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Published Increasing forest cover in the Eifel region 11,000 years ago resulted in the local loss of megafauna - Increasing Forest Cover in the Eifel Region 11,000 Years Ago Resulted in the Local Loss of Megafauna
(via sciencedaily.com) Sediment cores obtained from Eifel maar sites provide insight into the presence of large Ice Age mam...
Published Fossils reveal dinosaurs of prehistoric Patagonia - Fossils Reveal Dinosaurs of Prehistoric Patagonia
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source A study is providing a glimpse into dinosaur and bird diversity in Patagonia during the Late Cretace...
Published Fossil bird's skull reconstruction reveals a brain made for smelling and eyes made for daylight - Fossil Bird's Skull Reconstruction Reveals a Brain Made for Smelling and Eyes Made for Daylight
(via sciencedaily.com) Piecing together the crushed skull of a fossil bird that lived alongside the dinosaurs helped resear...
Published Planet's rarest birds at higher risk of extinction - Planet's Rarest Birds at Higher Risk of Extinction
(via sciencedaily.com) A new study finds that bird species with extreme or uncommon combinations of traits face the highest...
Published Parental investment may have aided evolution of larger brains - Parental Investment May Have Aided Evolution of Larger Brains
(via sciencedaily.com) A review of evidence from prior research provides new support for the possibility that the evolution...
Published Lost giants: New study reveals the abundance decline of African megafauna - Lost Giants: The Abundance Decline of African Megafauna
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source A groundbreaking new paper focuses on the size and abundance of living and fossil African large mamm...
Published Loss of ancient grazers triggered a global rise in fires - Loss of Ancient Grazers Triggered a Global Rise in Fires
(via sciencedaily.com) From 50,000 years to 6,000 years ago, many of the world's largest animals, including such iconic gra...
Published Sauropod dinosaurs were restricted to warmer regions of Earth - Sauropod Dinosaurs Were Restricted to Warmer Regions of Earth
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source A study investigated the enigma of why sauropod fossils are only found at lower latitudes, while fos...
Published Archaeopteryx fossil provides insights into the origins of flight - Archaeopteryx Fossil Provides Insights into the Origins of Flight
(via sciencedaily.com) Molting is thought to be unorganized in the first feathered dinosaurs because they had yet to evolve...
Published Ancient chickens lived significantly longer than modern fowl because they were seen as sacred, not food - Ancient Chickens Lived Longer Than Modern Fowl Due to Their Sacred Status
(via sciencedaily.com) Ancient chickens lived significantly longer than their modern equivalents because they were seen as...
Published Newly-hatched pterosaurs may have been able to fly - Newly-Hatched Pterosaurs May Have Been Able to Fly
(via sciencedaily.com) Newly-hatched pterosaurs may have been able to fly but their flying abilities may have been differen...
Published Bird brains left other dinosaurs behind - Bird Brains Left Other Dinosaurs Behind
(via sciencedaily.com) Research on a newly discovered bird fossil found that a unique brain shape may be why the ancestors...
Published Fossil bird with fancy tail feathers longer than its body - Fossil Bird with Fancy Tail Feathers Longer than its Body
(via sciencedaily.com) Peacock tails are just one example of how evolution walks a line between favoring traits that make i...
Published Late Pleistocene humans may have hatched and raised cassowary chicks - Late Pleistocene Humans May Have Hatched and Raised Cassowary Chicks
(via sciencedaily.com) As early as 18,000 years ago, humans in New Guinea may have collected cassowary eggs near maturity a...
Published Dinosaurs were on the up before asteroid downfall - Dinosaurs were on the Up Before Asteroid Downfall
(via sciencedaily.com) Dinosaurs dominated the world right up until a deadly asteroid hit the earth, leading to their mass...
Published Researchers uncover 92 fossil nests belonging to some of India's largest dinosaurs - Researchers Uncover 92 Fossil Nests Belonging to Some of India's Largest Dinosaurs
(via sciencedaily.com) The discovery of more than 250 fossilized eggs reveals intimate details about the lives of titanosau...
Published Exquisitely preserved embryo found inside fossilized dinosaur egg - Exquisitely Preserved Embryo Found Inside Fossilized Dinosaur Egg
(via sciencedaily.com) A 72 to 66-million-year-old embryo found inside a fossilized dinosaur egg sheds new light on the lin...
Published These female hummingbirds evolved to look like males -- apparently to evade aggression - These Female Hummingbirds Evolved to Look Like Males -- Apparently to Evade Aggression
(via sciencedaily.com) 1 in 5 adult female white-necked jacobin hummingbirds look like males. New research shows that this...
Published Australian vulture emerges from fossil record - Australian Vulture Emerges from Fossil Record
(via sciencedaily.com) Australia's first fossil vulture has been confirmed more than 100 years after it was first described...
Published First Australians ate giant eggs of huge flightless birds, ancient proteins confirm - First Australians Ate Giant Eggs of Huge Flightless Birds, Ancient Proteins Confirm
(via sciencedaily.com) Scientists settle debate surrounding species that laid eggs exploited by early Australian people aro...