A newly discovered spaceship-shaped predator raked through the Cambrian seafloor in search of food. Source: https://www.sciencenews.org/article/newfound-predator-may-have-terrorized-cambrian-seafloor4…
Tag: Life&Evolution/Paleontology
A flexible bone that helps mammals chew dates back to the Jurassic Period
A flexible bone that helps with chewing may have helped give rise to the Age of Mammals, a new fossil shows. Source: https://www.sciencenews.org/article/flexible-bone-helps-mammals-chew-dates-back-jurassic-period4…
An ancient bird found encased in amber had a bizarrely long toe
A 99-million-year-old fossil holds a bird with an oddly long toe, which might have helped the critter hook hard-to-reach dinners. Source: https://www.sciencenews.org/article/ancient-bird-found-encased-amber-had-bizarrely-long-toe4…
Some ancient crocodiles may have chomped on plants instead of meat
Fossil teeth of extinct crocodilyforms suggest that some ate plants and that herbivory evolved at least three times in crocs of the Mesozoic Era. Source: https://www.sciencenews.org/article/ancient-crocodiles-plants-meat4…
Signs of the color blue have been found in a fossil for the first time
Scientists think they’ve spotted hints of blue plumage in a fossilized bird from 48 million years ago. Source: https://www.sciencenews.org/article/signs-color-blue-found-fossil-bird-first-time4…
Signs of red pigment were spotted in a fossil for the first time
For the first time, scientists have identified the chemical fingerprint of red pigment in a fossil. Source: https://www.sciencenews.org/article/first-evidence-red-pigment-fossil-mouse4…
A tiny mystery dinosaur from New Mexico is officially
A newly identified dinosaur species called Suskityrannus hazelae fills a gap in tyrannosaur lineage. Source: https://www.sciencenews.org/article/tiny-mystery-dinosaur-new-mexico-officially-t-rex-cousin4…
New fossils may capture the minutes after the dinosaur-killing asteroid impact
North Dakota fossils may depict the aftermath of the dinosaur-killing asteroid, but controversial claims about the breadth of the find are unproven. Source: https://www.sciencenews.org/article/new-fossils-north-dakota-dinosaur-killing-asteroid-impact