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Extinct ‘monkey lemur’ shows similarities to human fossils

University of Otago scientists have discovered fascinating clues to human evolution. They have analysed the teeth of extinct lemurs for their study. The "surprisingly large"...

Fossils show a crocodile ancestor dined on a young dinosaur

Scientists have found evidence that an ancient crocodile ancestor chowed down on a dinosaur. A member of a newfound species dubbed Confractosuchus sauroktonos, preserved within...

Ancient plant fossils discovery in Washington points to paleobotanic mystery

A new description of two well-preserved ancient fossil plant specimens is prompting paleobotanists to rethink how plants might have been dispersed during the Late...

Fossils excavated in the 1960s add missing link to crocodile evolution

A set of Triassic archosaur fossils have been excavated in the 1960s in Tanzania. They have been formally recognized as a distinct species. They...

AI will revolutionize how we research dinosaur fossils

Artificial intelligence technologies can identify tumour by high-resolution medical imagery. Scientists have used the technology to analyse similar scans of dinosaur fossils. The study...

Fossils of sauropodomorph ancestor show it walked upright

University of Bristol researchers have found evidence that an early ancestor of the giant sauropodomorph dinosaurs had walked upright. It was also quick and...

Life on Mars search could be misled by false fossils

New research suggested that Mars explorers can be fooled by fossil-like specimens created by chemical processes when searching for signs of ancient life on...

Bird Brains: Evolutionary Secrets Unveiled

Evolutionary biologists at Johns Hopkins Medicine have unveiled groundbreaking insights into the evolution of bird brains, shedding light on the long-standing mystery of how...

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