Oldest sea reptile from age of dinosaurs found on arctic island
For nearly 190 years, scientists have searched for the origins of ancient sea-going reptiles from the Age of Dinosaurs. Now ...
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Fossil CSI: Analysis of giant extinct marine reptile graveyard suggests mysterious site was ancient birthing grounds
Today’s marine giants—such as blue and humpback whales—routinely make massive migrations across the ocean to breed and give birth in ...
Oklahoma fossil of new diapsid reptile which lived an estimated 289 million years ago shows evidence of dental pathology
Article URL: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0276772 Credit: Ethan Mooney, CC-BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Article URL: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0276772 Article Title: An intriguing new diapsid reptile with ...
Smithsonian researchers discover extinct prehistoric reptile that lived among dinosaurs
Smithsonian researchers have discovered a new extinct species of lizard-like reptile that belongs to the same ancient lineage as New ...
Changes in the tree canopy facilitated the evolution of the first-ever gliding reptile, new study suggests
Researchers have run through near-perfect fossils of the World’s first gliding reptile with a fine-toothed comb and untangled hitherto unknown ...
Single-cell transcriptomics reveals evolutionary innovations in reptile and amphibian brains
Across four studies, evolutionary innovations in reptile and amphibian brains are revealed via comparative single-cell transcriptomics. While vertebrate brain evolution ...
More reptile species may be at risk of extinction than previously thought
The iconic Red List of Threatened Species, published by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), identifies species at ...
Fish-like marine reptile buried in its own blubber in Southern Germany 150 million years ago
A new study published in PeerJ uses modern methods to understand the preservation of unique ichthyosaur fossils. One complete animal ...
Extinct swordfish-shaped marine reptile discovered
A team of international researchers from Canada, Colombia, and Germany has discovered a new marine reptile. The specimen, a stunningly ...
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A new synthesis method for three-dimensional nanocarbons
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Within just a few months a deadly epidemic killed all the black sea urchins in the Gulf of Eilat – a great threat to the coral reef in Eilat
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How eating natto might help to distress
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GPS tracking reveals how a female baboon stopped using urban space after giving birth
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Promising building blocks for photonic quantum simulators
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Study highlights long-term benefits of family-based care following institutional care