Ancient ‘Echidnapus’ Fossil Unearthed in Australia
Australian scientists have discovered the ancient ‘echidnapus’ in opal fields in New South Wales, shedding light on Australia’s ‘age of monotremes’. The newly identified Opalios splendens species, resembling the platypus and echidna, expands the known diversity of prehistoric egg-laying mammals. This groundbreaking find, detailed in the journal Alcheringa, highlights the unique evolutionary history of Australian fauna.
Recent Discoveries Shake Up Scientific Community
Recent discovery reveals 280-million-year-old fossil thought to be one of the oldest reptiles is mostly black paint. In other news, researchers have developed a rechargeable calcium—oxygen battery and observed playful behavior in young great apes, raising questions about animal cognition and relationships.
Groundbreaking Discovery of 1.63-Billion-Year-Old Multicellular Fossils in North China
In a recent study published in Science Advances, researchers from the Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have made a groundbreaking discovery of 1.63-billion-year-old multicellular fossils in North China. This finding challenges previous beliefs…
Researchers Identify World’s Oldest Known Fossilized Skin
A rare and remarkable discovery has shed new light on the ancient history of reptiles, as researchers have identified the world’s oldest known fossilized skin. The fragment of reptile skin, resembling that of a crocodile, was found in a limestone…
New Insights into the Evolutionary History of Picrodontids
A recent research paper published in Biology Letters has provided new insights into the evolutionary history of picrodontids, an extinct family of placental mammals. The study, co-authored by Jordan Crowell, an Anthropology Ph.D. candidate at the CUNY Graduate Center, Stephen…