UCSB researchers document stark evolutionary change in flowers
Researchers at UC Santa Barbara have documented an abrupt evolutionary change in blue columbine flowers. The results suggest that natural...
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The tiny-headed stegosaurus with long tail spikes is one of the oldest of its kind
An illustration of the Volkswagen Beetle-sized Stegosaurus Bashanosaurus primitivus. (Image credit: Banana Art Studio)The remains of a newly discovered stegosaurus...
Fossil research uncovers new species of giant Triassic crocodile
A review of the fossil record by Birmingham researchers has discovered a new species of giant Triassic crocodile named Mambawakale...
164-million-year-old plant fossil is the oldest example of a flower bud
The Fossilized Florigerminis jurassica plant with definite stem, bulbous fruit and fossilized flower bud (marked by the white arrow). (Image...
Fossil research affected by a strong colonial bias — ScienceDaily
The fossil record, which documents the history of life on Earth, is heavily biased by influences such as colonialism, history...
Billion-year-old fossil sheds light on animal origin, scientists say
SHEFFIELD, England — In the Scottish Highlands, scientists have unearthed an extraordinary fossil at least a billion years old. This...
Fossil plants deep in Greenland ice sheet warn of future melt
Fossil plants deep in Greenland ice sheet warn of future melt Vegetation covered the area in the recent geological past...
A Top-Secret Cold War Military Project Has Discovered Perfectly Preserved Fossil Plants Beneath Greenland Ice
Frozen ground that was collected in Greenland during the cold war by a secret military operation hid another secret: buried...
Fossil research reveals new species of turtles a
image: Map of North America in Cenomanian times (96 million years ago) showing the four families of turtles newly discovered...
Fossil leaves provide clues to ancient Australian habitat
Fossil leaves provide clues to ancient Australian habitat by Adityarup "Rup" Chakravorty Tuesday April 19th, 2016 Heather and scrubland cover...
Fossil Leaves Reveal Effect of ‘Impact Winter’
Fossil Leaves Reveal Effect of 'Impact Winter' by Timothy Oleson Friday January 30th, 2015 In an analysis of fossil leaves...