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Published World's oldest meal helps unravel mystery of our earliest animal ancestors - World's Oldest Meal Helps Unravel Mystery of Our Earliest Animal Ancestors
(via sciencedaily.com) The contents of the last meal consumed by the earliest animals known to inhabit Earth more than 550...
Published Ray-finned fish survived mass extinction event - Ray-Finned Fish Survived Mass Extinction Event
(via sciencedaily.com) Ray-finned fish, now the most diverse group of backboned animals, were not as hard hit by a mass ext...
Published Fossil CSI: Giant extinct marine reptile graveyard was likely ancient birthing grounds - Fossil CSI: Giant Extinct Marine Reptile Graveyard Was Likely Ancient Birthing Grounds
(via sciencedaily.com) An international research team examines a rich fossil bed in the renowned Berlin-Ichthyosaur State P...
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 How can a pollinating insect be recognized in the fossil record? - How to Identify Pollinating Insects in Fossil Records
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Insect pollination is a decisive process for the survival and evolution of angiosperm (flowering) pl...
Published Immune system of modern Papuans shaped by DNA from ancient Denisovans, study finds - Immune System of Modern Papuans Shaped by DNA from Ancient Denisovans, Study Finds
(via sciencedaily.com) Modern Papuans' immune system likely evolved with a little help from the Denisovans, a mysterious hu...
Published Footprints claimed as evidence of ice age humans in North America need better dating, new research shows - Footprints Claimed as Evidence of Ice Age Humans in North America Need Better Dating, New Research Shows
(via sciencedaily.com) The preserved footprints found in New Mexico's Lake Otero Basin would upend scientific understanding...
Published 4,000-year-old plague DNA found -- the oldest cases to date in Britain - 4,000-Year-Old Plague DNA Found: The Oldest Cases to Date in Britain
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Researchers have identified three 4,000-year-old British cases of Yersinia pestis, the bacteria caus...
Published Humans' evolutionary relatives butchered one another 1.45 million years ago - Humans' Evolutionary Relatives Butchered One Another 1.45 Million Years Ago
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Researchers have identified the oldest decisive evidence of humans' close evolutionary relatives but...
Published 107-million-year-old pterosaur bones: Oldest in Australia - 107-Million-Year-Old Pterosaur Bones: The Oldest in Australia
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source A team of researchers have confirmed that 107-million-year-old pterosaur bones discovered more than...
Published Newly discovered Jurassic fossils in Texas - Newly Discovered Jurassic Fossils in Texas
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Scientists have filled a major gap in the state's fossil record -- describing the first known Jurass...
Published Solid salamander: Prehistoric amphibian was as heavy as a pygmy hippo - Solid Salamander: Prehistoric Amphibian was as Heavy as a Pygmy Hippo
(via sciencedaily.com) Scientists have calculated the body mass of two ancient amphibians. ABSTRACT: Solid Salamander: Preh...
Published Welsh 'weird wonder' fossils add piece to puzzle of arthropod evolution - Welsh 'Weird Wonder' Fossils Add Piece to Puzzle of Arthropod Evolution
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source International team of researchers describe new fossil species discovered in fossil deposit near Llan...
Published Earth's first animals had particular taste in real estate - Earth's First Animals Had Particular Taste in Real Estate
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Even without body parts that allowed for movement, new research shows -- for the first time -- that...
Published Ancient DNA from medieval Germany tells the origin story of Ashkenazi Jews - Ancient DNA from Medieval Germany Reveals the Origin Story of Ashkenazi Jews
(via sciencedaily.com) Extracting ancient DNA from teeth, an international group of scientists peered into the lives of a o...
Published Jawbone may represent earliest presence of humans in Europe - Jawbone May Represent Earliest Presence of Humans in Europe
(via sciencedaily.com) For over a century, one of the earliest human fossils ever discovered in Spain has been long conside...
Published 50-million-year-old katydid fossil reveals muscles, digestive tract, glands and a testicle - **50-Million-Year-Old Katydid Fossil Unveils Astonishing Discoveries**
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source 50 million years ago in what is now northwestern Colorado, a katydid died, sank to the bottom of a l...
Published Rapid fluctuations in oxygen levels coincided with Earth's first mass extinction - Rapid Fluctuations in Oxygen Levels Coincided with Earth's First Mass Extinction
(via sciencedaily.com) Rapid changes in marine oxygen levels may have played a significant role in driving Earth's first ma...
Published Ancient amphibians had their bones cooked - Ancient Amphibians: A Surprising Discovery About Their Bones
(via sciencedaily.com) Scientists have solved a decades-long mystery as to why ancient tetrapods -- amphibian-like creature...
Published Extinct 'monkey lemur' shows similarities to fossil humans - Extinct 'Monkey Lemur' Shows Surprising Similarities to Fossil Humans
(via sciencedaily.com) Analysis of teeth of extinct lemurs has revealed fascinating clues to the evolution of humans, a new...