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Published New snake discovery rewrites history, points to North America's role in snake evolution
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source A new species of fossil snake unearthed in Wyoming is rewriting our understanding of snake evolution...
Published Geoscientists shed a light on life's evolution 800 million years ago - Geoscientists Shed a Light on Life's Evolution 800 Million Years Ago
(via sciencedaily.com) Is nitrate responsible for algae, flowers, and even your neighbors? A team of geoscientists have une...
Published Oldest bat skeletons ever found described from Wyoming fossils - Oldest Bat Skeletons Ever Found Described from Wyoming Fossils
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Scientists have described a new species of bat based on the oldest bat skeletons ever recovered. The...
Published Ancient giant amphibians swam like crocodiles 250 million years ago - Ancient Giant Amphibians Swam Like Crocodiles 250 Million Years Ago
(via sciencedaily.com) Ancient 2m-long amphibians swam like crocodiles long before true crocodiles existed, according to a...
Published Searching for ancient bears in an Alaskan cave led to an important human discovery - Searching for Ancient Bears in an Alaskan Cave Led to an Important Human Discovery
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Genetic analysis links 3,000-year-old bone found in cave to modern Alaska Natives. ABSTRACT: Searchi...
Published Oldest Pterodactylus fossil found in Germany - Oldest Pterodactylus Fossil Found in Germany
(via sciencedaily.com) The oldest Pterodactylus specimen was found near Painten, Germany. The fossil is about one million y...
Published 360-million-year-old Irish fossil provides oldest evidence of plant self-defense in wood - 360-Million-Year-Old Irish Fossil Provides Oldest Evidence of Plant Self-Defense in Wood
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Scientists have discovered the oldest evidence of plant self-defense in wood in a 360-million-year-o...
Published Remains of an extinct world of organisms discovered - Remains of an Extinct World of Organisms Discovered
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Newly discovered biomarker signatures point to a whole range of previously unknown organisms that do...
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 True giant wombat gives Diprotodon podium a wobble - True Giant Wombat Gives Diprotodon Podium a Wobble
(via sciencedaily.com) While the Diprotodon -- the extinct megafauna species that is distantly related to wombats but was t...
Published Revised dating of the Liujiang skeleton renews understanding of human occupation of China
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Researchers have provided new age estimates and revised provenance information for the Liujiang huma...
Published Bringing back an ancient bird
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Using ancient DNA extracted from the toe bone of a museum specimen, biologists have sequenced the ge...
Published A fossil fruit from California shows ancestors of coffee and potatoes survived cataclysm that killed the dinosaurs - A Fossil Fruit from California Reveals the Survival of Ancestors of Coffee and Potatoes after the Dinosaurs' Extinction
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source The discovery of an 80-million-year-old fossil plant pushes back the known origins of lamiids to the...
Published Insect bite marks show first fossil evidence for plants' leaves folding up at night - Insect Bite Marks Reveal Fossil Evidence of Plants Folding Up at Night
(via sciencedaily.com) Plants can move in ways that might surprise you. Some of them even show 'sleep movements,' folding o...
Published 1,700-year-old spider monkey remains discovered in Teotihuacán, Mexico - 1,700-Year-Old Spider Monkey Remains Discovered in Teotihuacán, Mexico
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source The complete skeletal remains of a spider monkey -- seen as an exotic curiosity in pre-Hispanic Mexi...
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 Apes may have evolved upright stature for leaves, not fruit, in open woodland habitats - Apes May Have Evolved Upright Stature for Leaves, Not Fruit, in Open Woodland Habitats
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Anthropologists have long thought that our ape ancestors evolved an upright torso in order to pick f...
Published New tusk-analysis techniques reveal surging testosterone in male woolly mammoths - New Tusk-Analysis Techniques Reveal Surging Testosterone in Male Woolly Mammoths
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Traces of sex hormones extracted from a woolly mammoth's tusk provide the first direct evidence that...
Published Professor unearths the ancient fossil plant history of Burnaby Mountain - Professor Unearths the Ancient Fossil Plant History of Burnaby Mountain
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source New research led by a paleobotanist provides clues about what plants existed in the Burnaby Mountain...
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...