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Mid-Michigan dinosaur exhibit saved from extinction??? for a little longer
8+ hour, 14+ min ago (186+ words) Mid-Michigan dinosaur exhibit saved from extinction — for a little longer NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts Initially, the closing date was scheduled in early September.âWeâve been thrilled by the enthusiasm our guests have shown for Dinosaurs Around the World,…...
20 Things Hollywood Always Gets Wrong About Dinosaurs
11+ hour, 10+ min ago (986+ words) One of Hollywood's favorite tricks is putting dinosaurs from completely different periods into the same location. Tyrannosaurus rex might wander onto the same screen as Stegosaurus and Velociraptor, even though T. rex didn’t show up for another 150 million years after Stegosaurus…...
Genetic 'highways' laid down by a shared ancestor steer animal evolution, researchers find
10+ hour, 1+ min ago (337+ words) inkorr.com Genetic 'highways' laid down by a shared ancestor steer animal evolution, researchers find How animal evolution is shaped Rather than moving along random paths, animal evolution is channeled through a limited set of irreversible genetic "highways" that trace…...
55-Million-Year-Old Penguin Fossils Preserve Clues to a Warmer Antarctica
8+ hour, 2+ min ago (327+ words) A team of paleontologists studying penguin fossils from Seymour Island found that ancient bird bones can preserve chemical evidence of past climate change. Because the fossils are rare, the researchers needed a way to examine them without causing damage. They…...
Putting Humans in Context: Faculty Member Brings Biological Anthropology to Kosovo
9+ hour ago (722+ words) Newswise — Anthropology Professor and Department Chair Britney Kyle, Ph.D., spent her sabbatical sharing her expertise in examining human skeletons with students and faculty from the University of Prishtina in Kosovo, a country in Southeast Europe. During a five-week partnership…...
From wolves to pets: Ancient dog DNA reveals the origins of man's best friend
4+ hour, 54+ min ago (274+ words) The bond between humans and dogs stretches back thousands of years — long before modern pets ever existed. At Clemson University, genetics expert Kelsey Witt Dillon is studying ancient dog DNA to better understand how wolves slowly became domesticated companions. RELATED…...
From wolves to pets: Ancient dog DNA reveals the origins of man's best friend - AOL
10+ hour, 11+ min ago (274+ words) The bond between humans and dogs stretches back thousands of years — long before modern pets ever existed. At Clemson University, genetics expert Kelsey Witt Dillon is studying ancient dog DNA to better understand how wolves slowly became domesticated companions. RELATED…...
Please do not make new dinosaurs: The ‘Jurassic Park' mosquito is up for auction
13+ hour, 9+ min ago (262+ words) Something small that leads to something enormous is at the thrilling heart of so many memorable movie plots. That's how the ancient beasts are brought back to life in the 1993 blockbuster, making the amber-bound mosquito fossil a highly important prop…...
Tree of Life evolution: Doug Soltis + LabX video collab
15+ hour, 47+ min ago (304+ words) Doug Soltis, a distinguished professor here at the Florida Museum, collaborated with LabX’s Marketing Manager Nawar Nemeh on a series of fun, short videos about the Tree of Life, how it helps researchers and what we can learn by examining…...
Two Rival Predators Died in the Same Instant 210 Million Years Ago??? They May Have Been Looking at Each Other
13+ hour ago (343+ words) Published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B, the study identifies Eosphorosuchus lacrimosa as a distinct genus and species. The fossil also reveals that it lived alongside another early crocodile relative, Hesperosuchus agilis, even though the two animals showed different…...