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Hiker Discovers Sea Monster Skull In Dorset Cliff » Explorersweb

Hiker Discovers Sea Monster Skull In Dorset Cliff » Explorersweb

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

A fossil enthusiast has discovered a huge pliosaur skull in the cliffs of Dorset, England. Phil Jacobs first spotted the top of ...

Unveiling a Baby Turtle Disguised as a Plant Fossil

Unveiling a Baby Turtle Disguised as a Plant Fossil

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

The fossil that was originally interpreted to be a plant, but researchers have now discovered is the inside of the shell of ...

Decoupling speciation and extinction reveals both abiotic and biotic drivers shaped 250 million years of diversity in crocodile-line archosaurs

Decoupling speciation and extinction reveals both abiotic and biotic drivers shaped 250 million years of diversity in crocodile-line archosaurs

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

Allan, R. P. Climate Change 2021: The Physical Science Basis: Working Group I Contribution to the Sixth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental ...

The First Dinosaur Eggs Were Not What We Expected

The First Dinosaur Eggs Were Not What We Expected

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

The discovery of Qianlong shouhu, a new dinosaur species, has led to the revelation that the first dinosaur eggs were likely leathery. ...

The Dinosaur-Era Plants That “Breathed” Nitrogen To Survive Extinction

The Dinosaur-Era Plants That “Breathed” Nitrogen To Survive Extinction

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

New research on cycads, ancient plants from the Mesozoic Era, reveals that their survival into the modern era can be attributed to ...

Revolutionary Find – “Yanliao Sucker Killer” Fossil Challenges Lamprey Evolution Timeline

Revolutionary Find – “Yanliao Sucker Killer” Fossil Challenges Lamprey Evolution Timeline

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

Reconstruction of the Jurassic (ca. 160 million years ago) lampreys Yanliaomyzon from the Yanliao Biota, northern China. Credit: NICE Vistudio Researchers from ...

Genes from Denisovan ancestors may have helped us deal with cold weather but passed on depression

Genes from Denisovan ancestors may have helped us deal with cold weather but passed on depression

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

Genes from an ancient human ancestor that made them better able to deal with cold weather could be to blame for depression ...

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