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A new Ice Age species was hiding in la brea tar pits fossils for decades
40+ min ago (448+ words) Scientists have discovered a new extinct amphibian species hiding in the fossil collections of Los Angeles’ La Brea Tar Pits. Named Spea labreae, the Ice Age spadefoot toad is an exceptionally rare find—only one other extinct Pleistocene amphibian has…...
'Noo-noo' the cicada cousin in amber had a bizarrely long mouth
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (500+ words) A particle accelerator probed the proboscis of an extinct planthopper that lived 99 million years ago and may have drunk straight from trees About 99 million years ago, a planthopper died on a tree in what is today Myanmar. This insect was…...
Chinese scientists uncover ancient reptile built for life in water | TV BRICS, 16.08.26
1+ hour, 4+ min ago (453+ words) A 244-million-year-old fossil from China provides the earliest evidence of an archosauromorph highly adapted to life in water The study was led by Li Chun, a researcher at the Institute of Vertebrate Palaeontology and Paleoanthropology of the Chinese Academy of…...
Mysterious substance found in 66-million-year-old dinosaur bone
2+ hour, 26+ min ago (297+ words) Scientists a 66-million-year-old dinosaur bone have identified preserved molecules of collagen, the main protein in bone tissue. The unusual discovery is prompting scientists to reconsider the view that all organic molecules inevitably disappear during fossilization. The study results Analytical Chemistry…...
Crocodiles can’t fly. Birds can. Scientists have finally figured out why
2+ hour, 57+ min ago (715+ words) New research suggests crocodiles descended from warm-blooded, active archosaurs rather than cold-blooded ancestors. Fossil evidence from 81 species indicates both crocodile and dinosaur-bird lineages had high metabolic rates before crocodiles evolved cold-blooded metabolisms around 66 million years ago Adelaide: The closest living…...
Birds and crocodiles may share a warm-blooded past, fossil study suggests
3+ hour, 34+ min ago (670+ words) Even if crocodiles somehow had wings, the metabolic difference in power alone would mean they could never fly | Image: Pexels The closest living relatives of crocodiles and alligators are, perhaps surprisingly, birds. They are both archosauriforms, a group of species…...
Crocodiles cant fly. Birds can. Scientists have finally figured out why
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Evolutionary Bricolage
3+ hour, 39+ min ago (176+ words) How Reused Neural Circuits Shape the Future of Civilization I studied evolution when I was a student, so I’m still interested in the evolution of various organisms. I also …...
"Something Strange Going On": 55 Million-Year-Old Primate Fossils Found In SW Wyoming
8+ hour, 10+ min ago (1656+ words) A slew of fossils from Earthi's earlier primates have been discovered in southwestern Wyoming. Scientists say the tiny primate fossils, around the size of a mouse lemur, is evidence something strange was going on in Sweetwater County 55 million years ago....
Family finds megalodon tooth at Jersey Shore beach - CBS New York
8+ hour, 29+ min ago (35+ words) Family finds megalodon tooth at Jersey Shore beach CBS News - The 5:33 | Legacy of the LIRR Massacre - On The Dot with David Schechter: Wildfires & Climate Change Family finds megalodon tooth at Jersey Shore beach...