Tag: paleontology
August 28, 2017
Algae Fortifies Coral Reefs in Past and Present
The Great Barrier Reef, and most other large reefs around the world, owe their bulk in large part to a type of red algae that…
Read MoreJuly 17, 2017
Fossil Site Shows Impact of Early Jurassic’s Low Oxygen Oceans
Using a combination of fossils and chemical markers, scientists have tracked how a period of globally low ocean-oxygen turned an Early Jurassic marine ecosystem into…
Read MoreFebruary 14, 2017
Taxidermy for Paleontologists
By Monica Kortsha The life of a paleontologist doesn’t always mean working with rock-encased fossils. Sometimes specimens can be downright fluffy. Last week Becky Desjardins,…
Read MoreJanuary 27, 2017
Rare Jurassic Fossils Found Near Banff
A trove of exceptionally preserved fossils has been discovered at Ya Ha Tinda Ranch near Banff National Park, helping to expand scientists’ knowledge of marine…
Read MoreJanuary 25, 2017
Exceptionally Preserved Jurassic Sea Life Found in New Fossil Site
A trove of exceptionally preserved Jurassic marine fossils discovered in Canada, rare for recording soft-bodied species that normally don’t fossilize, is expanding scientists’ view of…
Read MoreOctober 12, 2016
Oldest Known Squawk Box Suggests Dinosaurs Likely Did Not Sing
The oldest known vocal organ of a bird has been found in an Antarctic fossil of a relative of ducks and geese that lived more…
Read MoreAugust 29, 2016
UT Study Cracks Coldest Case: How the Most Famous Human Ancestor Died
Lucy, the most famous fossil of a human ancestor, probably died after falling from a tree, according to a study appearing in Nature led by…
Read MoreJuly 7, 2016
Get This: Ancient Ostrich Relatives Used to Strut Across the American West
If you visited Wyoming around 50 million years ago, you might see a peculiar little bird racing through the hot, dense forests of the Eocene….
Read MoreJuly 5, 2016
Fossil Shows Ostrich Relatives Lived in North America 50 Million Years Ago
Exceedingly well-preserved bird fossil specimens dating back 50 million years represent a species of a previously unknown relative of the modern-day ostrich, according to new…
Read MoreMarch 7, 2016
Switch From Flying To Diving Did Not Change Penguin Brain Structure
Penguins used to be very different tens of millions of years ago – for one thing, they could fly. Eventually, they transitioned to becoming expert…
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Are the cat fossils from ocelots, margays, or something more mysterious?
After recovering small cat fossils from Natural Bridge Caverns doctoral student John Moretti is closing in on answers... #FossilFriday
https://www.jsg.utexas.edu/news/2024/10/scientists-closing-in-on-answers-about-lost-prehistoric-cats-of-natural-bridge-caverns/