Marsil fossil of 12 million years found in Peru
Peruvian paleontologists unveiled the 12 million years of prehistoric porpoise fossil on Wednesday found near the country's Pacific coast. The ...
Tag: fossil
Velociraptrine fossil with unusually strong hands suggests a new predatory niche
An international group of paleontologists led by the University of Poitiers, in France, reports that a recently recovered velociraptrine fossil, ...
First fossil cicada discovered in the Messel pit
For the first time, a real fossilized cicada was described from Messel Pit deposits. EopLatypleura Messelensis is one of the ...
Fossil of a new kind of mammal of the age of dinosaurs discovered in the Gobi desert in Mongolia
A joint research team discovered a fossil belonging to a genus and species of mammals previously unknown in the layers ...
Environmental microbes caused more methane emissions than fossil fuels between 2020 and 2022, analysis finds
Environmental microbes, not fossil fuels, are to blame for the recent increase in global methane emissions, according to a detailed ...
Extremely well-preserved fossil sawfly sheds new light on the coevolution of insects and toxic plants
A team of Australian researchers have described a new species of now-extinct sawfly based on an extremely well-preserved fossil found ...
Fossil discovered in Brazil is 237 million-year-old sister group to Dinosauria
Paleontologist Rodrigo Temp Muller from the Federal University of Santa Maria, working with colleagues in Brazil, confirmed the discovery of ...
New seed fossil sheds light on wind dispersal of plants
Scientists have discovered one of the first examples of winged seeds, gaining insight into the origin and early evolution of ...
Unique new fish fossil prompts rethinking of how Earth’s geology shapes evolution
Coelacanths are deep-sea fish that live off the coasts of southern Africa and Indonesia and can grow up to two ...
Team develops new tool to map fossil fuel emissions from space
Researchers at the University of Minnesota have developed a new tool to measure ethane from space, providing insight into global ...
