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Published Modern horses have lost their additional toes, scientists confirm - Modern Horses Have Lost Their Additional Toes, Scientists Confirm



The distant ancestors of modern horses had hooved toes instead of a single hoof, which vanished over...
Published What the inner ear of Europasaurus reveals about its life - What the Inner Ear of Europasaurus Reveals About Its Life


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


Microraptor was an opportunistic predator, feeding on fish, birds, lizards -- and now small mammals....
Published Mercury helps to detail Earth's most massive extinction event - Mercury Helps to Detail Earth's Most Massive Extinction Event


Scientists are working to understand the cause and how the events of the LPME unfolded by focusing o...
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


A new study has uncovered a new thalattosuchian -- an ancient 'sister' of modern-day crocodiles' anc...
Published How can a pollinating insect be recognized in the fossil record? - How to Identify Pollinating Insects in Fossil Records



Insect pollination is a decisive process for the survival and evolution of angiosperm (flowering) pl...
Published Which came first: The reptile or the egg? - Which Came First: The Reptile or the Egg?



The earliest reptiles, birds and mammals may have borne live young, researchers have revealed. ABSTR...
Published Changing climate conditions likely facilitated early human migration to the Americas at key intervals, research suggests - Changing Climate Conditions Likely Facilitated Early Human Migration to the Americas at Key Intervals



Researchers have pinpointed two intervals when ice and ocean conditions would have been favorable to...
Published New fossil flying reptile 'Elvis' takes flight



In an exciting scientific development, an international team of researchers have officially named a...
Published Genetic methods enable the use of fossil lipids as biomarkers for oxygen-producing primordial bacteria



Cyanobacteria are a key species in Earth's history, as they introduced atmospheric oxygen for the fi...
Published Why a surprising discovery, warming seas and the demise of the 'Meg' may spell trouble for more and more sharks



Some unexpected shark strandings and subsequent surprises following autopsies have, ironically, take...
Published New study removes human bias from debate over dinosaurs' demise



Researchers tried a new approach to resolve the scientific debate over whether it was a giant astero...
Published Crocodile family tree mapped: New light shed on croc evolution



Around 250 million years ago, 700 species of reptiles closely related to the modern-day crocodile ro ...
Published 3D mouth of an ancient jawless fish suggests they were filter-feeders, not scavengers or hunters



Early jawless fish were likely to have used bony projections surrounding their mouths to modify the...
Published Fossils of giant sea lizard with dagger-like teeth show how our oceans have fundamentally changed since the dinosaur era



Fossils of a strange new species of marine lizard with dagger-like teeth that lived 66 million years ...
Published Fossils reveal how ancient birds molted their feathers -- which could help explain why ancestors of modern birds survived when all the other dinosaurs died



Birds are the only group of dinosaurs that survived the asteroid-induced mass extinction 66 million...
Published Like the phoenix, Australia's giant birds of prey rise again from limestone caves



Australia's only vulture, and a fearsome extinct eagle, are among the earliest recorded birds of pre...
Published Fossil named 'Attenborough's strange bird' was the first in its kind without teeth



A new fossil, named 'Attenborough's strange bird' after naturalist and documentarian Sir David Atten...
Published Woolly mammoths evolved smaller ears and woolier coats over the 700,000 years that they roamed the Siberian steppes - Woolly Mammoths: Evolution of Smaller Ears and Woolier Coats



A team of researchers compared the genomes of woolly mammoths with modern day elephants to find out...
Published Humans' ancestors survived the asteroid impact that killed the dinosaurs - **Humans' Ancestors Survived the Asteroid Impact that Killed the Dinosaurs**



A Cretaceous origin for placental mammals, the group that includes humans, dogs and bats, has been r...