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Published Fossils of a saber-toothed top predator reveal a scramble for dominance leading up to 'the Great Dying' - Fossils of a Saber-Toothed Top Predator Reveal a Scramble for Dominance Leading up to 'the Great Dying'
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source A tiger-sized saber-toothed creature called Inostrancevia has previously only been found in Russia....
Published Humans' ancestors survived the asteroid impact that killed the dinosaurs - **Humans' Ancestors Survived the Asteroid Impact that Killed the Dinosaurs**
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source A Cretaceous origin for placental mammals, the group that includes humans, dogs and bats, has been r...
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...
Published First ever 3D reconstruction of 52,000-year-old woolly mammoth chromosomes thanks to serendipitously freeze-dried skin
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source An international research team has assembled the genome and 3D chromosomal structures of a 52,000-ye...
Published Earth can regulate its own temperature over millennia, new study finds - Earth Can Regulate Its Own Temperature Over Millennia, New Study Finds
(via sciencedaily.com) A new study confirms that the planet harbors a 'stabilizing feedback' mechanism that acts over hundr...
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 Early forests did not significantly change the atmospheric CO2 - Early Forests Did Not Significantly Change the Atmospheric CO2
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Scientists have discovered that the atmosphere contained far less CO2 than previously thought when f...
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...
Published New ancient 'marine crocodile' discovered on UK's Jurassic Coast -- and it's one of the oldest specimens of its type ever found - New Ancient 'Marine Crocodile' Discovered on UK's Jurassic Coast
(via sciencedaily.com) A new study has uncovered a new thalattosuchian -- an ancient 'sister' of modern-day crocodiles' anc...
Published Clues about the Northeast's past and future climate from plant fossils - Clues about the Northeast's Past and Future Climate from Plant Fossils
(via sciencedaily.com) A team of researchers is working to understand the details of the climate for the eastern portion of...
Published Ants took over the world by following flowering plants out of prehistoric forests - Ants Took Over the World by Following Flowering Plants Out of Prehistoric Forests
(via sciencedaily.com) Today, ants are pretty much everywhere. To learn more about how these insects conquered the world, s...
Published Earth's first plants likely to have been branched - Earth's First Plants Likely to Have Been Branched
(via sciencedaily.com) A new discovery changes ideas about the origin of branching in plants. ABSTRACT: Earth's First Plant...
Published Learning about what happens to ecology, evolution, and biodiversity in times of mass extinction - Learning about what happens to ecology, evolution, and biodiversity in times of mass extinction
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Studying mass extinction events from the past can build our understanding of how ecosystems and the...
Published These long-necked reptiles were decapitated by their predators, fossil evidence confirms - These Long-Necked Reptiles Were Decapitated by Their Predators, Fossil Evidence Confirms
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source In the age of dinosaurs, many marine reptiles had extremely long necks compared to reptiles today. W...
Published Fossil overturns more than a century of knowledge about the origin of modern birds - Fossil Overturns More Than a Century of Knowledge About the Origin of Modern Birds
(via sciencedaily.com) Fossilized fragments of a skeleton, hidden within a rock the size of a grapefruit, have helped upend...
Published Fossils reveal the long-term relationship between feathered dinosaurs and feather-feeding beetles - Fossils Reveal the Long-Term Relationship Between Feathered Dinosaurs and Feather-Feeding Beetles
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source New fossils in amber have revealed that beetles fed on the feathers of dinosaurs about 105 million y ...
Published Starting small and simple -- key to success for evolution of mammals - Starting Small and Simple: The Key to Success for the Evolution of Mammals
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source The ancestors of modern mammals managed to evolve into one of the most successful animal lineages --...
Published Ancient climate change solves mystery of vanished South African lakes - Ancient Climate Change Solves Mystery of Vanished South African Lakes
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source New evidence for the presence of ancient lakes in some of the most arid regions of South Africa sugg...
Published Tiniest ever ancient seawater pockets revealed - Tiniest Ever Ancient Seawater Pockets Revealed: A Breakthrough in Understanding Earth's History
(via sciencedaily.com) Ancient seawater pockets offer a new source of clues to climate change in vanished oceans and our ow...
Published Earth might be experiencing 7th mass extinction, not 6th - Earth Might Be Experiencing 7th Mass Extinction, Not 6th
(via sciencedaily.com) Earth is currently in the midst of a mass extinction, losing thousands of species each year. New res...