Ancient 420-million-year-old fossil hints of bony fish and cartilaginous fish common ancestor
Based on fossil evidence and genome analysis, scientists know that the two groups diverged from a common ancestor around 420 ...
Tag: paleontology
Scientists find 240 million-year-old parasite that infected mammals’ ancestor
It's very small and incredibly old - scientists have found the egg of a 240 million year old parasite - ...
New species of dinosaur discovered lying forgotten in a museum
Dr Nick Longrich from Bath University was studying bones from two horned dinosaurs from the ceratopsian family (related to Triceratops), when ...
Fossils Reveal “Beer-Bellied” Dinosaur
It was about as big as T-Rex, but not quite as fit - new fossils have revealed that Deinocheirus mirificus had quite a ...
Ancient 385-million-year old Fish pioneered Sex
Paleontologists have identified the first known animals that used internal fertilization instead of spawning - armor-coated swimmers, called antiarchs, which lived ...
Newly discovered dinosaur had one of the biggest noses in prehistory
Scientists have discovered a new dinosaur that possibly had the largest nose in prehistory. Ironically, it didn't have a keen ...
![Artist’s impression of living Protulophila polyps in a worm tube. Dennis Gordon and Erika MacKay [NIWA].](https://cdn.zmescience.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/comeback.jpg)
An animal that was thought extinct for the past 4 million years has resurfaced
Artist’s impression of living Protulophila polyps in a worm tube. Dennis Gordon and Erika MacKay .Talk ...
Animals built reefs 550 million years ago
These reefs were built by Cloudina ~548 million years ago, from the Nama Group, Namibia. Credit: ...
Fossil of Earliest Bird Pollinator Found
Researchers have discovered the earliest evidence of a bird pollinator visiting flowers, presumably to feed on the nectar - if ...
Why birds survived the dinosaur apocalypse: they were small enough
Photo: Julius Csotonyi Some 65 million years ago an asteroid impact caused countless species of land, ...
Fossilized insects trapped in the act of mating for 165 million years [SFW]
(c) PLOS ONE Fossils that capture a kinetic moment are truly fascinating because they surprise a ...
Fossilized footprints reveal a clumsy dinosaur
Crossing the riverbed of Carrizo Creek in Oklahoma, a series of tracks made by a two-legged dinosaur have been preserved ...
‘Platypus-zilla’ fossil unearthed in Australia
A giant platypus fossil, measuring more than 1m long (3ft) was discovered in Queensland, Australia. The animal lived 5-15 million ...
Saber-tooth-like cats ambushed and killed their own kind
Illustration of a cougar-like nimravid. (c) thorthebarbarian.com Looking close at suspicious marks and cuts present in ...
Prehistoric fish had the earliest face recognized thus far
This primitive fish might be the first animal with a face. (c) Nature A lot of ...
Thousands of dinosaur tracks found in Alaska
Paleontologists have scratched the surface of what appears to be a very promising dinosaur site near the Arctic circle, in ...
Dinosaur feathers found preserved in museum amber
Instead of digging through layers of rocks, a few paleontologists focused their efforts on 'digging' through museum collection instead - ...
Sahara might have been crossed by three large rivers the size of the Nile 100,000 years ago
When the Sahara comes to mind, lush greenery and gorgeous, fast flowing waters might be the last scenery that crosses ...
The oldest building in the world: Wyoming cabin made mostly from dinosaur fossils
Though built in 1933, the Fossil Cabin near the dinosaur graveyard at Como Bluff is, in a way, the oldest ...
America’s invasive species – 450 million years ago
Land clearing and human habitation put significant pressure on local species - combine this with globalization and a general recklessness ...
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