An extinct species of giant penguin – over 5 feet (1.6 meters) tall – has been identified from fossils found in New Zealand. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/monster-penguin-fossil…
Tag: Extinct
Moon rocks could help reveal how life evolved on Earth – and may enable us to resurrect extinct species
Life is the last thing you would associate with the eternally dark craters of the lunar poles. But these craters could hold the key to explaining how complex, multi-cellular organisms evolved on Earth hundreds of millions of years ago, affording unimaginable insights into our planet’s biological past. Source: https://phys.org/news/2019-09-moon-reveal-life-evolved-earth.html…
These Students Are Breeding Endangered Finches. But Will It Save the Species?
The southern black-throated finch is thought to be extinct in New South Wales, and only an estimated 1,000 are left in the wild in Queensland. Source: https://www.livescience.com/students-breeding-endangered-finch.html
540-million-year-old worm was first segmented animal that could move
An extinct creature that resembled a cross between an earthworm and a millipede is the oldest known segmented animal able to move under its own power Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2215291-540-million-year-old-worm-was-first-segmented-animal-that-could-move/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Hurricane Dorian may have made a species of bird go extinct
In addition to killing several people and destroying thousands of buildings in the Bahamas, Hurricane Dorian may have killed the last surviving Bahama nuthatches Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2215361-hurricane-dorian-may-have-made-a-species-of-bird-go-extinct/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
When did humans start altering Earth?
The ArchaeoGlobe Project assessed knowledge on human land use over the past 10,000 years, through the contributions of more than 200 archaeologists. It concluded that, by 3,000 years ago, most of Earth was already transformed by hunter-gatherers, farmers and pastoralists. Source: https://earthsky.org/human-world/when-humans-start-altering-planet-earth-anthropocene…
How a Silent Cosmos Led Humans to Fear the Worst
If all aliens have gone extinct, what does the future hold for humanity? Source: https://www.livescience.com/silent-cosmos-no-aliens-end-of-humanity.html
Europe’s extinct cave bears went into decline just as humans arrived
The population of cave bears in Europe held steady for tens of thousands of years, then crashed after humans showed up – suggesting we helped wipe them out Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2213584-europes-extinct-cave-bears-went-into-decline-just-as-humans-arrived/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Giant extinct penguin was the size of a human
Palaeontologists have identified the fossil remains of an enormous species of penguin that lived in New Zealand. Dubbed ‘monster penguin’ by Canterbur… Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/329707/giant-extinct-penguin-was-the-size-of-a-human…
Giant parrot fossil unearthed in New Zealand
Scientists have identified an extinct species of giant parrot that weighed 15lbs and stood up to 3ft in height. Bones belonging to the gargantuan bird… Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/329525/giant-parrot-fossil-unearthed-in-new-zealand…