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Partial skull of Maehary bonapartei (CAPPA/UFSM 0300), left side, highlighting the maxilla. Photo: Rodrigo Temp Müller.

A new 225-million-year-old reptile from Brazil

Geology Page - May 6, 2022

The fossil of Jurassic lizard Eichstaettisaurus. Credit: Jorge Herrera Flores

Researchers discover overlooked Jurassic Park of lizards

The large, woody fruits of the Manicaria saccifera palm that depend on large animals for their dispersal. (Picture: John Dransfield, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew)

Dinosaur extinction changed plant evolution

Vertebrate bones exposed during fieldwork in the Zhebao region of Guangxi ProvinceThe arrows indicate ribs, exposed in cross-section

Large Mesozoic Marine Reptile Described

An imagined scene from the end of the Cretaceous Period, more than 66 million years ago, has the newly identified softshell turtle Hutchemys walkerorum dwelling alongside iconic species from the Age of the Dinosaurs. (Image: Sergey Krasovskiy)

Newly identified softshell turtle lived alongside T. rex and Triceratops

Evidence of 3.5-Billion-Year-Old Bacterial Ecosystems Found in Australia

Geology Page - November 12, 2013

Earliest Record of Copulating Insects Discovered

Geology Page - November 9, 2013

Paleontologist Presents Origin of Life Theory

Geology Page - October 30, 2013

Reading Ancient Climate from Plankton Shells

Geology Page - October 25, 2013

Exceptional fossil fish reveals new evolutionary mechanism for body elongation

Geology Page - October 7, 2013

Oldest Lizard-Like Fossil Yet to Be Found Hints at Scaly Origins

Geology Page - October 2, 2013

New fossils push the origin of flowering plants back by 100...

Geology Page - October 2, 2013

Late Cretaceous Period Was Likely Ice-Free

Geology Page - September 26, 2013

Rising Mountains, Cooling Oceans Prompted Spread of Invasive Species 450 Million...

Geology Page - August 22, 2013

Handaxe Design Reveals Distinct Neanderthal Cultures

Geology Page - August 20, 2013

New Tandem-Horned Fossil Provides Missing Link To Unicorn Rhino

Geology Page - June 26, 2013

Oddest Couple Share 250 Million Year Old Burrow

Geology Page - June 23, 2013

Putting flesh on the bones of ancient fish” 380 million year...

Geology Page - June 14, 2013

High Diversity of Flying Reptiles in England 110 Million Years Ago

Geology Page - June 13, 2013

Bone Tumor in 120,000-Year-Old Neandertal Discovered

Geology Page - June 10, 2013

3 billion-year-old microfossils include plankton

Geology Page - June 9, 2013

How Turtles Got Their Shells: Fossil of Extinct South African Reptile

Geology Page - June 5, 2013

A new species of marine fish from 408 million years ago...

Geology Page - June 4, 2013

A Grassy Trend in Human Ancestors’ Diets

Geology Page - June 4, 2013

Archeologists Explain Mystery Of Ancient ‘Cave Of Death’

Geology Page - May 5, 2013

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Previously, the oldest traces of this kind found dated to approximately 600 million years ago: the Ediacaran period, also characterized by a peak in dioxygen and a proliferation in biodiversity. Scale bar: 1 cm. Credit: A. El Albani / IC2MP / CNRS - Université de Poitiers

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