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Fossil shark teeth are abundant and can date the past in a unique way

The ratios of strontium isotopes in fossil shark teeth can be used to better understand how coastal environments evolved in ancient times, according to...

Discovery of collagen in fossil bone could unlock new insights into dinosaurs

For many years, it was widely believed that fossils no longer contained any original organic molecules as the fossilization process was thought to destroy...

Rare pterosaur fossil reveals crocodilian bite 76 million years ago

The fossilized neck bone of a flying reptile unearthed in Canada shows tell-tale signs of being bitten by a crocodile-like creature 76 million years...

Rediscovered fossil reveals rare bird skull from 45 million years ago

Around 45 million years ago, a 4.6 foot-tall (1.40 meters) flightless bird called Diatryma roamed the Geiseltal region in southern Saxony-Anhalt. An international team...

Fossil footprints study is the first to track cave bears in the Iberian Peninsula

A set of footprints impressed in clay in the Honseca Cave (Velilla del Río Carrión, Palencia), which were made by cave bears that inhabited...

New fossil species sheds light on divergent life-history strategies in early land plants

The initial radiation of vascular land plants, evidenced by increases in both diversity and morphological disparity during the Silurian and Devonian periods, is considered...

Fossil discovery sheds light on the early evolution of animal nervous systems

An international team of scientists has uncovered a fascinating piece of the evolutionary puzzle: how the ventral nerve cord, a key component of the...

Fossil killifish: New findings reveal unforeseen diversity

Killifish, or egg-laying toothcarps, are known for their ecological adaptability and species diversity. Two families of killifish exist in Europe today: the highly species-rich...

Fossil study reveals oldest-known evolutionary ‘arms race’

A study led by researchers at the American Museum of Natural History presents the oldest known example in the fossil record of an evolutionary...

Fossil treasure chest: How to preserve the geoheritage of South Africa’s Cape coast

I am standing on a dune looking out to sea. It's 2024, but I'm thinking about a very different time. Hundreds of thousands of...

Rare fossil embryos show early Ecdysozoa development in Cambrian era

An international research team has made a notable discovery of fossil embryos belonging to Ecdysozoa, a diverse group of animals including roundworms, velvet worms,...

500,000 years of fossil records reveal climate change impacts on deep-sea ecosystems

Climate change impacts not only life on land but also the largely unexplored deep-sea ecosystem, home to unique and largely unexplored fauna. Deep-sea animals,...

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