Trace fossils reveal clues to evolution of tiny organisms in deep marine ecosystems
Dr. Luis Buatois (Ph.D.) traces a series of hexagons with his finger, following the path carved by tiny organisms millions of ...
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Researchers Unearth 420-Million-Year-Old ‘Living Fossil’ Fish Species, Helped Them to Connect Human Evolution
Researchers Unearth 420-Million-Year-Old ‘Living Fossil’ Fish Species, Helped Them to Connect Human Evolution Analysis of 420-million-year-old Coelacanths fossils in Western Australia has provided ...
After the asteroid, the earliest bird ancestors thrived in Antarctica
With its glaciers and sub-zero temperatures, Antarctica hardly seems like a place of refuge. However, the now icy continent ...
Fossils Preserve Both Skin and Scales From an Ancient Sea Monster
With serpentine necks, flippers and a mouth full of needle-sharp teeth, plesiosaurs have captured imaginations since ...
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New record 'living fossil' bowfin fish caught on New Jersey creek
Hubert told the Asbury Park Press he frequently comes to New Jersey to fish the freshwater for bowfin, which is considered a ...
The Search for the Original Silly Goose in the Fossil Record
Some paleontologists think that fossils recovered from Antarctica are evidence of birds similar to modern geese and ducks ...
Fossils show leaf-eating insects tracked gum trees for millions of years
How far would leaf-eating insects go to dine on their favorite food? Perhaps the other side of the world, according to ...
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World's tiniest cat was a palm-sized tiddler that lived in China 300,000 years ago
Scientists identified the tiny species of cat from a fossilized jawbone, which could date back as far as 300,000 years ago.
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Fossil of oldest known modern bird discovered in Antarctica
A near complete skull fossil found in Antarctica has revealed the oldest known modern bird — a mallard duck-size creature related to the waterfowl that live by lakes and oceans today ...