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Published Slimming down a colossal fossil whale
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source A 30 million year-old fossil whale may not be the heaviest animal of all time after all, according t ...
Published Researchers name prehistoric amphibian ancestor discovered in Smithsonian collection after Kermit the Frog
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Scientists have uncovered the fossilized skull of a 270-million-year-old ancient amphibian ancestor ...
Published Prehistoric 'Pompeii' discovered: Most pristine trilobite fossils ever found shake up scientific understanding of the long extinct group
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Researchers have described some of the best-preserved three-dimensional trilobite fossils ever disco...
Published Giant salamander-like creature was a top predator in the ice age before the dinosaurs
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Meet Gaiasia jennyae, the swamp creature with a toilet seat-shaped head. It lived 40 million years b ...
Published Ancient arachnid from coal forests of America stands out for its spiny legs
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source The spiny legged 308-million-year-old arachnid Douglassarachne acanthopoda was discovered the famous ...
Published 'Missing' early sea sponges discovered
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Geobiologists reported a 550 million-year-old sea sponge that had been missing from the fossil recor ...
Published Evolutionary history of extinct duck revealed
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source The study's findings show mergansers arrived in the New Zealand region at least seven million years ...
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 What ancient underwater food webs can tell us about the future of climate change - What Ancient Underwater Food Webs Can Tell Us About the Future of Climate Change
(via sciencedaily.com) Have humans wreaked too much havoc on marine life to halt damage? A new analysis challenges the idea...
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 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 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 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 What the inner ear of Europasaurus reveals about its life - What the Inner Ear of Europasaurus Reveals About Its Life
(via sciencedaily.com) Europasaurus is a long-necked, herbivorous dinosaur that lived in the Late Jurassic, about 154 milli...
Published The other paleo diet: Rare discovery of dinosaur remains preserved with its last meal - The Other Paleo Diet: Rare Discovery of Dinosaur Remains Preserved with Its Last Meal
(via sciencedaily.com) Microraptor was an opportunistic predator, feeding on fish, birds, lizards -- and now small mammals....
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 New geosciences study shows Triassic fossils that reveal origins of living amphibians - New Geosciences Study Shows Triassic Fossils That Reveal Origins of Living Amphibians
(via sciencedaily.com) A team of paleontologists have discovered the first 'unmistakable' Triassic-era caecilian fossil --...
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...