All Paleobiology
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
qwwqdccwwm.d qwwqdccwwm.d | 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
qwwqdccwwm.d qwwqdccwwm.d | 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
qwwqdccwwm.d qwwqdccwwm.d | 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
qwwqdccwwm.d qwwqdccwwm.d | Added: 8 Jun 2017
Palaeontologists have discovered a new species of ancient snake that lived 5 million years ago.
Discovery prompts evolutionary history rethink
qwwqdccwwm.d qwwqdccwwm.d | Added: 27 Mar 2017
The discovery of fossilised algae suggests that advanced multicellular life evolved much earlier th…
Tully monster debate reignited
qwwqdccwwm.d qwwqdccwwm.d | 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
qwwqdccwwm.d qwwqdccwwm.d | Added: 7 Mar 2017
The discovery of the fossil of a penguin shows the species was around during the age of the dinosau…
80 million year old collagen successfully recovered
qwwqdccwwm.d qwwqdccwwm.d | Added: 26 Jan 2017
Researchers in the US have successfully isolated additional collagen from dinosaur fossils 80 milli…
New dinosaur tribes named
qwwqdccwwm.d qwwqdccwwm.d | Added: 4 Jan 2017
Scientists have named two new clades, or tribes, of horned dinosaurs based on fossils collected in …
Earlier existence of diaphragm confirmed
qwwqdccwwm.d qwwqdccwwm.d | Added: 1 Dec 2016
Researchers have discovered evidence of diaphragms in mammal-like reptiles that lived 250-300 milli…
New prehistoric sea lizard discovered
qwwqdccwwm.d qwwqdccwwm.d | Added: 17 Nov 2016
Researchers in Chile have discovered a new species of giant sea lizard that existed near the end of…
