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Published Crocodile family tree mapped: New light shed on croc evolution
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Around 250 million years ago, 700 species of reptiles closely related to the modern-day crocodile ro ...
Published Pterosaur discovery solves ancient feather mystery - Pterosaur Discovery Solves Ancient Feather Mystery
(via sciencedaily.com) Palaeontologists have discovered remarkable new evidence that pterosaurs, the flying relatives of di...
Published Dinosaurs were the first to take the perspectives of others - Dinosaurs: The First to Take the Perspectives of Others
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Understanding that others hold different viewpoints from your own is essential for human sociality....
Published Earth's first giant - Earth's First Giant: Uncovering the Secrets of the Prehistoric Amphibian
(via sciencedaily.com) The two-meter skull of an enormous new ichthyosaur species, Earth's first known giant creature, reve...
Published New insights into the timeline of mammal evolution - New Insights into the Timeline of Mammal Evolution
(via sciencedaily.com) A new study has provided the most detailed timeline of mammal evolution to date. ABSTRACT: New Insig...
Published Warm-bodied ties between mammals and birds more ancient than previously recognized - Warm-bodied Ties Between Mammals and Birds More Ancient Than Previously Recognized
(via sciencedaily.com) The evolutionary origin of endothermy (the ability to maintain a warm body and higher energy levels...
Published Muscular wing-body junction improved Pterosaur flight performance - Muscular Wing-Body Junction Improved Pterosaur Flight Performance
(via sciencedaily.com) The flying reptiles known as pterosaurs are the closest relatives of dinosaurs and were the first ve ...
Published Solid salamander: Prehistoric amphibian was as heavy as a pygmy hippo - Solid Salamander: Prehistoric Amphibian was as Heavy as a Pygmy Hippo
(via sciencedaily.com) Scientists have calculated the body mass of two ancient amphibians. ABSTRACT: Solid Salamander: Preh...
Published Aerodynamic analysis causes a rethink of the biggest pterosaur - Aerodynamic Analysis Causes a Rethink of the Biggest Pterosaur
(via sciencedaily.com) Researchers shed light on the way Quetzalcoatlus would have flown, finding that the dinosaur's flyin...
Published Tropical insects are extremely sensitive to changing climates - Tropical Insects: Highly Vulnerable to Climate Change
(via sciencedaily.com) Insects that are adapted to perennially wet environments, like tropical rainforests, don't tend to d...
Published Earliest land animals had fewer skull bones than fish -- restricting their evolution, scientists find - Earliest Land Animals Had Fewer Skull Bones Than Fish -- Restricting Their Evolution, Scientists Find
(via sciencedaily.com) The skulls of tetrapods had fewer bones than extinct and living fish, limiting their evolution for m...
Published Are the least social animals the most innovative? - Are the Least Social Animals the Most Innovative?
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Innovating, i.e. the ability to find solutions to new problems or innovative solutions to known prob...
Published Ice Age survivors - Ice Age Survivors: How Did They Adapt and Thrive?
(via sciencedaily.com) Large-scale genomic analysis documents the migrations of Ice Age hunter-gatherers over a period of 3...
Published First side-necked turtle ever discovered in UK - First Side-Necked Turtle Ever Discovered in UK
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source The first side-necked turtle ever to be found in the UK has been discovered by an amateur fossil col...
Published Newly discovered Jurassic fossils in Texas - Newly Discovered Jurassic Fossils in Texas
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Scientists have filled a major gap in the state's fossil record -- describing the first known Jurass...
Published Analysis of dinosaur eggshells: Bird-like Troodon laid 4 to 6 eggs in a communal nest - Analysis of Dinosaur Eggshells: Bird-like Troodon Laid 4 to 6 Eggs in a Communal Nest
(via sciencedaily.com) An international research team has determined that Troodon, a dinosaur very close to modern birds, w...
Published Fleshing out the bones of Quetzalcoatlus, Earth's largest flier ever - Fleshing out the Bones of Quetzalcoatlus, Earth's Largest Flier Ever
(via sciencedaily.com) Though discovered more than 45 years ago, fossils of Earth's largest flying animal, Quetzalcoatlus,...
Published How crocs can go hours without air: Crocodilian hemoglobin - How Crocs Can Go Hours Without Air: Crocodilian Hemoglobin
(via sciencedaily.com) The crocodilian edition of hemoglobins -- the scuba tanks of the blood -- work so well that crocs ca...
Published The climate-driven mass extinction no one had seen - The Climate-Driven Mass Extinction No One Had Seen
(via sciencedaily.com) Two thirds of all mammals vanished from Africa and the Arabian Peninsula around 30 million years ago...
Published Mass extinctions of land-dwelling animals occur in 27-million-year cycle - Mass Extinctions of Land-Dwelling Animals Occur in 27-Million-Year Cycle
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Mass extinctions of land-dwelling animals--including amphibians, reptiles, mammals, and birds -- fol ...