Paleontology

taxonomically it is not all that useful. When we say, 'fish' we generally mean an ectothermic, aquatic ...

Article - Heidi Henderson - Sep 17 2019 - 12:29pm

shape varies considerably more than would be expected if they all came from the same parent species. ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 30 2024 - 10:59am

his team warn that "the results of this phylogenetic study are only a first step and not at all ...

Article - News Staff - May 19 2009 - 11:15pm

fossil specimen had feathers on all four limbs, somewhat resembling a bi-plane. Glide tests based on its ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 9 2010 - 6:27pm

same traits evolved independently in at least two dinosaur lineages. In all three cases, the features ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 8 2010 - 7:03pm

giant desert. Other animals that lived in the Navajo Sandstone were all relatively small animals, ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 8 2010 - 7:05pm

the effect of all these students has taken its toll? Whilst there is an absolute ban on hammering of ...

Blog Post - Oliver Knevitt - Jun 18 2011 - 7:04pm

stuck to what it knows best, and it's body form has kept it in good stead for all these years. It ...

Blog Post - Oliver Knevitt - Jul 8 2011 - 7:18am

a crucial issue in the study of all mammalian evolution," says Luo. The date of an evolutionary ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 24 2011 - 3:37pm

hydrophones and boats pinging sonar, all in the hope of proving the existence of Nessy. They didn’t find ...

Article - The Conversation - Nov 10 2023 - 2:22pm

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