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Published Research reveals the most complete dinosaur discovered in the UK in a century
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source The most complete dinosaur discovered in the UK in the last 100 years, with a pubic hip bone the siz...
Published Scientists assess how large dinosaurs could really get
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source A study looks at the maximum possible sizes of dinosaurs, using the carnivore, Tyrannosaurus rex, as...
Published How did sabre-toothed tigers acquire their long upper canine teeth?
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source In a groundbreaking study an international team of scientists has investigated the evolutionary patt...
Published Ancient microbes offer clues to how complex life evolved
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Researchers have discovered that a single-celled organism, a close relative of animals, harbors the ...
Published Giant fossil seeds from Borneo record ancient plant migration
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Ancient fossil beans about the size of modern limes, and among the largest seeds in the fossil recor...
Published New details of Tully monster revealed - New Details of Tully Monster Revealed
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source For more than half a century, the Tully monster (Tullimonstrum gregarium), an enigmatic animal that ...
Published Researchers solve a 150-year-old mystery: Aetosaur find involves juveniles - Researchers Solve a 150-Year-Old Mystery: Aetosaur Find Involves Juveniles
(via sciencedaily.com) Aetosaurs had a small head and a crocodile-like body. The land dwellers were up to six meters long a...
Published Ancient herbivore's diet weakened teeth leading to eventual starvation, study suggests - Ancient Herbivore's Diet Weakened Teeth Leading to Eventual Starvation, Study Suggests
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Researchers have shed light on the life of the ancient reptile Rhynchosaur, which walked the earth b...
Published Mistaken fossil rewrites history of Indian subcontinent for second time - Mistaken Fossil Rewrites History of Indian Subcontinent for Second Time
(via sciencedaily.com) Scientists discovered the first-ever Dickinsonia fossil in India two years ago, changing our underst...
Published Rodent extinctions in Hispaniola may have been caused by humans - Rodent Extinctions in Hispaniola May Have Been Caused by Humans
(via sciencedaily.com) Hispaniola once had among the highest diversity of rodents in the Caribbean. Today, only one rodent...
Published Mummified crocodiles provide insights into mummy-making over time - Mummified Crocodiles: Insights into the Evolution of Mummy-Making
(via sciencedaily.com) Crocodiles were mummified in a unique way at the Egyptian site of Qubbat al-Hawa during the 5th Cent...
Published Geneticists discover hidden 'whole genome duplication' that may explain why some species survived mass extinctions - Geneticists Discover Hidden 'Whole Genome Duplication' That May Explain Why Some Species Survived Mass Extinctions
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Geneticists have unearthed a major event in the ancient history of sturgeons and paddlefish that has...
Published New pieces in the puzzle of first life on Earth
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Microorganisms were the first forms of life on our planet. The clues are written in 3.5 billion-year...
Published Mammoth problem with extinction timeline - Mammoth Problem with Extinction Timeline
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Paleontologists say environmental DNA is not always helpful in identifying when animals like mammoth ...
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 'Juvenile T. rex' fossils are a distinct species of small tyrannosaur
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source A new analysis of fossils believed to be juveniles of T. rex now shows they were adults of a small t...
Published Fossil named 'Attenborough's strange bird' was the first in its kind without teeth
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source A new fossil, named 'Attenborough's strange bird' after naturalist and documentarian Sir David Atten...
Published Pacific kelp forests are far older that we thought
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Fossils of kelp along the Pacific Coast are rare. Until now, the oldest fossil dated from 14 million...
Published Panama Canal expansion rewrites history of world's most ecologically diverse bats
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source In a new study, paleontologists describe the oldest-known leaf-nosed bat fossils, which were found a...
Published Scientists unlock secrets of how archaea, the third domain of life, makes energy
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source An international scientific team has redefined our understanding of archaea, a microbial ancestor to...