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Paleontology: Early Mammals and Birds
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Australian vulture emerges from fossil record - Australian Vulture Emerges from Fossil Record      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Australia's first fossil vulture has been confirmed more than 100 years after it was first described...

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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...

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Brains and brawn helped crows and ravens take over the world - Brains and Brawn Helped Crows and Ravens Take Over the World      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Crows and ravens have great flying ability, which allows them to gain access to new places more easi...

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Dinosaur faces and feet may have popped with color - Dinosaur Faces and Feet May Have Popped with Color      (via sciencedaily.com) 

A study finds that there is a 50 percent chance that the common ancestor of birds and dinosaurs had...

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Endangered songbird challenging assumptions about evolution - Endangered Songbird Challenging Assumptions About Evolution      (via sciencedaily.com) 

New research looked at a newly discovered, endangered songbird located only in South America -- the...

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Plant-eating lizards on the cusp of tooth evolution - Plant-Eating Lizards on the Cusp of Tooth Evolution      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Researchers found that complex teeth, a hallmark of mammals, also evolved several times in reptiles,...

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Mammals’ noses come from reptiles’ jaws - Mammals’ Noses Come from Reptiles’ Jaws      (via sciencedaily.com) 

New examinations of skeletons and animal embryos have allowed researchers to discover how mammals de...

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Flightless bird species at risk of extinction - Flightless Bird Species at Risk of Extinction      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Bird species that have lost the ability to fly through evolution have become extinct more often than...

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Ancient blanket made with 11,500 turkey feathers - Ancient Blanket Made with 11,500 Turkey Feathers      (via sciencedaily.com) 

New research sheds light on the production of an 800-year-old turkey feather blanket and explores th...

Paleontology: Dinosaurs Paleontology: Early Mammals and Birds
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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...

Paleontology: Early Mammals and Birds
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New research bites holes into theories about Megalodons - New Research Bites Holes into Theories about Megalodons      (via sciencedaily.com) 

A new study leaves large tooth marks in previous conclusions about the body shape of the Megalodon,...

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New dinosaur showed descendants how to dress to impress - New Dinosaur Showed Descendants How to Dress to Impress      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Scientists have found the most elaborately dressed-to-impress dinosaur ever described and say it she...

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Mammoths, meet the metaverse - Mammoths, Meet the Metaverse: How Virtual Reality is Bringing Extinct Species Back to Life      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Paleontologists from La Brea Tar Pits develop a whole herd of scientifically accurate extinct animal...

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Fossil pigments shed new light on vertebrate evolution - Fossil Pigments: A New Tool for Understanding Vertebrate Evolution      (via sciencedaily.com) 

This new paper shows that melanin is more than just something that gives colour to the body. It play...