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Published Australian vulture emerges from fossil record - Australian Vulture Emerges from Fossil Record


Australia's first fossil vulture has been confirmed more than 100 years after it was first described...
Published Aerodynamic analysis causes a rethink of the biggest pterosaur - Aerodynamic Analysis Causes a Rethink of the Biggest Pterosaur


Researchers shed light on the way Quetzalcoatlus would have flown, finding that the dinosaur's flyin...
Published Brains and brawn helped crows and ravens take over the world - Brains and Brawn Helped Crows and Ravens Take Over the World


Crows and ravens have great flying ability, which allows them to gain access to new places more easi...
Published Dinosaur faces and feet may have popped with color - Dinosaur Faces and Feet May Have Popped with Color


A study finds that there is a 50 percent chance that the common ancestor of birds and dinosaurs had...
Published Predatory dinosaurs such as T. rex sported lizard-like lips - Predatory Dinosaurs such as T. Rex Sported Lizard-Like Lips


A new study suggests that predatory dinosaurs, such as Tyrannosaurus rex, did not have permanently e...
Published Endangered songbird challenging assumptions about evolution - Endangered Songbird Challenging Assumptions About Evolution


New research looked at a newly discovered, endangered songbird located only in South America -- the...
Published Plant-eating lizards on the cusp of tooth evolution - Plant-Eating Lizards on the Cusp of Tooth Evolution


Researchers found that complex teeth, a hallmark of mammals, also evolved several times in reptiles,...
Published Mammals’ noses come from reptiles’ jaws - Mammals’ Noses Come from Reptiles’ Jaws


New examinations of skeletons and animal embryos have allowed researchers to discover how mammals de...
Published New genome alignment tool empowers large-scale studies of vertebrate evolution - New Genome Alignment Tool Empowers Large-Scale Studies of Vertebrate Evolution



Three new articles present major advances in understanding the evolution of birds and mammals, made...
Published Flightless bird species at risk of extinction - Flightless Bird Species at Risk of Extinction


Bird species that have lost the ability to fly through evolution have become extinct more often than...
Published Ancient blanket made with 11,500 turkey feathers - Ancient Blanket Made with 11,500 Turkey Feathers


New research sheds light on the production of an 800-year-old turkey feather blanket and explores th...
Published New insights into the timeline of mammal evolution - New Insights into the Timeline of Mammal Evolution


A new study has provided the most detailed timeline of mammal evolution to date. ABSTRACT: New Insig...
Published New research bites holes into theories about Megalodons - New Research Bites Holes into Theories about Megalodons


A new study leaves large tooth marks in previous conclusions about the body shape of the Megalodon,...
Published Venoms in snakes and salivary protein in mammals share a common origin - Venoms in Snakes and Salivary Protein in Mammals Share a Common Origin


A new study has found that a class of toxins found in snake and mammalian venom evolved from the sam...
Published Balkanatolia: The forgotten continent that sheds light on the evolution of mammals - Balkanatolia: Shedding Light on the Evolution of Mammals


A team of geologists and palaeontologists has discovered that, some 50 million years ago, there was...
Published Gradual evolution is back: Darwinian theory of gradual process explained in new research - Gradual Evolution is Back: Darwinian Theory of Gradual Process Explained in New Research


Abrupt shifts in the evolution of animals -- short periods of time when an organism rapidly changes...
Published New dinosaur showed descendants how to dress to impress - New Dinosaur Showed Descendants How to Dress to Impress


Scientists have found the most elaborately dressed-to-impress dinosaur ever described and say it she...
Published Mammoths, meet the metaverse - Mammoths, Meet the Metaverse: How Virtual Reality is Bringing Extinct Species Back to Life


Paleontologists from La Brea Tar Pits develop a whole herd of scientifically accurate extinct animal...
Published Fossil pigments shed new light on vertebrate evolution - Fossil Pigments: A New Tool for Understanding Vertebrate Evolution


This new paper shows that melanin is more than just something that gives colour to the body. It play...
Published Climatic variability might not drive evolutionary change as much as previously thought - Climatic Variability Might Not Drive Evolutionary Change as Much as Previously Thought


A new study combining records of climate change during the last 3.5 million years with fossil eviden...