Thai Tibia Study Validates Tibial Tuberosity for Forensic Sex Estimation
Forensic researchers in Thailand have validated osteometric standards for the human tibia, demonstrating that measurements of the tibial tuberosity provide ...
Tag: taphonomy
Late Cretaceous Mosasaur Tooth from North Dakota Reveals River Habitat Adaptation
Stable isotope and morphological analyses of a newly discovered prognathodontin tooth from the Hell Creek Formation demonstrate that large mosasaurs ...
Rare Fossil Mouthparts Reveal Feeding Secrets of Ordovician Sea Predators
Two nearly complete fossil mouthparts from Morocco's Fezouata Shale are identified as hurdiid radiodont oral cones and reveal possible reinforced ...
Bone Retouchers Dominate Neanderthal Tool Research, Study Finds
A quantitative review of 137 publications finds that bone retouchers dominate European Middle Palaeolithic bone-tool research, with France and Italy ...
Corrosion Acts as a Selective Filter That Erases Faint Wear Traces on Bronze Artefacts
A controlled experiment on a replica bronze knife shows that patina systematically obscures shallow use-wear traces, introducing a systematic bias ...
Late Jurassic Aspidorhynchus skulls preserve evidence of fish and crustacean prey
A re-examination of Late Jurassic fossils found juvenile fish in four isolated Aspidorhynchus gastrointestinal tracts and a small crustacean in ...
Meat, Marrow and Bone Tools: How Middle Pleistocene Hominins in China Exploited Animals
A new review in Asian Archaeology synthesizes China's published zooarchaeological record, revealing systematic butchery, marrow extraction and bone tool use ...
New Archaeopteryx Fossil Reveals Complex Bird Origins
A new Archaeopteryx fossil from Bavaria provides new insights into early bird evolution and highlights the importance of taphonomic analysis ...
Fossil Birds from 1.6-Million-Year-Old Spanish Site Reveal a Lost Wetland World of Giant Cranes and Carrion-Hungry Ravens
The first bird fossils from the Early Pleistocene site of Venta Micena in Spain reveal a vast brackish wetland and ...
Zombie worms caught in the fossil record boring into Pliocene shark teeth
Micro-CT scans of Pliocene requiem shark teeth from Tuscany reveal Osspecus borings, the first fossil proof that Osedax zombie worms ...
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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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