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If We Knew Today???s Mammals Only from Fossils, We???d Get Evolution Super Wrong
29+ min ago (758+ words) A simulated future fossil shows how badly we could be misreading the past. Most of what we know about past life comes from fossils. But the fossil record isn’t a census of ancient life. Most animals don’t get fossilized, and…...
Not tiger, not wolf: Australian thylacine skull reveals a far different hunting style
1+ hour, 28+ min ago (23+ words) Phys.org This site can’t be reached phys.org refused to connect....
Dinosaurs for sale at Moscow show
3+ hour, 9+ min ago (42+ words) Yahoo News Canada Wealthy Russians can now bypass Western sanctions and buy genuine prehistoric monsters right in the heart of Moscow. The Stargift Gallery in Moscow has launched a new exhibition called "Relictum: Traces of Time."...
Dinosaur Jr.: There Near
12+ hour, 21+ min ago (638+ words) Spectrum Culture There are all sorts of bands from the vital wave of alternative rock in the ‘80s that have broken up and tried the reunion route. Many have never recovered what made them magic in the first place – see the…...
Neumann's Notes: Dinos take camp to the mountains - University of Calgary Athletics
7+ hour, 24+ min ago (19+ words) Neumann's Notes: Dinos take camp to the mountains University of Calgary Athletics Related Stories and Videos Thanks for visiting!...
70-Million-Year-Old Shark Fossils Discovered in Egypt???s Western Desert
7+ hour, 53+ min ago (574+ words) A research team led by Cairo University has identified an exceptional fossil assemblage of ancient sharks in Egypt’s Western Desert, revealing a rich marine ecosystem that existed more than 70 million years ago during the Late Cretaceous period. The fossils were…...
Paleontological Tourism: US, Mongolia & Argentina...
6+ hour, 13+ min ago (430+ words) Global paleontological tourism grows as travelers unearth dinosaur fossils alongside academic researchers in the US, Mongolia, Canada, and Argentina. Paleontological dig-tourism is transforming adventure travel by allowing everyday explorers to work alongside professional researchers on active dinosaur excavation sites. From…...
Scientists Found Evidence of Two 'Ghost' Human Ancestors Hiding in Our DNA
9+ hour, 23+ min ago (210+ words) A new genetic technique uncovered traces of two unknown human lineages, including one that split from our ancestors 1.8 million years ago. For as many ancient ancestors of humanity as we know, some remain a mystery, with only faint traces of…...
Dodos weren’t stupid, and their skulls finally prove it
13+ hour, 5+ min ago (1073+ words) Analysis of dodo bird skulls has helped scientists understand how they observed and interacted with the world before their extinction. Call someone a dodo and nobody asks what you mean. The bird showed little fear of the people who landed…...
324-million-year-old animal with 24 legs reveals how life conquered land
8+ hour, 54+ min ago (544+ words) By now, most of us have some knowledge that life on land involved transitioning from the water and evolving the physiological means to do so. But a new study has found reliable evidence that this formative process involved more diverse…...