World's oldest true dolphin species discovered
Waseda researchers have described the earliest example of a true dolphin in the known fossil record.
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Aug 15, 2014
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Re-examination of fukangichthys provides new insights into the evolution of early actinopteran fishes
The scanilepiform ray-finned fish Fukangichthys longidorsalis, from the Middle Triassic non-marine Kelamayi Formation of Xinjiang, China, was previously described incompletely, with many of its morphological characteristics ...
Archaeology
Jul 16, 2014
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Redescription of the oldest-known dolphin skull sheds light on their origins and evolution
Dolphins are the most diverse family of living marine mammals and include species such as the bottlenose dolphin and the killer whale. However, their early evolution and fossil record has been steeped in mystery due to lack ...
Archaeology
May 6, 2014
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Prequel outshines the original: Exceptional fossils of 160 million year old doahugou biota
A new paper published in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology shows that several Jurassic sites are linked together by shared species and can be recognized as representing a single fossil fauna and flora, containing superbly ...
Paleontology & Fossils
Mar 4, 2014
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Researchers reveal new New Zealand fossil dolphin
(Phys.org) —A newly recognised fossil dolphin from New Zealand, dubbed Papahu taitapu, is the first of its kind ever found and may be a close relation to the ancestors of modern dolphins and toothed whales, according to ...
Archaeology
Jan 22, 2014
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New fossils shed light on the origins of lions, and tigers, and bears
New fossils from Belgium have shed light on the origin of some of the most well-known, and well-loved, modern mammals. Cats and dogs, as well as other carnivorous mammals (like bears, seals, and weasels), taxonomically called ...
Paleontology & Fossils
Jan 6, 2014
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New cursorial hyena found from the late cenozoic Zanda Basin of Tibetan Plateau
During the 2009 field season, an international team led by Dr. LI Qiang, Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology (IVPP), Chinese Academy of Sciences, discovered skull fragments of a fossil hyaenid from ...
Archaeology
Dec 16, 2013
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Giant Triassic amphibian was a burrowing youngster
Krasiejow, Poland was a vastly different place 230 million years ago during the Triassic Period. It was part of a giant continent called Pangea, had a warm climate throughout the year, and was populated by giant amphibians ...
Archaeology
Sep 2, 2013
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A new species of the hornless rhino found from the Late Miocene of Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand
In the Tha Chang area, Nakhon Ratchasima Province, Thailand, several sand pits previously have yielded fossils. The area is 220 km northeast of Bangkok, and the sand pits are located next to the Mun River. The sedimentary ...
Archaeology
Jun 26, 2013
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Bumpy beast was a desert dweller
During the Permian era, the Earth was dominated by a single supercontinent called Pangea – "All-Earth". Animal and plant life dispersed broadly across this land, as documented by identical fossil species found on multiple ...
Archaeology
Jun 24, 2013
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