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Bizarre squid relative found in Wyoming is unlike anything seen before
19+ hour ago (840+ words) A bizarre belemnite fossil from Wyoming has been identified as a new species, revealing the thickest known member of this ancient squid relative group. There’s a fossil in a Wyoming museum drawer that spent two decades being, essentially, a mystery…...
324-million-year-old insect fossil reveals early life on Earth roamed between water and land
5+ day, 10+ hour ago (956+ words) A 324-million-year-old fossil suggests early insects lived between water and land as their bodies gradually changed over time. Life on Earth changed greatly when animals began moving from water onto land. It happened in stages, and some early animals, including…...
Fossil bite marks show mammals didn’t always rule the food chain
5+ day, 12+ hour ago (1262+ words) Purussaurus bite marks on fossil bones show a 23-foot crocodile relative killed hoofed mammals weighing up to 4,000 pounds in ancient South America. Saltwater crocodiles in northern Australia hunt horses, cattle, and feral water buffalo. They are the largest crocodiles alive…...
American cheetah was not actually a cheetah, DNA reveals
5+ day, 18+ hour ago (1055+ words) Ancient DNA reveals that the American cheetah was actually closer to pumas, ranged into Arctic Yukon, and may have regularly eaten fish. For a long time, the extinct animal known as the American cheetah seemed to have a simple story....
Ancient armored fish survived a massive impact before Earth’s largest mass extinction
2+ week, 2+ day ago (1023+ words) A remarkably complete armored fish fossil from Brazil survived near a massive asteroid crater, revealing an unexpected link to ancient Europe. Near the end of the Permian, an asteroid hit central Brazil and folded the rock layers around the crater…...
New Ice Age toad species identified at the La Brea Tar Pits
1+ week, 5+ day ago (830+ words) Decades-old museum collections from La Brea have revealed a bone belonging to a new species of Ice Age amphibian, a type of spadefoot toad. The most sensitive climate instrument at La Brea Tar Pits is not a mammoth. It is…...
New hairy-leafed plant species confirms another of Darwin’s predictions
4+ week, 12+ hour ago (986+ words) Saxifraga candelabrum is a newly confirmed carnivorous plant. Its sticky hairs trap small insects, while its flowers attract them with scent. Carnivorous plants are famous for dramatic traps, but catching an insect is only part of the story. To qualify…...