Solnhofen Urvögel Reassessed: Alcmonavis Stands, Haarlem Specimen Left in Taxonomic Limbo
A new specimen-based phylogenetic and morphometric reassessment of all fifteen Late Jurassic avialan specimens from the Solnhofen Archipelago confirms that ...
Tag: phylogenetics
New Genetic Toolkit Promises to untangle Species Boundaries in Land Snails and Beyond
Researchers have identified 61 validated single-copy nuclear PCR markers derived from ultraconserved elements that can cheaply discriminate species-scale clades, demonstrated ...
Exquisite New Fossil Reveals an Adult Sinovenator and Expands the Range of Early Troodontids
A new adult skeleton of Sinovenator changii from Inner Mongolia marks the first Jehol troodontid found there and reveals early ...
Hidden in Plain Sight: Botanists Unveil a New Clematis Species Endemic to Korea
Taxonomic work combining herbarium studies, morphology, and DNA phylogenetics has revealed Clematis pedunculata, a new androdioecious vine species from South ...
Labyrinth-Patterned Flatfish Discovered in the South China Sea Is a Brand-New Species
A new flatfish species, Soleichthys labyrinthus, with a distinctive maze-like white pattern on its eyed side, has been described from ...
Star-Spored Mushrooms in China Hide Three New Species and a Toxic Mystery
A multi-locus phylogenetic study of the star-spored Inocybe asterospora group in China reveals three new species and shows that true ...
Ancient Turtle From Messel Fossil Site Swam Like Today’s Pig-Nosed Turtle, 3D Scans Reveal
High-resolution 3D scans of the Eocene turtle Allaeochelys crassesculpta from Messel, Germany reveal a mosaic of primitive and advanced traits ...
Fungi Living on Macadamia Trees Reveal Five New Species and a Trove of Industrial Enzymes
A survey of macadamia plantations in China and Thailand uncovered 18 saprobic fungal taxa, including five species new to science, ...
Giant Mitochondrial Genome Reveals New Purpureocillium Fungus from Yunnan, China
A new fungal species from Yunnan Province, China, carries a mitochondrial genome four to five times larger than those of ...
DNA Upends a Century of Woodlouse Taxonomy and Reveals Three New Species
An integrative DNA and morphology study has synonymized the woodlouse genus Koreoniscus with Mongoloniscus and described three new species from ...
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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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