All Paleobiology
Megalodon babies were born larger than a man
Added: 18 Jan 2021
While 'The Meg' exaggerated its movie magic megalodon, researchers have shown a baby megatooth sha…
Dire wolves evolved in isolation from gray wolves
Added: 15 Jan 2021
Reality is more interesting than myth, and all Game of Throne fans who fell in love with Lady, Grey…
A tale of tusks... or a 'herd of treasure'?
Added: 21 Dec 2020
Not all shipwrecked treasure is gold and silver. One might think of a sunken herd, rather than a su…
Beware the prehistoric beast of Bristol; Thecodontosaurus' brain modelled
Added: 15 Dec 2020
The beautifully preserved braincase of Bristol's dog-sized dinausaur, Thecodontosaurus, was used to…
Compliant UN3373 Dangerous Goods Regulations sample packaging for COVID-19
Added: 3 Dec 2020
All COVID-19 test samples fall under the UN3373 Dangerous Goods Regulations because they may contai…
New fossil ape discovered in India
Added: 9 Sep 2020
A 13-million-year-old fossil unearthed in northern India comes from a newly discovered ape, the ear…
Advantage flat angel shark
Added: 7 Aug 2020
The general picture of a shark is that of a fast and large ocean predator. Some species, however, q…
Dinosaurs may have evolved from a ‘tiny bug slayer’
Added: 10 Jul 2020
New study suggests a miniaturised origin for some of the largest animals ever to live on Earth. Din…
Extinct Oligocene dolphins were apex predators
Added: 9 Jul 2020
A report in the journal Current Biology, offers a detailed description of the first nearly complete…
Human rights in biomedicine: action plan 2020-2025
Added: 25 Jun 2020
On 24 June 2020, in Strasbourg, the Bioethics Committee launched its new action plan on human right…
Game Theory: Bone Wars
Added: 23 Sep 2019
Games have never been more popular and in their column Dr Louise Robinson and Dr Ian Turner, take u…
Oldest stegosaur found in Morocco
Added: 21 Aug 2019
Remains of the oldest stegosaur, dating to the Middle Jurassic period, have been found in Morocco.
Croc teeth suggest plant diet
Added: 2 Jul 2019
Differences in fossilised crocodile teeth suggest multiple ancient forms of crocodile were herbivor…
'Cthulhu' fossil suggests monstrous sea cucumber precursor
Evoluted New Media | Added: 11 Apr 2019
A newly discovered fossil has given insights into a monstrous relative of the sea cucumber.!--more-…
Fossil bonanza fills important knowledge gap
Evoluted New Media | Added: 18 Jan 2018
A team of researchers have uncovered a rich diversity of microscopic animal fossils from over half …
New research shines light on hominoid precursor
Evoluted New Media | Added: 11 Dec 2017
Research suggests that the last common ancestor of humans and apes was smaller than previously thou…
New species of early snake discovered
Evoluted New Media | Added: 8 Jun 2017
Palaeontologists have discovered a new species of ancient snake that lived 5 million years ago.
Discovery prompts evolutionary history rethink
Evoluted New Media | Added: 27 Mar 2017
The discovery of fossilised algae suggests that advanced multicellular life evolved much earlier th…
Tully monster debate reignited
Evoluted New Media | Added: 8 Mar 2017
A group of paleobiologists are refuting claims made last year about the classification of the ‘Tull…
Fossil discovery prompts rethink of penguin evolution
Evoluted New Media | Added: 7 Mar 2017
The discovery of the fossil of a penguin shows the species was around during the age of the dinosau…
