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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 New kangaroo described -- from Papua New Guinea - New Kangaroo Described - From Papua New Guinea


Australian palaeontologists have described a new genus of giant fossil kangaroo from the mountains o ...
Published Coevolution of mammals and their lice - Coevolution of Mammals and Their Lice: A Fascinating Relationship


According to a new study, the first louse to take up residence on a mammalian host likely started ou...
Published Toothy grins from the past: Ancient birds replaced their teeth like living crocodilians - Toothy Grins from the Past: Ancient Birds Replaced Their Teeth Like Living Crocodilians


The first 3D reconstructions of extinct Cretaceous birds reveal a reptilian tooth replacement patter...
Published Study suggests that most of our evolutionary trees could be wrong - Study Suggests That Most of Our Evolutionary Trees Could Be Wrong


New research suggests that determining evolutionary trees of organisms by comparing anatomy rather t...
Published Lost giants: New study reveals the abundance decline of African megafauna - Lost Giants: The Abundance Decline of African Megafauna



A groundbreaking new paper focuses on the size and abundance of living and fossil African large mamm ...
Published Megalodon was no cold-blooded killer - Megalodon was No Cold-Blooded Killer



How the megalodon, a shark that went extinct 3.6 million years ago, stayed warm was a matter of spec...
Published Humans' ancestors survived the asteroid impact that killed the dinosaurs - **Humans' Ancestors Survived the Asteroid Impact that Killed the Dinosaurs**



A Cretaceous origin for placental mammals, the group that includes humans, dogs and bats, has been r...
Published Primates’ ancestors may have left trees to survive asteroid - Primates’ Ancestors May Have Left Trees to Survive Asteroid


When an asteroid struck 66 million years ago and wiped out dinosaurs not related to birds and three-...
Published Why crocodiles have changed so little since the age of the dinosaurs - Why Crocodiles Have Remained Unchanged Since the Age of Dinosaurs


New research explains how a 'stop-start' pattern of evolution, governed by environmental change, cou...
Published Early hunting, farming homogenized mammal communities of North America - Early Hunting and Farming Homogenized Mammal Communities of North America


Whether by the spear or the plow, humans have been homogenizing the mammal communities of North Amer...
Published Bird brains left other dinosaurs behind - Bird Brains Left Other Dinosaurs Behind


Research on a newly discovered bird fossil found that a unique brain shape may be why the ancestors ...
Published Ocean cooling over millennia led to larger fish - Ocean Cooling Over Millennia Led to Larger Fish


To investigate whether paleoclimatic temperature shifts are correlated with body size changes, biolo...
Published Did primitive cetaceans feed like marine reptiles? - Did Primitive Cetaceans Feed Like Marine Reptiles?


Did the first ancestors of whales pick up where the mosasaurs left off 66 million years ago, after t...
Published Could South American volcanoes have triggered whale extinctions? - Could South American Volcanoes Have Triggered Whale Extinctions?


Today, increasing levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere are warming up the planet. Climate chan...
Published Ancient DNA found in soil samples reveals mammoths, Yukon wild horses survived thousands of years longer than believed - Ancient DNA Found in Soil Samples Reveals Mammoths, Yukon Wild Horses Survived Thousands of Years Longer Than Believed


Mere spoonsful of soil pulled from Canada's permafrost are opening vast windows into ancient life in...
Published Environmental conditions of early humans in Europe - Environmental Conditions of Early Humans in Europe



The conditions under which early members of the genus Homo dispersed outside Africa were analysed on...
Published Early modern human from Southeast Asia adapted to a rainforest environment - Early Modern Human from Southeast Asia Adapted to a Rainforest Environment


Although there has been evidence of our species living in rainforest regions in Southeast Asia from...
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 ...
Published How placentas evolved in mammals - How Placentas Evolved in Mammals


The fossil record tells us about ancient life through the preserved remains of body parts like bones ...