br > a-machine-was-preparing-the-ground-for-new-houses-when-it-found-a-2-meter-tusk-revealed-dozens-of-buried-mammoths-and-turned-the-real-estate-fcmo87

A machine was preparing the ground for new houses when it found a 2-meter tusk, revealed dozens of buried mammoths, and turned the real estate project into a museum.

49+ min ago   (1003+ words) A machine was preparing the ground for new houses when it found a tusk of approximately 2 meters among the removed earth. The discovery of mammoths interrupted the real estate project and opened the way for an investigation that would forever…...

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Humans and dinosaurs are merely supporting characters... because life owes its existence to 'them' [Book] - MK

2+ hour, 54+ min ago   (244+ words) We may have learned the history of Earth the wrong way. In the stories told about the planet's past, the figures that always appeared were animals: Tyrannosaurus rex, tearing into herbivorous dinosaurs with blood around its mouth, or a saber-toothed…...

SciTechDaily
scitechdaily.com > forgotten-for-20-years-this-240-million-year-old-fossil-reveals-a-new-reptile-species

Forgotten for 20 Years, This 240-Million-Year-Old Fossil Reveals a New Reptile Species

14+ hour, 55+ min ago   (1107+ words) Fragmentary bones from Brazil reveal a new Triassic reptile close to the lineage that preceded dinosaurs and crocodiles. Some 240 million years ago, long before dinosaurs dominated the land and modern crocodiles emerged, their distant relatives were undergoing a crucial stage…...

Noticias Ambientales
noticiasambientales.com > animals > giant-armadillo-of-brazil-cerrado-architect-creates-burrows-used-by-32-species-in-596-day-study

Giant Armadillo of Brazil: Cerrado Architect Creates Burrows Used by 32 Species in 596-Day Study

2+ hour, 38+ min ago   (348+ words) In the vast lands of the Cerrado of Goiás in Brazil, the giant armadillo stands out not only for its size but for its ability to modify the environment. This mammal, scientifically known as Priodontes maximus, has been described as…...

SciTechDaily
scitechdaily.com > 190-year-old-museum-specimen-solves-a-pangolin-mystery

190-Year-Old Museum Specimen Solves a Pangolin Mystery

14+ hour, 55+ min ago   (998+ words) New DNA analysis and a reconstructed family tree could help protect it from poaching. On a museum shelf in London, a pangolin specimen collected nearly 190 years ago held genetic evidence that could change how conservationists track one of the world’s…...

2EC
2ec.com.au > trending > stories > mystery-buyer-pays-72-million-aud-for-rare-t-rex-skeleton

Mystery Buyer Pays $72 Million AUD for Rare T-Rex Skeleton - 2EC

1+ hour, 41+ min ago   (292+ words) A giant Tyrannosaurus rex known as Gus has rewritten the record books after selling for an astonishing US$50.1 million at a Sotheby’s auction in New York. The result makes the prehistoric predator the most expensive dinosaur fossil ever sold at…...

Magic 105.9
magic1059.com.au > trending > stories > mystery-buyer-pays-72-million-aud-for-rare-t-rex-skeleton

Mystery Buyer Pays $72 Million AUD for Rare T-Rex Skeleton

1+ hour, 44+ min ago   (273+ words) A giant Tyrannosaurus rex known as Gus has rewritten the record books after selling for an astonishing US$50.1 million at a Sotheby’s auction in New York. The result makes the prehistoric predator the most expensive dinosaur fossil ever sold at…...

5MU
5mu.com.au > trending > stories > mystery-buyer-pays-72-million-aud-for-rare-t-rex-skeleton

Mystery Buyer Pays $72 Million AUD for Rare T-Rex Skeleton - 5MU

1+ hour, 40+ min ago   (273+ words) A giant Tyrannosaurus rex known as Gus has rewritten the record books after selling for an astonishing US$50.1 million at a Sotheby’s auction in New York. The result makes the prehistoric predator the most expensive dinosaur fossil ever sold at…...

FOX Weather
foxweather.com > earth-space > best-preserved-snake-fossil-offers-new-insight-evolution-creature-over-millions-years

Rare, well-preserved snake fossil offers new insight into millions of years of evolution

4+ hour, 4+ min ago   (446+ words) As the West continues to feel the heat, some animals are pushing into human residences for resources. Dr. Ole Alcumbrac, the Director of Wildlife Health Services, joins FOX Weather Meteorologist Bob Van Dillen to talk about how a warm spring…...