Cretaceous Amber Reveals Tiny Bristly Millipedes That Grew Into Eocene Giants
A landmark-based analysis of hundreds of amber-preserved bristly millipedes shows the animals were smallest around 100 million years ago and ...
Tag: Cretaceous
New dinosaur species Infernogallus jamesi identified as first known fruit-eater
A newly identified Hell Creek oviraptorosaur, Infernogallus jamesi, shows chewing adaptations seen today only in fruit-eating parrots, making it the ...
Crustacean in Golden Amber Reveals First Cretaceous Tanaidacean Outside Europe
A newly described crustacean, Tanaidaurum kachinensis, preserved in 100-million-year-old Kachin amber from Myanmar is the first Cretaceous tanaidacean recorded outside ...
Cretaceous amber reveals a new genus of aquatic lacewing from Myanmar
A new genus and species of Nevrorthidae has been described from a single female preserved in mid-Cretaceous Kachin amber, only ...
Amber fossils reveal beetle larvae with bristly processes from Cretaceous and Miocene forests
Three fossil beetle larvae with bristly lateral processes, preserved in Cretaceous Kachin and Miocene Mexican amber, are identified as probable ...
Amber-preserved lizard tail reveals 99-million-year-old defense mechanism
A lizard tail preserved in 99-million-year-old amber from northern Myanmar provides the best-preserved direct fossil evidence of voluntary tail-shedding, a ...
Coprolite study reveals extinct bird feathers linked to extinction survival
A peer-reviewed analysis of a 66-million-year-old dinosaur coprolite identified the first known hesperornithiform feathers and proposed that their primitive body ...
Warm-climate tracking may have helped crocodilian relatives survive the dinosaur extinction
A climate-modeling study suggests that following warm-climate refuges may have helped crocodilian relatives survive the asteroid extinction, although climate preference ...
Limpet-Like Cretaceous Brittle Star Redrawn from a Stunningly Preserved Fossil
An exceptionally preserved fossil from the Rügen chalk has revealed the full anatomy of the bizarre brittle star Astrosombra rammsteinensis, ...
Cretaceous stick insects had enlarged defensive hind legs
Two species of stick insect from the Early Cretaceous Jehol Biota of China had enlarged hind femora that are significantly ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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