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Storm-Related Deaths of Juvenile Pterosaurs in Jurassic Germany

Analysis of exceptionally preserved pterosaur fossils from the Solnhofen Limestone in southern Germany reveals that two juvenile Pterodactylus antiquus, nicknamed Lucky and Lucky II, likely died due to injuries sustained during a violent storm approximately 150 million years ago.

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Oldest Reptile Tracks Rewrite Amniote Evolutionary History

354-358 million-year-old reptile tracks discovered in Australia represent the oldest evidence of amniotes, predating previous fossils by 40 million years and suggesting their origin on Gondwana, rewriting the history of amniote evolution and prompting further research.

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Early Cretaceous Climate Fluctuations Challenge Greenhouse Warming Narrative

An international team, using 140-million-year-old oyster fossils and climate simulations, discovered significant seasonal temperature variations and periodic glacial melting during the Early Cretaceous greenhouse period, challenging the long-held belief of a uniformly warm climate and offering new p...

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Oldest Ant Fossil Discovered, Rewriting Insect Evolutionary History

An 113-million-year-old ant fossil, *Vulcanidris cratensis*, discovered in Brazil's Crato Formation, is the oldest confirmed ant species, pushing back the known existence of ants by 13 million years and revealing their early global distribution.

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Teylers Museum: A Historic Collection Showcases Paleontology's Evolution

Teylers Museum in Haarlem, Netherlands, a historic museum established in 1784, boasts a renowned collection of fossils, including a mammoth skull from 1820, a Mosasaurus hoffmannii, and the Piltdown hoax, illustrating the history of paleontology and its complexities.

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UK Unearths Largest Dinosaur Footprint Site

A team of British researchers unearthed approximately 200 dinosaur footprints dating back 166 million years at an Oxfordshire quarry, marking the UK's largest such discovery and offering valuable insights into dinosaur behavior and locomotion.

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Grand Canyon Fossils Reveal Cambrian Explosion's "Goldilocks" Conditions

Paleontologists unearthed exceptionally preserved soft-bodied Cambrian fossils in the Grand Canyon, revealing diverse feeding adaptations in a "Goldilocks" environment of a shallow, oxygen-rich sea, contrasting with findings from harsher environments and offering new insights into the Cambrian explo...

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Three-Eyed Sea Predator Fossil Found in Burgess Shale

Paleontologists discovered a 506-million-year-old fossil of Mosura fentoni, a three-eyed radiodont predator, in the Burgess Shale of Canada; the exceptional preservation reveals details of its internal anatomy, showcasing early arthropod complexity and evolutionary convergence with modern species.

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Oldest-Known Ant Fossil Discovered in Brazil

The fossilized remains of Vulcanidris cratensis, an 113-million-year-old ant species with specialized jaws, were discovered in northeastern Brazil, pushing back the known age of ants by 13 million years and providing insights into their early evolution and ecology.

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Wyoming Mass Grave Reveals Giant Triassic Amphibians

Paleontologists discovered a mass grave of at least 19 giant, alligator-sized amphibians (Buettnererpeton bakeri) in a Wyoming floodplain, doubling the known specimens of this oldest North American metoposaurid and offering insights into Triassic ecosystems and mass mortality events among temnospond...

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430-Million-Year-Old Fossils Rewrite Mollusc Evolutionary History

Scientists unearthed two exceptionally preserved 430-million-year-old mollusc fossils, nicknamed Punk and Emo, in Hertfordshire, UK, challenging previous assumptions about early mollusc evolution by revealing unexpected complexity and diversity within the Aculifera group.

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Super Ice Ages Spurred Evolution of Complex Life

An international team's high-resolution analysis of 2 billion years of global life diversity, published in Science, reveals that super ice ages around 600 million years ago spurred a surge in eukaryotic species, leading to the emergence of complex organisms after a period of slow evolution.

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