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Cretaceous oceanic intraplate volcanism - Nature Geoscience
10+ min ago (260+ words) Nature Geoscience spoke with Ana Ferreira (University College London, UK), Valerie Finlayson (University of Maryland, USA), and Jennifer Georgen (Old Dominion University, USA) about volcanism within oceanic tectonic plates, particularly its extreme intensity during the Cretaceous. Your privacy, your choice…...
113-million-year-old pterosaur in Brazil held molecules that revealed a fish-and-squid diet
11+ hour, 45+ min ago (506+ words) Sometimes, a single molecule can reshape what scientists know about an entire species. Those molecules pointed to a diet heavy in fish and squid, giving researchers a rare chemical signal from a creature that died more than 100 million years ago....
Sea stars reveal how simple tubes become complex organs
3+ hour, 25+ min ago (958+ words) A new study has revealed that sea stars can build the same organ in remarkably different ways. Although three species all ended up with an identical internal structure, each followed its own developmental path to get there. By watching the…...
Fossils found decades ago reveal an extinct giant salamander
2+ hour, 8+ min ago (358+ words) A re-examination leads to the discovery of a new genus of Cryptobranchidae image: A reconstruction of the Ajimu giant salamander, which is believed to have inhabited the lakes and marshes of the Ajimu region approximately 3. 5 million years ago when its…...
New long-necked dinosaur species discovered in Kalasin
9+ hour, 43+ min ago (19+ words) Thai PBS World New long-necked dinosaur species discovered in Kalasin...
A Whole New Species of Giant Dinosaur Has Just Been Identified
2+ hour, 33+ min ago (654+ words) The popular image of paleontology is a scientist in shorts and a wide-brimmed hat, dramatically uncovering a magnificent, intact skeleton from desert sands. The reality is that most prehistoric remains are isolated. A tooth here. A phalanx there. But to…...
Prehistoric adventure stomps into Meridian-Lauderdale County library July 13
2+ hour, 57+ min ago (107+ words) Twin States News The Meridian-Lauderdale County Public Library will transform into a prehistoric playground on Monday, July 13, when it plays host to "The Dinosaur Experience." The high-energy, interactive event features Ranger Martin and his life-sized animatronic dinosaur companions, including a…...
Dinosaurs set to roar into Yeadon Town Hall with interactive family show
3+ hour, 34+ min ago (201+ words) FAMILIES are being invited to step back in time when Dinosaur Adventure Live " Danger on T-Rex Mountain comes to Yeadon Town Hall this summer. The prehistoric stage spectacular, now in its fifth year, will visit the venue on Saturday, August…...
For decades, it has been said that self-fertilization was like entering an evolutionary dead end, but a new study has just put a rather uncomfortable spin on that old idea
17+ hour, 15+ min ago (996+ words) New research challenges the idea that self-fertilization is an evolutionary dead end and points to a more complex story. By ECONEWS " Editorial process Self-fertilization has long carried a dramatic label in evolutionary biology. For decades, many scientists have wondered whether…...
Dinosaurs probably dined upon a variety of fruits and seeds
3+ hour, 18+ min ago (614+ words) LAWRENCE " Dinosaurs likely munched on a lot more fruit than previously imagined. Recent research appearing in the journal Science overturns a long-held idea that flowering plants didn't evolve large fruits and seeds until after the mass extinction of dinosaurs about…...