New Zealand Cave Discovery Reveals Ancient Species — Including a Relative of the Kākāpō Learn more about the animals that were living inside the 'lost world' of this New Zealand cave.

New Zealand Cave Discovery Reveals Ancient Species — Including a Relative of the Kākāpō #Science #Biology #Zoology #AncientSpecies #Kākāpō #NewZealandDiscovery

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5,000-Year-Old Wolves Found on Remote Island Challenge Conventional Views of Domestication Ancient wolves found on a human-occupied Baltic island reveal unexpected and complex forms of prehistoric human-animal interaction. Researchers have uncovered wolf remains dating back thousands of years...

5,000-Year-Old Wolves Found on Remote Island Challenge Conventional Views of Domestication #Science #Biology #Zoology #WolfDomestication #AncientSpecies #EvolutionaryInsights

Ancient Bees Found Nested Inside Fossilized Bone — A Behavior Never Seen Before Learn how environmental constraints and a lack of soil led ancient bees to reuse fossil cavities in a Caribbean cave, leaving the first known evidence of this behavior.

Ancient Bees Found Nested Inside Fossilized Bone — A Behavior Never Seen Before #Science #Biology #Zoology #Fossils #Bees #AncientSpecies

As an Ancient Cow Species Foraged For Seagrass, it Shaped Its Surroundings Around 21 Million Years Ago Meet Salwasiren qatarensis, a small, ancient sea cow species whose fossils were found in Qatar, in one of the world’s biggest marine mammal bonebeds.

As an Ancient Cow Species Foraged For Seagrass, it Shaped Its Surroundings Around 21 Million Years Ago #Science #Biology #Ecology #AncientSpecies #Ecosystem #Paleontology

This Prehistoric Bird Choked to Death on 800 Rocks, And No One Knows Why What the heck was it trying to do?

This Prehistoric Bird Choked to Death on 800 Rocks, And No One Knows Why #Science #Paleontology #PrehistoricBird #AncientSpecies

Scientists Discover Ancient 13-Foot-Long Crocodile Relative in Egypt A newly identified fossil species, Wadisuchus kassabi, dating to the Campanian period (about 80 million years ago), extends the evolutionary history of Dyrosauridae and underscores Egypt’s Western Desert...

Scientists Discover Ancient 13-Foot-Long Crocodile Relative in Egypt #Science #Biology #Paleontology #CrocodileDiscovery #AncientSpecies

This Ancient Species of Arctic Rhino May Have Crossed a Land Bridge 23 Million Years Ago Learn more about Epiatheracerium itjilik, the Arctic rhino species that is the northernmost rhino ever found.

This Ancient Species of Arctic Rhino May Have Crossed a Land Bridge 23 Million Years Ago #Science #Paleontology #AncientSpecies #ArcticRhino

Did This Species Bury Its Dead 120,000 Years Before Us? New Claims Reignite Debate All the science news you can handle in a single feed

Did This Species Bury Its Dead 120,000 Years Before Us? New Claims Reignite Debate #Science #Biology #EvolutionaryBiology #Archaeology #HumanEvolution #AncientSpecies

Prehistoric ‘scalopini’ mole fossil uncovered in an ancient Spanish volcano crater Researchers have discovered a new genus and species of prehistoric mole in Spain. Vulcanoscaptor ninoti lived during the Pliocene Epoch, from 5.3 to 2.6 million years ago and belonged to the Scalopini,...

Prehistoric ‘scalopini’ mole fossil uncovered in an ancient Spanish volcano crater #Science #Paleontology #Other #FossilDiscovery #AncientSpecies

Ancient Scottish Salamander is 14 Million Years Older Than Previously Thought Remains of this key transitional species date to a mysterious

Ancient Scottish Salamander is 14 Million Years Older Than Previously Thought #Science #Biology #Zoology #SalamanderDiscovery #Paleontology #AncientSpecies

Ancient Monster Salamander With “Power Jaws” Discovered in Tennessee A giant burrowing salamander fossil challenges assumptions about amphibian evolution in prehistoric Appalachia. A giant salamander with powerful jaws once burrowed through the ancient soil of what is...

Ancient Monster Salamander With “Power Jaws” Discovered in Tennessee #Science #Biology #Paleontology #AncientSpecies #Evolution

Discovery of a Lifetime: Student Discovers Ancient “Living Fossil” Underneath Rock A newly discovered velvet worm species is the first ever found in South Africa’s arid Karoo region. In March 2022, Stellenbosch University student Rohan Barnard was exploring a farm in the Swartberg...

Discovery of a Lifetime: Student Discovers Ancient “Living Fossil” Underneath Rock #Science #Biology #Paleontology #LivingFossil #AncientSpecies

Our sensitive teeth likely evolved from the armor of ancient fish A new study reveals that the sensitivity of teeth, which makes them zing in a dentist's chair or ache after biting into something cold, can be traced back to the exoskeletons of ancient, armored fish.

Our sensitive teeth likely evolved from the armor of ancient fish #Science #Biology #EvolutionaryBiology #Evolution #DentalHealth #AncientSpecies

Ancient three-eyed ‘sea moth’ used its butt to breathe Despite centuries of digging, paleontologists are still unearthing new flora and fauna preserved for millennia in rocks. Case in point, the newly discovered Mosura fentoni. This 506-million-year-old predator...

Ancient three-eyed ‘sea moth’ used its butt to breathe #Science #Biology #Paleontology #Evolution #AncientSpecies

Ancient, water-loving rhinos gathered in big, hippolike herds Squat rhinos lived in North America about 12 million years ago, congregating in huge, water-bound herds much like modern hippos.

Ancient, water-loving rhinos gathered in big, hippolike herds #Science #Biology #Zoology #Rhinos #Paleontology #AncientSpecies

Scientists Bring Back the Dire Wolf After 10,000 Years The Dire Wolf Returns: A Leap in De-Extinction Science In a groundbreaking achievement, Colossal Biosciences has successfully brought the dire

From Fossils to Fur: The Dire Wolf’s Stunning Comeback
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New fossil fills crucial gap in pterosaur evolution Nearly every bone of the animal has been recovered, and unlike most pterosaur fossils, this specimen is preserved in three dimensions.

New fossil fills crucial gap in pterosaur evolution: Nearly every bone of the animal has been recovered, and unlike most pterosaur fossils, this specimen is preserved in three dimensions.

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Day 6: Trapdoors: Audouin's trapdoor spiders (Ummidia audouini) build burrows in the ground from which to ambush prey. They also retreat to them for safety, holding the lid shut from beneath. #bekindtospidersweek #bekindtospidersweek2024 #trapdoorspider #ancientspecies #arthistoryscienceandmystery