Tag: Palaeontology
Bird fossils dating back millions of years found in Poland
The areas of present-day south-eastern Poland used to be covered by a shallow sea. But apart from fossil fish, invertebrates and plants, bird remains...
Window to the past: New microfossils suggest earlier rise in complex life
Microfossils from Western Australia may capture a jump in the complexity of life that coincided with the rise of oxygen in Earth's atmosphere and...
New Mosasaur is a link between iconic species
Scientists have discovered a new species of mosasaur, large, carnivorous aquatic lizards that lived during the late Cretaceous. With "transitional" traits that place it...
How the fish got its shoulder
A new analysis of the bones and muscles in ancient fish gives new clues about how the shoulder evolved in animals -- including us.
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Giant dinosaur carcasses might have been important food sources for Jurassic predators
Carnivorous dinosaurs might have evolved to take advantage of giant carcasses, according to a study published in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Cameron Pahl and...
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 first time. The analysis of their evolution therefore provides...