New analysis of ancient fish may explain how shoulder evolved (phys.org)
New microfossils suggest earlier rise in complex life (phys.org)
North America was once home to some unusual wild monkeys (www.popsci.com)
The Oldest Known Burial Site in The World Wasn't Made by Our Species (www.sciencealert.com)
Absolutely Massive Species of Jurassic Lamprey Unearthed (www.sciencealert.com)
Girl discovers 100,000-year-old mammoth bones in Russian river while fishing with dad (www.livescience.com)
Dust from the dino-killing impact ushered in years of global darkness (www.livescience.com)
About 66 million years ago, a city-size asteroid slammed into what is now the Yucatán Peninsula, ushering in a long period of darkness that snuffed out the nonavian dinosaurs. Researchers have long debated exactly what aspect of this event, known as the Chicxulub impact, caused the rapid change in climate. Was it sulfur...
New species of croc-like creature from 250 million years ago discovered (www.newsweek.com)
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Footprints of swimming dinosaurs discovered in La Rioja, Spain (english.elpais.com)
Ancient skeletons of largest-ever marsupial unearthed in Australia (www.livescience.com)
Oldest family of jewel wasps discovered in Cretaceous amber from Lebanon (phys.org)
Bizarre new fossils shed light on ancient plankton (phys.org)
A scientist from the University of Leicester has discovered a new type of fossil that reveals life in the oceans half a billion years ago. The tiny organisms, detailed in a new study in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, resemble modern-day algae and might also give scientists an insight into...