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Turtles finally have a place in the tree of life: X‑ray study of South African fossils was a decider
Valentin Buffa, University of Zurich; Jonah Choiniere, University of the Witwatersrand; Julien Benoit, University of the Witwatersrand, and…
Why 90% of Fossils Are Missing
Scientists are piecing together the past by understanding the fossils that are not there as much as the ones that are.
Sharks now roam the open ocean. But for 200 million years, they only lived near the sea floor
Michael Worden/Unsplash Joel Gayford, James Cook University When you picture a shark, you probably think of a large,…
First forests sparked deep-ocean oxygen, study says
A new study reveals how the emergence of Earth’s first forests permanently oxygenated the deep ocean, triggering a significant evolutionary diversification of marine animals approximately 390 million years ago.
The Viewpoint: Bridging the Gap: A Look at Transitional Fossils
Transitional fossils bridge the evolutionary gap between ancestral species and their descendants, offering a fascinating glimpse into how life on Earth has changed over millions of years.
The Dinosaurs Too Big To Be Dinosaurs
These sauropods were barely possible, seemingly existing only despite physics and persisting only thanks to some extreme evolutionary adaptations.
Ancient fossils show how the last mass extinction forever scrambled the ocean’s biodiversity
Even bivalves looked different during the time of the dinosaurs, as these fossils of an ultra-fortified oyster, left,…