Paleontology

  1. Paleontology

    Sight for ‘Saur Eyes: T. rex vision was among nature’s best

    A study of dinosaur eyes finds that Tyrannosaurus rex had very sophisticated vision that may have helped its predatory abilities.

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    Sticky Subjects: Insights into ancient spider diet, kinship

    Remnants of a spider web embedded in ancient amber suggest that some spiders' diets haven't changed much in millions of years.

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    Ancient webbed masters

    Newly unearthed fossils of a 110-million-year-old bolster the notion that all modern birds evolved from aquatic ancestors.

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    Amphibious Ancestors

    Newly discovered fossils from Greenland, as well as a reexamination of those of previously known creatures, are providing researchers with additional insights into ancient vertebrates' move from water to land.

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    Remains may be an evolutionary relic

    Fossils recently found in southwestern China may be of a lineage that originated long before the Cambrian explosion of biodiversity, when most major groups of animals first appeared in the fossil record.

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    Dinosaur neck size reaches new extreme

    Scientists have unearthed remains of a massive, plant-eating dinosaur whose neck may have been twice as long as its body.

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    Out of the Shadows

    An ongoing flurry of fossil finds is triggering a reevaluation of how early mammals and their close kin eked out an existence during the Age of Dinosaurs.

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    Ancestor of Kings: Early progenitor of T. rex had a crest

    Paleontologists have unearthed remains of the oldest known dinosaur of the tyrannosaur clan.

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    First Steps

    Using materials as diverse as lobster eggs, dead birds, and the headless carcass of a rhinoceros, scientists are conducting experiments that scrutinize the first steps of the fossilization process.

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    Mammoth Findings: Asian elephant is closest living kin

    DNA studies suggest that the woolly mammoth is more closely related to the Asian elephant than to the African elephant.

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    New View: Fossil offers novel look at an ancient bird

    A newly described specimen of an ancient creature that most scientists consider the oldest known bird is posed in a way that provides new viewing angles for several body features.

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    Ancient Grazers: Find adds grass to dinosaur menu

    Analyses of fossilized dinosaur feces in India reveal the remains of at least five types of grasses, a surprising finding that's the first evidence of grass-eating dinosaurs and an indication that grasses diversified much earlier than previously recognized.

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