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Acidifying oceans helped fuel mass extinction

Home / News / October 8th, 2011; Vol.180 #8 / Acidifying oceans helped fuel mass extinction

The great die-off 250 million years ago could trace in part to hostile water conditions, a modeling study suggests. (p. 10)

Published: October 8th, 2011; Vol.180 #8
Found in: Earth, Life and Paleobiology
Sea monsters made great mothers

Home / News / September 10th, 2011; Vol.180 #6 / Sea monsters made great mothers

Fossilized plesiosaur with fetus suggests ancient reptiles cared for their young. (p. 14)

Published: September 10th, 2011; Vol.180 #6
Found in: Life and Paleobiology
Oceans may have poisoned early animals

Home / News / January 29th, 2011; Vol.179 #3 / Oceans may have poisoned early animals

High sulfur and low oxygen produced a deadly brew nearly 500 million years ago that apparently stalled a burst of evolutionary change. (p. 13)

Published: January 29th, 2011; Vol.179 #3
Found in: Earth and Paleobiology
Island orangs descend from small group

Home / News / December 18th, 2010; Vol.178 #13 / Island orangs descend from small group

Bornean apes went through a genetic bottleneck when isolated during an ancient glaciation. (p. 12)

Published: December 18th, 2010; Vol.178 #13
Found in: Earth, Life, Paleobiology and Zoology
Primordial bestiary gets an annex

Home / News / September 25th, 2010; Vol.178 #7 / Primordial bestiary gets an annex

A classic Canadian fossil trove extends to thinner deposits, geologists find. (p. 10)

Published: September 25th, 2010; Vol.178 #7
Found in: Earth, Paleobiology and Paleontology
Moby Dick meets Jaws

Home / News / July 31st, 2010; Vol.178 #3 / Moby Dick meets Jaws

A recently discovered fossil demonstrates that giant whales weren’t always as gentle as they are today. (p. 17)

Published: July 31st, 2010; Vol.178 #3
Found in: Earth, Life, Paleobiology and Paleontology
Ancient marine reptiles losing their cool

Home / News / Ancient marine reptiles losing their cool

Warm-bloodedness may help explain the creatures’ evolutionary success, a new study suggests.

Published: 2010-06-10 16:04:17
Found in: Earth, Paleobiology and Paleontology
Octopus origins

Home / News / Octopus origins

After examining more than 90 new specimens of Nectocaris pteryx, paleontologists put it near the root of the cephalopod evolutionary tree.

Published: 2010-05-26 14:22:54
Found in: Earth, Life, Paleobiology and Paleontology
Earliest birds didn't make a flap

Home / News / June 5th, 2010; Vol.177 #12 / Earliest birds didn't make a flap

The feathers of Archaeopteryx and Confuciusornis probably were not strong enough to support sustained flight. (p. 12)

Published: June 5th, 2010; Vol.177 #12
Found in: Earth, Life, Paleobiology and Paleontology
Archaeopteryx fossil seen in new light

Home / News / Archaeopteryx fossil seen in new light

X-ray technique reveals original tissue in the feathers of a primitive bird fossil.

Published: 2010-05-10 16:49:20
Found in: Earth, Life, Paleobiology and Paleontology

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