Paleontology
Evolution
A 42-million-year-old whale with legs
Its limbs were well adapted to swimming and were not suited to moving across land
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paleontology
The day the dinosaurs died
A discovery is helping researchers understand the events that followed the huge meteorite impact that hit Earth 65 million years ago
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Video
Dinosaurs probably originated in Southern Brazil
Paleontologists talk about characteristics and origins of dinos | 10'59"
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paleontology
225-million-year-old long-necked dinosaurs
The fossils of three specimens of a new genus and species of herbivorous dinosaur have been found in the state of Rio Grande do Sul
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Paleontology
The gregarious habits of an herbivorous reptile
Researchers from the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul found an assemblage of fossils from at least six different Dinodontosaurus individuals
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PALEONTOLOGY
Fossils on the move
3D reconstructions highlight new characteristics of crocodiles and dinosaurs that lived millions of years ago in Brazil
By Diego Freire
Photolab
Brazil’s National Museum in Quinta da Boa Vista
Brazil’s National Museum in Quinta da Boa Vista, Rio de Janeiro September 3, 2018
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Paleontology
Evidence of the union of two supercontinents
Calcareous rocks in the northeastern state of Maranhão contain fossil records of the oldest plant groups in Brazil
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Paleontology
Rare dinosaur sold for €1.13 million
An auction lead to a discussion about the recent trend of treating fossils as works of art
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Paleontology
The first beaked bird
A bird that lived between 95 million and 84 million years ago is helping scientists learn how the beak evolved
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paleontology
Fossils on the move
3D reconstructions highlight new characteristics of dinosaurs
By Diego Freire
PALEOBIOLOGY
More than met the eye
Fossilized burrows suggest complex organisms arose before the Cambrian
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
PALEONTOLOGY
Reptile controversy
Proposal alters the genealogical tree of dinosaurs and divides experts
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