11+ hour, 3+ min ago  (101+ words) Life reconstruction of the mosasaur specimen discovered in Osaka Prefecture, Japan (top), and fossil images of the basisphenoid bone (bottom). The basisphenoid exhibits a unique combination of anatomical features, including short laterally projecting processes and the absence of a ventral…...

17+ hour, 22+ min ago  (58+ words) (IMAGE) EurekAlert! Guianan Cock-of-the-rock (Rupicola rupicola). Sentier des Coqs-de-Roche, French Guiana. University of Michigan researchers found that birds in the group Passeriformes evolved in rapid bursts that coincided with climatic shifts. More on this News Release AI tool reveals climate…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (38+ words) Fauna samples (IMAGE) EurekAlert! Representative samples of the modern fauna (left three samples) and the Paleozoic fauna (right four samples). (Image credit: Sarah Leibovitz) More on this News Release Researchers confirm cause of Earth’s biggest mass extinction...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (74+ words) (IMAGE) EurekAlert! A reconstruction of the Ajimu giant salamander, which is believed to have inhabited the lakes and marshes of the Ajimu region approximately 3.5 million years ago when its environment was warmer and more humid. Today, this area is home…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (88+ words) (IMAGE) EurekAlert! (1) The basking shark head, (2) Their distinctive skin consisting of 'paver block' arrangement, (3) Renderings comparing the skin denticle shape/arrangement with another close shark species (not on same scale!), (4) The shape variations of denticles. Credit must be given to…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (75+ words) (IMAGE) EurekAlert! A fossils of Spriggina floundersi collected in South Australia. Because these fossils preserve mirror-image impressions of the original animals, a leftward bend in the rock represents an animal that bent to the right in life. Scott Evans / ©AMNH…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (74+ words) Spriggina floundersi fossil (IMAGE) EurekAlert! A fossil of Spriggina floundersi collected in South Australia. Because these fossils preserve mirror-image impressions of the original animals, a leftward bend in the rock represents an animal that bent to the right in life....

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (545+ words) New research shows the ancient animal Spriggina floundersi preferred to bend to the right, the oldest known example of lateralized behavior image: A fossil of Spriggina floundersi collected in South Australia. Because these fossils preserve mirror-image impressions of the original…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (394+ words) image: From left, assistant professor of geology Emily Stewart, geology doctoral student Lindsi Allman, and assistant professor of meteorology Michael Diamond. view more Credit: Devin Bittner/FSU College of Arts and Sciences FSU SCIENTISTS FIND GAS EMISSIONS FROM ROCKS MAY…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (559+ words) image: Rainbow trout in the laboratory. view more Rainbow trout in the laboratory. New research is redefining the morphological and functional existence of anatomical “neck” regions to better include previously exempted vertebrates such as fishes and amphibians, changing the status…...