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Millipedes Beat Vertebrates Onto Land by More Than 80 Million Years
1+ hour, 6+ min ago (445+ words) A new study has resolved one of the final mysteries in the evolutionary saga of millipedes, offering fresh insight into the humble decomposers that helped prepare the planet for more complex terrestrial life as discovered. That long before dinosaurs roamed…...
Exceptionally Well-Preserved 160-Million-Year-Old Fossil Feathers Reveal These Winged Dinosaurs Probably Couldn't Fly
3+ hour, 31+ min ago (631+ words) A remarkable set of fossil feathers revealed an unexpected pattern. Hidden within the ancient plumage was a clue that had remained unnoticed for 160 million years. A detailed analysis of rare fossils from China suggests that Anchiornis, a feathered dinosaur that…...
Marathon County Public Library invites teens to share summer stories - AOL
3+ week, 3+ day ago (171+ words) The Marathon County Public Library is inviting teens to document their summer experiences. Teens ages 12 to 18 can pick up a journal page to customize at any of the library's nine locations after June 1, according to a community announcement. At the…...
Entomologists Reconstruct Evolutionary History of Millipedes | Sci. News
3+ hour, 55+ min ago (60+ words) Two elusive groups of millipedes, Siphoniulida and Siphonocryptida, were the last missing pieces in the evolutionary history of Earth's oldest land animals, according to a team of entomologists led by Virginia Tech....
Watch 'Jurassic Park III' surrounded by real dinosaur fossils at this after-hours museum event
4+ hour, 30+ min ago (246+ words) Attendees at the final Jurassic June Movie Night on June 26 can explore the museum, dig for fossils and watch Jurassic Park III surrounded by real dinosaur fossils and skeletons. Watching "Jurassic Park III" is one thing. Watching it surrounded by…...
400-million-year-old fossil from southern Brazil reveals new ancient marine species
5+ hour, 16+ min ago (65+ words) The Times of India - 400-million-year-old fossil from southern Brazil reveals new ancient marine species The Paran" Basin: How Brazil's ancient sea floor preserved 400-million-year-old marine life How UEPG researchers identified a new species among existing fossil collections Why the Devonian…...
The origin of our eyes: when our ancestors were cyclops
8+ hour, 2+ min ago (212+ words) Diari ARA The origin of our eyes: when our ancestors were cyclops The idea is revolutionary because it overturns a very deep-rooted view: that vertebrate eyes evolved simply by adding complexity to primitive lateral eyes. According to the new model,…...
New dinosaur exhibition opens at Coventry's Herbert Art Gallery
7+ hour, 45+ min ago (309+ words) Interactive prehistoric experience inspired by Dippy runs throughout the summer A new interactive exhibition exploring the history of dinosaurs has opened at the Herbert Art Gallery & Museum in Coventry. "Unearth the Palaeoverse: Dig Into the Dawn of Time" has transformed…...
A new species of feathered dinosaur has been discovered in South Korea
11+ hour, 40+ min ago (117+ words) Turkmenportal. com Paleontologists have described a new species of dinosaur, the remains of which were found in South Korea. The animal has been named "Dulisaurus" after the cartoon character and paleontologist Min Huh. Dulisaurus was a bipedal omnivorous dinosaur covered…...
Fossil footprints found in Italy reveal the earliest evidence of when and where dinosaurs rose to dominate the planet
8+ hour, 40+ min ago (560+ words) A study reviews the Lerici site and concludes that the first global radiation of sauropods occurred in the Carnian, earlier than previously thought. About 230 million years ago, during a geological period known as the Carnian (within the Late Triassic), Earth…...