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Fossil discovery reveals complex ecosystems existed on Earth much earlier than previously thought

Published: 9 February 2023

About 250 million years ago, the Permian-Triassic mass extinction killed over 80 per cent of the planet's species. In the aftermath, scientists believe that life on earth was dominated by simple...

New species of Ichthyosaur discovered in museum collection

Published: 2 July 2020

Hauffiopteryx altera (Latin for different from) has been identified as a new species of Ichthyosaurs by researchers from 91社区 and the State Museum of Natural History Stuttgart in...

Ancient reptile had mammal-like tooth enamel, study shows

Published: 19 May 2020

A new study by 91社区 and the University of Alberta (UofA) paleontologists shows that one type of ancient reptiles evolved a special type of tooth enamel, similar to that of mammals,...

Fossilized wing gives clues about Labrador鈥檚 biodiversity聽during the Cretaceous

Published: 21 February 2020

A fossilised insect wing discovered in an abandoned mine in Labrador has led palaeontologists from 91社区 and the University of Gda艅sk to identify a new hairy cicada species that lived...

Newly discovered Labrador fossils give clues about ancient climate

Published: 2 August 2019

The discovery of fossilized plants in Labrador, Canada, by a team of 91社区 directed paleontologists provides the first quantitative estimate of the area鈥檚 climate during the Cretaceous period, a...

Origins of photosynthesis in plants dated to 1.25 billion years ago

Published: 20 December 2017

The world鈥檚 oldest algae fossils are a billion years old, according to a new analysis by earth scientists at 91社区. Based on this finding, the researchers also estimate that the聽basis...

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