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Science cover study suggests vertebrate ancestors had complex brains 500 million years ago
3+ hour, 1+ min ago (389+ words) What did the ancestor of all vertebrates " including humans " look like? A Chinese-led study featured on the cover of Science suggests that one important clue may lie in the brain of a lamprey, an ancient jawless fish often described as…...
New fossils shed light on bryozoan origins in Early Cambrian
2+ week, 1+ day ago (255+ words) Specimen from the Xiannvdong Formation in which the membranous sacs are preserved. /CMG Researchers have discovered exceptionally well-preserved bryozoan fossils, providing the first definitive evidence of mineralized skeletons in Early Cambrian bryozoans and pushing the group's fossil record back by…...
Study: Kangaroos took unusual evolutionary path to grazing
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (250+ words) Thick tooth enamel helped kangaroos chart an unconventional evolution story, compared to herbivores on other continents, an Australian study has found. The study, published in Science, analyzed fossilized kangaroo teeth spanning millions of years and found that kangaroos, the continent's…...
World's largest dinosaur egg fossil site gets 'nano protective suit"
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (75+ words) World's largest dinosaur egg fossil site gets 'nano protective suit'news. cgtn. com World's largest dinosaur egg fossil site gets 'nano protective suit' The world's largest, most concentrated and best-preserved dinosaur egg fossil site has got a "nano protective suit" " a…...
Scientists trace early animal life boom before Cambrian explosion
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (400+ words) An illustration of the reconstruction of the Jiangchuan biota, an assemblage of early animals represented by fossils from a newly discovered fossil site in China's Yunnan Province dating to about 554 to 539 million years ago. /Xiaodong Wang Chinese scientists have discovered…...
'Exquisite' fossil of one of the smallest dinosaurs discovered in Argentina
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (726+ words) Illustration of dinosaur fossil. /VCG In Argentina's Patagonia region 95 million years ago, some huge dinosaurs roamed the landscape, including the fearsome meat-eater Giganotosaurus, at about eight tons, and the immense long-necked plant-eater Argentinosaurus, perhaps 70 tons. But this was no mere…...
New frog species found in south China's Guangdong, named after kung fu
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (240+ words) A new frog species has been discovered in the city of Foshan in south China's Guangdong Province. It has been given the name Leptobrachella kungfu, inspired by the Chinese martial art, honoring Foshan's cultural legacy as a renowned "City of…...
China records first parthenogenetic birth of world's largest lizard
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (83+ words) news. cgtn. com - EXPLORE MORE English Espa'ol Fran'ais " " Documentary CCTV+ - World World Asia-Pacific Middle East Europe Americas Africa China records first parthenogenetic birth of world's largest lizard Two Komodo dragon eggs hatched on January 20 and 25 at Taiyuan Zoo in Shanxi…...