Study finds plesiosaur maturity frequency shifted through time
An analysis of 712 plesiosaur specimens finds that osteologically immature fossils become more frequent through geological time, a pattern consistent ...
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Ravenscar ichthyosaur fossil rewrites the species map of Early Jurassic seas
A nearly complete Toarcian ichthyosaur from Ravenscar, Yorkshire, is identified as Stenopterygius quadriscissus, the first definitive UK example, prompting new ...
Triassic ichthyosaur fossil reveals unborn baby and a surprising set of palatal teeth
A newly described unborn baby inside a 240-million-year-old Besanosaurus leptorhynchus from Monte San Giorgio confirms tail-first birth in early giant ...
Tiny Triassic Sea Reptile Turns Out to Be a Baby, Not a New Species
A tiny Late Triassic sea reptile from China, once proposed as a new thalattosauroid species, is reidentified as a rapidly ...
Life on the Ancient Seafloor: Vaca Muerta Fossils Reveal Nine Million Years of Ocean Stability
A first integrated reconstruction of the Vaca Muerta Formation's marine life shows a stable pelagic ecosystem persisting for over nine ...
Giant Jurassic Ichthyosaur Unearthed in Germany Reveals a Life of Pain, Stone-Swallowing and Anatomical Secrets
A remarkably three-dimensionally preserved partial skeleton from Bavaria's late Toarcian clays offers unprecedented anatomical detail, evidence of painful pathology, and ...
Ancient sea reptiles: tail shape reveals which mosasaurs ambushed and which chased
A Rutgers-led study modeling a tail-powered slam-start shows that some mosasaurs were built for explosive ambush attacks while relatives like ...
Jurassic Fossil Vomit Reveals Plesiosaurs Swam Shoreward to Regurgitate Prey Shells
Fossilised vomit pellets recovered from Jurassic delta deposits off Norway indicate that plesiosaurs hunted shellfish in deeper water and swam ...
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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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