Early Permian dissorophid Cacops

The Sciences

Ancient Frogs Survived Earth's Greatest Mass Extinction Event by Not Adapting

Fossil eggshell diversity of the Mussentuchit Member, Cedar Mountain Formation, Utah

Eggshells Fill a 30-Million-Year Fossil Record Gap for Dinosaur Migration

Horse head fossil

Horses, Sloths, and Other Mammals Fell in the Same Sinkhole 500,000 Years Ago

Cretaceous Australia Landscape. Artwork by Jonathan Metzger. Source - Museums Victoria

About 120 Million Years Ago, a Theropod With Giant Claws May Have Ruled Australia

Artwork of how Bastetodon likely appeared.

A New Leopard-Like Apex Predator Ruled the Jungle 30 Million Years Ago

Megalosaurus illustration

4 Megalosaurus Fossils Discovered Throughout Time

Life reconstruction of the Jurassic bird Baminornis zhenghensis from the Zhenghe Fauna

149-Million-Year-Old Fossil Pushes Origins of Birds to the Jurassic Period 

Reconstruction of the new plesiosaur

183-Million-Year-Old Fossil Reveals That Plesiosaur Skin Was Smooth and Scaly

Vegavis-iaai-diving-for-fish

An Antarctic Fossil From 69 Million Years Ago Reveals Earth’s Early Birds 

Blood type cells

Lack of Blood Type Diversity for Neanderthals May Have Led to Their Demise

Crocodile teeth

A Crocodilian Took a Bite Out of a Pterosaur 76 Million Years Ago

Illustration of dinosaur origins, specifically Nyasasaurus

Researchers Identify Where Missing Pieces in Dinosaur Origin Puzzle Might Be Buried

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古生物学

古代青蛙通过不适应存活于地球上最严重的物种大灭绝事件

恐龙迁徙的 3000 万年化石记录缺口被蛋壳填补

50 万年前，马、树懒和其他哺乳动物坠入同一个天坑

大约1.2亿年前，一只长有巨爪的兽脚类恐龙可能统治着澳大利亚

3000万年前，一种类似豹子的顶级掠食者统治着丛林

4 恐龙蜥蜴化石被发现

1.49亿年前的化石将鸟类的起源推至侏罗纪时期

1.83亿年前的化石揭示蛇颈龙皮肤光滑有鳞

6900万年前的南极化石揭示了地球早期鸟类

尼安德特人血型多样性不足可能导致其灭绝

7600万年前，一只鳄鱼咬了一口翼龙

研究人员发现恐龙起源谜团中缺失的部分可能被埋藏的地点

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