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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 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 Impact of ancient earthquake revealed - Impact of Ancient Earthquake Revealed
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source By combining the scientific powerhouses of genetics and geology, researchers have identified a new a...
Published Scientists discover what was on the menu of the first dinosaurs - Scientists Discover What Was on the Menu of the First Dinosaurs
(via sciencedaily.com) The earliest dinosaurs included carnivorous, omnivorous and herbivorous species, according to a team...
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 Prehistoric scat reveals 'Waves' of extinction in Colombia - Prehistoric Scat Reveals 'Waves' of Extinction in Colombia
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Fungal spores found in dung have revealed that large animals went extinct in two 'waves' in the Colo...
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 Oldest fossil human footprints in North America confirmed
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source New research reaffirms that human footprints found in White Sands National Park, NM, date to the Las...
Published First hominin muscle reconstruction shows 3.2 million-year-old 'Lucy' could stand as erect as we can - First Hominin Muscle Reconstruction Shows 3.2 Million-Year-Old 'Lucy' Could Stand as Erect as We Can
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Digital modelling of legendary fossil's soft tissue suggests Australopithecus afarensis had powerful...
Published Analysis of dinosaur eggshells: Bird-like Troodon laid 4 to 6 eggs in a communal nest - Analysis of Dinosaur Eggshells: Bird-like Troodon Laid 4 to 6 Eggs in a Communal Nest
(via sciencedaily.com) An international research team has determined that Troodon, a dinosaur very close to modern birds, w...
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 A new species of extinct crocodile relative rewrites life on the Triassic coastline
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source The surprising discovery of a new species of extinct crocodile relative from the Triassic Favret For ...
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 Mercury helps to detail Earth's most massive extinction event - Mercury Helps to Detail Earth's Most Massive Extinction Event
(via sciencedaily.com) Scientists are working to understand the cause and how the events of the LPME unfolded by focusing o...
Published Quarter-ton marsupial roamed long distances across Australia's arid interior - Quarter-Ton Marsupial Roamed Long Distances Across Australia's Arid Interior
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source One of Australia's first long-distance walkers has been described after palaeontologists used advanc...
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 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 Prehistoric sea monster may have been shorter, stouter, than once believed - Prehistoric Sea Monster May Have Been Shorter, Stouter, Than Once Believed
(via sciencedaily.com) A big fish story? Maybe so: The greatest sea monster of the Devonian Period (Dunkleosteus terrelli)...
Published Giants of the Jurassic seas were twice the size of a killer whale - Giants of the Jurassic Seas Were Twice the Size of a Killer Whale
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source There have been heated debates over the size of Jurassic animals. The speculation was set to continu...
Published Wisconsin cave holds tantalizing clues to ancient climate changes, future shifts - Wisconsin Cave Holds Tantalizing Clues to Ancient Climate Changes, Future Shifts
(via sciencedaily.com) A newly published study of a stalagmite found in Cave of the Mounds reveals previously undetected hi...