Paleo in the News

Research uncovers a rare resin fossil find: A spider that aspires to be an ant

Science Daily - Paleontology - Fri, 03/22/2024 - 13:54
Spiders that disguise themselves as ants live in many locations around the globe but until now most had been able to avoid detection from fossil researchers as well as predators.
Categories: Fossils

Research uncovers a rare resin fossil find: A spider that aspires to be an ant

Science Daily - Fossils - Fri, 03/22/2024 - 13:54
Spiders that disguise themselves as ants live in many locations around the globe but until now most had been able to avoid detection from fossil researchers as well as predators.
Categories: Fossils

Dogs really do understand that words stand for objects

New Scientist - Fri, 03/22/2024 - 10:00
Pet dogs have different patterns of brain activity when they are shown an object that doesn’t match the word they hear, suggesting they have a mental representation of what words mean
Categories: Fossils

Ant queens have good reasons for eating their own babies

New Scientist - Fri, 03/22/2024 - 05:00
Feasting on family members may be an unorthodox way for ant queens to keep their fledgling colonies from being overrun by lethal fungi
Categories: Fossils

Male and female spiders pair up to look like a flower

New Scientist - Fri, 03/22/2024 - 03:00
Together, a dark-hued male crab spider and a larger, paler female resemble a flower, in what researchers suspect is the first case of cooperative mimicry
Categories: Fossils

Rays were more diverse 150 million years ago than previously thought

Science Daily - Paleontology - Thu, 03/21/2024 - 14:54
Scientists have explored the puzzling world of rays that lived 150 million years ago and discovered a previously hidden diversity -- including a new ray species. This study significantly expands the understanding of these ancient cartilaginous fish and provides further insights into a past marine ecosystem.
Categories: Fossils

Rays were more diverse 150 million years ago than previously thought

Science Daily - Fossils - Thu, 03/21/2024 - 14:54
Scientists have explored the puzzling world of rays that lived 150 million years ago and discovered a previously hidden diversity -- including a new ray species. This study significantly expands the understanding of these ancient cartilaginous fish and provides further insights into a past marine ecosystem.
Categories: Fossils

New geological study: Scandinavia was born in Greenland

Science Daily - Fossils - Thu, 03/21/2024 - 14:54
The oldest Scandinavian bedrock was 'born' in Greenland, according to a new geological study. The study helps us understand the origin of continents and why Earth is the only planet in our solar system with life.
Categories: Fossils

Researchers name prehistoric amphibian ancestor discovered in Smithsonian collection after Kermit the Frog

Science Daily - Paleontology - Thu, 03/21/2024 - 14:53
Scientists have uncovered the fossilized skull of a 270-million-year-old ancient amphibian ancestor in the collection of the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History. The team of researchers described the fossil as a new species of proto-amphibian, which they named Kermitops gratus in honor of the iconic Muppet, Kermit the Frog.
Categories: Fossils

Researchers name prehistoric amphibian ancestor discovered in Smithsonian collection after Kermit the Frog

Science Daily - Fossils - Thu, 03/21/2024 - 14:53
Scientists have uncovered the fossilized skull of a 270-million-year-old ancient amphibian ancestor in the collection of the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History. The team of researchers described the fossil as a new species of proto-amphibian, which they named Kermitops gratus in honor of the iconic Muppet, Kermit the Frog.
Categories: Fossils

Fluffy beetle discovered in Australia may be the world's hairiest

New Scientist - Thu, 03/21/2024 - 08:02
The exceptionally long white hairs on the newly named longhorn beetle Excastra albopilosa may deceive predators into thinking it’s covered in fungus
Categories: Fossils

Blue tits shared a tree hollow with bird-eating bats – and survived

New Scientist - Thu, 03/21/2024 - 01:00
A pair of blue tits were seen nesting in a tree cavity that was also inhabited by about 25 greater noctule bats, which commonly eat blue tits, but the birds lived to tell the tale
Categories: Fossils

Ancient giant dolphin discovered in the Amazon

Science Daily - Paleontology - Wed, 03/20/2024 - 15:04
Measuring between 3 to 3.5 meters, 16 million years old: Paleontologists have announced the discovery of a new species of freshwater dolphin in the Peruvian Amazon region. Surprisingly, its closest living relatives can be found in the river dolphins of South Asia.
Categories: Fossils

Ancient giant dolphin discovered in the Amazon

Science Daily - Fossils - Wed, 03/20/2024 - 15:04
Measuring between 3 to 3.5 meters, 16 million years old: Paleontologists have announced the discovery of a new species of freshwater dolphin in the Peruvian Amazon region. Surprisingly, its closest living relatives can be found in the river dolphins of South Asia.
Categories: Fossils

Extinct freshwater dolphin from the Amazon was largest of all time

New Scientist - Wed, 03/20/2024 - 13:00
A dolphin that lived in the Amazon 16 million years ago grew to a length of 3.5 metres – larger than any other freshwater dolphin
Categories: Fossils

Sea surface temperature research provides clear evidence of human-caused climate change

Science Daily - Paleontology - Wed, 03/20/2024 - 11:25
Claims that climate change is natural are inconsistent with new oceanic temperature trends.
Categories: Fossils

New archive of ancient human brains challenges misconceptions of soft tissue preservation

Science Daily - Paleontology - Wed, 03/20/2024 - 11:24
A new study has challenged previously held views that brain preservation in the archaeological record is extremely rare. The team compiled a new archive of preserved human brains, which highlighted that nervous tissues actually persist in much greater abundances than traditionally thought, assisted by conditions that prevent decay.
Categories: Fossils

New archive of ancient human brains challenges misconceptions of soft tissue preservation

Science Daily - Fossils - Wed, 03/20/2024 - 11:24
A new study has challenged previously held views that brain preservation in the archaeological record is extremely rare. The team compiled a new archive of preserved human brains, which highlighted that nervous tissues actually persist in much greater abundances than traditionally thought, assisted by conditions that prevent decay.
Categories: Fossils

Tanks of the Triassic: New crocodile ancestor identified

Science Daily - Paleontology - Mon, 03/18/2024 - 15:45
Dinosaurs get all the glory. But aetosaurs, a heavily armored cousin of modern crocodiles, ruled the world before dinosaurs did. These tanks of the Triassic came in a variety of shapes and sizes before going extinct around 200 million years ago. Today, their fossils are found on every continent except Antarctica and Australia.
Categories: Fossils

Tanks of the Triassic: New crocodile ancestor identified

Science Daily - Fossils - Mon, 03/18/2024 - 15:45
Dinosaurs get all the glory. But aetosaurs, a heavily armored cousin of modern crocodiles, ruled the world before dinosaurs did. These tanks of the Triassic came in a variety of shapes and sizes before going extinct around 200 million years ago. Today, their fossils are found on every continent except Antarctica and Australia.
Categories: Fossils

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