Paleontology

COVER

More people in the rainforest

New archaeological sites and evidence of plant domestication support the idea that pre-Columbian Amazonia was densely populated

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GEOSCIENCES

Scars of a cataclysm in Central Brazil

Rocks found in the states of Mato Grosso, Goiás, and São Paulo reveal earthquake and tsunami caused by a meteorite some 250 million years ago

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Paleontology

Shelter for giants

Extinct for 10,000 years, ground sloths and giant armadillos may have built the largest paleoburrows ever discovered on Earth

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Pterosaurs were born unable to fly

Pterosaurs were born unable to fly

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Fossils on the move

3D reconstructions highlight new characteristics of dinosaurs

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PALEOBIOLOGY

More than met the eye

Fossilized burrows suggest complex organisms arose before the Cambrian

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photolab

The Pampas under the microscope

The Pampas under the microscope

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archaeology

Disappearance of megafauna from Lagoa Santa

Disappearance of megafauna from Lagoa Santa

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careers

Dr. Bone Collector

Orthopedist Herculano Alvarenga became a paleontology specialist

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Geology

Ocean reefs may have emerged 20 million years earlier than previously thought

Ocean reefs may have emerged 20 million years earlier than previously thought

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Paleontology

Bacteria that preserve fossils

The action of microorganisms may help preserve fragments of soft tissue

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PALEONTOLOGY

Reptile controversy

Proposal alters the genealogical tree of dinosaurs and divides experts

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archaeology

Bones removed from a mastodon suggest that there were hominids in California 130,000 years ago

Bones suggest that there were hominids in California 130,000 years ago

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Paleontology

Animals of Paraná

Fossils indicate the existence of fauna that lived 40 million years ago

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Paleontology

Reclassifying Dinosaurs

New proposal rearranges several dinosaurs on the family tree

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Archaeology

The peoples of Lagoa Santa

Human burial sites in Minas Gerais reveal a succession of customs from 10,000 to 8,000 years ago

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PALEONTOLOGY

The golden age of the cynodonts

Species first discovered in Africa, and now in Brazil, lived during the peak of diversity of mammal precursors

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PALEONTOLOGY

Shelter for giants

Paleoburrows in Minas Gerais may have been built by primitive ground sloths

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Paleontology

Dinosaur feathers preserved in amber

Amber preserved the feathered tail of a small dinosaur

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Paleontology

Two pre-mammals in southern Brazil

Two new species of cynodonts were described in the science literature

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COVER

Prehistoric fishing

Amerindians caught sharks and whitemouth croakers 5,000 years ago

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COVER

The peoples of Lagoa Santa

Human burial sites reveal customs from 10,000 to 8,000 years ago

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PALEONTOLOGY

Inside fossils

Computed tomography permits detailed analysis of bones of extinct animals

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Archaeology

The people of Lagoa Santa

A team of researchers work on an archaeological site at Lapa do Santo

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PALEONTOLOGY

Heart of stone

New fossil record reveals an unforeseen pathway in the evolution of the heart

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PALEONTOLOGY

In the water with the spinosaurs

Spinosaurs also lived in semiaquatic environments

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PALEONTOLOGY

The golden age of the cynodonts

Cynodonts lived during the peak of diversity of mammal precursors

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Taubatherium paulacoutoi

An old mammal from Taubaté

An analysis completed a comparative description of the animal's skeleton

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Homo naledi

Collective help

Paleontologists found fossil remains of a previously unknown hominid species

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Pre-History 

New pieces of the puzzle

Teeth suggests that humans were present in Piauí over 20,000 years ago

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