Fossils Reveal New Insight on Mesozoic Pollinating Insects
Insect pollination played an important role in the evolution of angiosperms. Little is known, however, about ancient pollination insects and…
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Researchers Discover Two New Chinese Dinosaurs: Bannykus and Xiyunykus
Digit reduction occurs many times in tetrapod evolution, and the most famous example is the 'horse series' of North America.…
Paleontologists Discover First North American Co-occurrence of Hadrosaur and Therizinosaur Tracks
An international team of paleontologists and other geoscientists has discovered the first North American co-occurrence of hadrosaur and therizinosaur tracks…
New Discovery Suggests Humans Left Africa Earlier Than Previously Thought
Ancient tools and bones discovered in China by archaeologists suggest early humans left Africa and arrived in Asia earlier than…
Researchers Identify Two New Ancient Mammals in Bolivia
Researchers at Case Western Reserve University and two other universities have discovered the 13-million-year-old fossils of a pair of new…
Amber Fossils Provide Earliest Direct Evidence of Frogs
About 99 million years ago, a tiny juvenile frog in present-day Myanmar was suddenly trapped in sap with a beetle,…
When Did Animals Leave Their First Footprint on Earth?
On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong put the first footprint on the moon. But when did animals leave the first…
Earth’s First Diverse Marine Predators Produced Killer Babies
Some of the earliest predators that patrolled the oceans over 500 million years ago are also some of the largest…
Jurassic Fossil Links Ancient Crocodiles With Dolphin-Like Animals
A 180 million-year-old fossil has shed light on how some ancient crocodiles evolved into dolphin-like animals. The specimen – featuring…
Scientists Reveal the First Bird Beak, 3D Skull of Ichthyornis Dispar
Researchers have pieced together the three-dimensional skull of an iconic, toothed bird that represents a pivotal moment in the transition…
Scientists Discover Oldest Directly Dated Homo Sapiens Fossil Outside of Africa
The first Homo sapiens fossil discovery from Saudi Arabia dates to 90,000 years ago during a time when the region’s…
Paleontologists Identify a New Species of Ancient Whale
University of Otago paleontologists are rewriting the history of New Zealand’s ancient whales by describing a previously unknown genus of…
Scientists Link Dinosaur Expansion to the Carnian Pluvial Episode
It is commonly understood that the dinosaurs disappeared with a bang – wiped out by a great meteorite impact on…
New Fossil Discovery Highlights Canada-Russia Connection 53 Million Years Ago
A new 53 million-year-old insect fossil called a scorpionfly discovered at B.C.'s McAbee fossil bed site bears a striking resemblance…
Paleontologists Provide New Perspective on Triassic Period, Emergence of Dinosaurs
After a great mass extinction shook the world about 252 million years ago, animal life outside of the ocean began…
Paleontologists Identify a New Species of Prehistoric Reptile, Colobops Noviportensis
Scientists have identified a new species of reptile from prehistoric Connecticut and, boy, does it have a mouth on it.…
Genomic Analysis of Elongated Skulls Reveals New Insights
The transition from Late Antiquity to the Middle Ages in Europe is marked by two key events in European history,…
Scientists Reveal the Genetic Timeline of Ancient Vanuatu People
Researchers from The Australian National University (ANU) have helped put together the most comprehensive study ever conducted into the origins…