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Fossilised droppings tell the story of dinosaurs’ rise to power
Sauropodomorph dinosaurs feeding on newly evolved plants in a wet early Jurassic environment Marcin Ambrozik The contents of…
Worm-like fossil is the oldest ancestor of spiders and crustaceans
3D laser scan of the specimen, Uncus dzaugisi Mary L. Droser A worm-like creature preserved in ancient rock…
Oldest tadpole fossil known to science dates back 161 million years
Scientists found the fossil in Santa Cruz province, Argentina Mariana Chuliver et al., Journal (2024) An exquisitely preserved…
Cave diver explores a Mexican sinkhole in atmospheric photograph
Cave diver exploring Chan Aktun Ha Martin Broen The Yucatán peninsula in south-east Mexico is riddled with holes.…
Genome of Neanderthal fossil reveals lost tribe cut off for millennia
The jawbone of a Neanderthal known as Thorin, who is thought to have been part of an isolated…
When did life on Earth begin? Surprisingly early in our planet’s history
The oldest known piece of Earth? A 4.4 billion-year-old zircon John Valley, University of Wisconsin-Madison Until recently, many…
Australian pterosaur had a huge tongue to help gulp down prey
An illustration of the newly identified species, called Haliskia peterseni Gabriel Ugueto A 100-million-year-old fossil pterosaur found in…
Fossil trove reveals three new species of ancient egg-laying mammals
Illustration of six ancient monotreme species whose fossilised remains were found at Lightning Ridge, Australia Illustration by Peter…
Exquisite fossils of Cretaceous shark solve mystery of how it hunted
A Ptychodus shark fossil found in Mexico Romain Vullo Exquisitely preserved fossils of a shark that thrived during…
Fossil snake discovered in India may have been the largest ever
Artist’s illustration of a snake from the Madtsoiidae family modified from nixillustration.com Fossil remains discovered in India have…