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Published 525-million-year-old fossil defies textbook explanation for brain evolution - 525-Million-Year-Old Fossil Defies Textbook Explanation for Brain Evolution
(via sciencedaily.com) According to a new study, fossils of a tiny sea creature with a delicately preserved nervous system...
Published Fossil site reveals giant arthropods dominated the seas 470 million years ago - Fossil Site Reveals Giant Arthropods Dominated the Seas 470 Million Years Ago
(via sciencedaily.com) Discoveries at a major new fossil site in Morocco suggest giant arthropods -- relatives of modern cr...
Published New ancient 'marine crocodile' discovered on UK's Jurassic Coast -- and it's one of the oldest specimens of its type ever found - New Ancient 'Marine Crocodile' Discovered on UK's Jurassic Coast
(via sciencedaily.com) A new study has uncovered a new thalattosuchian -- an ancient 'sister' of modern-day crocodiles' anc...
Published How urea may have been the gateway to life - How Urea May Have Been the Gateway to Life
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Urea reacts extremely quickly under the conditions that existed when our planet was newly formed. Th...
Published Scientists find world's oldest European hedgehog - Scientists Find World's Oldest European Hedgehog
(via sciencedaily.com) The world's oldest scientifically-confirmed European hedgehog has been found in Denmark by a citizen...
Published X-ray analysis sheds new light on prehistoric predator's last meal - X-Ray Analysis Reveals Prehistoric Predator's Last Meal
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source We now know more about the diet of a prehistoric creature that grew up to two and a half meters long...
Published Evolutionary secrets of 'Old Tom' and the killer whales of Eden revealed by genetic study
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Evolutionary biologists have for the first time decoded the genetic lineage of a famous killer whale...
Published Slow growth in crocodile ancestors pre-dated their semi-aquatic lifestyle
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source A groundbreaking study is reshaping our understanding of crocodile evolution by pinpointing the onse...
Published First ever 3D reconstruction of 52,000-year-old woolly mammoth chromosomes thanks to serendipitously freeze-dried skin
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source An international research team has assembled the genome and 3D chromosomal structures of a 52,000-ye...
Published Caribou have been using same Arctic calving grounds for 3,000 years - Caribou Have Been Using the Same Arctic Calving Grounds for 3,000 Years
(via sciencedaily.com) Caribou have been using the same Arctic calving grounds for more than 3,000 years. Female caribou sh...
Published A jumping conclusion: Fossil insect ID'd as new genus, species of prodigious leaper, the froghopper - A Jumping Conclusion: Fossil Insect ID'd as New Genus, Species of Prodigious Leaper, the Froghopper
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source A fossil arthropod entombed in 100-million-year-old Burmese amber has been identified as a new genus...
Published These long-necked reptiles were decapitated by their predators, fossil evidence confirms - These Long-Necked Reptiles Were Decapitated by Their Predators, Fossil Evidence Confirms
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source In the age of dinosaurs, many marine reptiles had extremely long necks compared to reptiles today. W...
Published Neolithic ceramics reveal dairy processing from milk of multiple species - Neolithic Ceramics Reveal Dairy Processing from Milk of Multiple Species
(via sciencedaily.com) A new study has found evidence of cheesemaking, using milk from multiple animals in Late Neolithic P ...
Published Scientists recover an ancient woman's DNA from a 20,000-year-old pendant - Scientists Recover DNA from 20,000-Year-Old Pendant
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source An international research team has for the first time successfully isolated ancient human DNA from a...
Published Oldest spinosaur brains revealed - Oldest Spinosaur Brains Revealed: A Fascinating Discovery
(via sciencedaily.com) Researchers have reconstructed the brains and inner ears of two British spinosaurs, helping uncover...
Published 107-million-year-old pterosaur bones: Oldest in Australia - 107-Million-Year-Old Pterosaur Bones: The Oldest in Australia
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source A team of researchers have confirmed that 107-million-year-old pterosaur bones discovered more than...
Published New dino, 'Iani,' was face of a changing planet - New Dino, 'Iani,' Was Face of a Changing Planet
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source A newly discovered plant-eating dinosaur may have been a species' 'last gasp' during a period when E...
Published Scientists develop new index based on functional morphology to understand how ancestors of modern birds used their wings - Scientists Develop New Index Based on Functional Morphology to Understand How Ancestors of Modern Birds Used Their Wings
(via sciencedaily.com) Scientists have compared the relationship among the strength of flight bones, body mass, and the way...
Published Fossils of a saber-toothed top predator reveal a scramble for dominance leading up to 'the Great Dying' - Fossils of a Saber-Toothed Top Predator Reveal a Scramble for Dominance Leading up to 'the Great Dying'
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source A tiger-sized saber-toothed creature called Inostrancevia has previously only been found in Russia....
Published Culprit behind destruction of New York's first dinosaur museum revealed - Culprit Behind Destruction of New York's First Dinosaur Museum Revealed
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source A new paper rewrites the history of the darkest, most bizarre event in the history of palaeontology....