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A six-inch fossil just rewrote a major chapter of mammal evolution
4+ day, 19+ hour ago (1430+ words) A small fossil from the windswept Gobi Desert is forcing scientists to rethink a long chapter in the story of mammal evolution. For decades, researchers believed a group of ancient mammals called zhelestids were early relatives of modern placental animals....
Century-old myth about the Tasmanian tiger may have been dangerously wrong
1+ week, 5+ day ago (1232+ words) The Tasmanian tiger’s unusual skull suggests it snapped at smaller prey rather than overpowering livestock like a wolf. (CREDIT: Vera Weisbecker et al, Nature Communications) For generations, the thylacine carried the reputation of a wolf in stripes. Its dog-like head,…...
Giant crocodylians may have ruled South America’s food chain 12 million years ago
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First epigenetic DNA clock can reveal a zebra shark’s age from a blood sample
2+ week, 5+ day ago (1121+ words) A new modeling tool can estimate the age of zebra sharks, which can live up to 30 years, within about two years. (CREDIT: Ripley’s Aquariums) A shark’s age can be surprisingly hard to pin down, even when the animal is swimming…...
TikTok video leads scientists to a new species of transparent fish in India
3+ week, 5+ day ago (1192+ words) Gangaichthys indonepalicus, a tiny blind fish found in groundwater, reveals an unexplored ecosystem beneath the Gangetic Plain. (CREDIT: ZooKeys / Ishan Agarwal) A four-centimeter fish pulled from groundwater beneath northern India has opened a window into an ecosystem almost impossible to…...
Wild monkeys challenge a long-held assumption about the common ancestor of humans and chimpanzees
3+ week, 6+ day ago (1083+ words) The sooty mangabey (Cercocebus atys) is a medium-sized Old World monkey native to the coastal forests and swamps of West Africa, ranging from Senegal to Ghana. (CREDIT: Wikimedia / CC BY-SA 4.0) A monkey-like foot may not have stopped the ancestor of…...
Ancient mammal ancestors gave birth to live young, 236-million-year-old fossil finds
1+ mon, 2+ hour ago (1122+ words) “Triassic Mothers,” a life reconstruction of a group of Chiniquodon theotonicus individuals, a pregnant female (left) as well as a female (right) breastfeeding few, relatively large neonates. (CREDIT: María de los Ángeles Miceli Baro A fossil bone from northwestern Argentina…...
245-million-year-old reptile fossil preserves the oldest known intact digestive system
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (1245+ words) A 245 million-year-old fossil from China reveals how early reptiles adapted to the sea, preserving both skeleton and digestive system. (CREDIT: Shutterstock) Life in the oceans did not always belong to creatures born there. In the wake of Earth’s greatest mass…...
New Thai lizard named after Syrax, Queen Rhaenyra's dragon from House of the Dragon
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (1066+ words) Adult female paratypes of Acanthosaura syrax sp. nov. (left for THNHM31130 and right for THNHM31131). (CREDIT: Poramad Trivalairat et al, Journal ZooKeys) A small yellow-tinged lizard living high in Thailand’s mountain forests now carries the name of a fantasy dragon. Its size,…...
Deadly poisons in wolfsbane and larkspur linked to pain relief, malaria and cancer therapy
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (991+ words) Scientists recreated a wolfsbane and larkspur alkaloid pathway, opening new ways to study complex plant-derived medicines. (CREDIT: Wikimedia / CC BY-SA 4.0) Wolfsbane and larkspur can make chemicals potent enough to cause neurotoxicity and paralysis, yet members of the same chemical family…...