Tag: Palaeontology
Dinosaur extinction caused by asteroid: study
A new study has confirmed an asteroid impact ended the reign of the dinosaurs 65 million years ago.[MORE]
Lack of oxygen forced fish's first breath
A global drop in oxygen levels may have led ancient fish to leave the water and evolve into land animals.[MORE]
Mohawked carnivore shows dinosaur's true colours
Scientists say they have identified true colours of a dinosaur for the first time using electron microscopes.[MORE]
Ancient birds grew fat and lazy: study
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The ancestor of birds such as the emu and cassowary became too heavy to fly after dinosaurs died out.[MORE]
New evidence suggests megafauna no match for humans
Researchers claim there is now compelling evidence humans were responsible for the demise of Australia's megafauna.[MORE]
New fossils reveal world full of crocodiles
New fossils unearthed in the Sahara desert reveal a once-swampy world divided up among a half-dozen species of unusual and perhaps intelligent crocodiles, researchers have found.[MORE]
Cold or warm-blooded? Dino debate rages
New research has re-opened the debate on whether many dinosaurs were actually warm-blooded.[MORE]
Dinosaur discovery the missing link
An Australian palaeontologist has unearthed the remains of a new species of dinosaur, prompting a rethink of creature's evolution.[MORE]
New dinosaur discovered in South Africa
A new species of dinosaur that roamed the Earth 197 million years ago, likely an ancestor of the enormous brontosaurus, has been discovered in South Africa, scientists said.[MORE]
Dinosaur stampede site gets funds boost
The Federal Government has announced almost $400,000 to help upgrade facilities at the site of the 'only recorded dinosaur stampede in the world'.[MORE]
Experts piece together 'Banjo' the dinosaur
Scientists have made more significant fossil discoveries in Queensland's central west.[MORE]
Ethiopian ape-woman recasts missing link debate
The skeleton of an early human who lived 4.4 million years ago shows that humans did not evolve from chimpanzee-like ancestors, researchers said.[MORE]
Echidna ancestors swam with platypuses
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DNA analysis of the land-loving, spiny echidna has found it was once an amphibious platypus-like creature.[MORE]
Outback's 'Zac' could be new dinosaur
Scientists and volunteers digging for fossils in remote south-west Queensland believe their latest discovery may be a new species of dinosaur.[MORE]
Neanderthals didn't like sprouts either
Spanish researchers think they may know why some people like Brussels sprouts but others hate them.[MORE]
Scientists discover fossils of giant marine worms
Spanish researchers claim to have discovered evidence of a type of giant worm that lived 475 million years ago and was up to one metre in length.[MORE]
Scientists find 'world's oldest willy'
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Australian scientists have confirmed the oldest penis-like structure in an ancient fish specimen.[MORE]
Scientists discover 3 new Aussie dinosaurs
Palaeontologists have unveiled three new Australian dinosaur skeletons in Queensland today. [MORE]
Ancient DNA reveals moa's true colours
The plumage of extinct New Zealand moa birds is being reconstructed with the help of DNA from ancient feathers.[MORE]
Giant kangaroo extinction theory disputed
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An archaeologist has dismissed claims that giant kangaroos were hunted to extinction 45,000 years ago.[MORE]
Dying for a drink: New theory on giant roo extinction
Researchers have found more evidence that hunting by humans may have caused the extinction of the giant kangaroo.[MORE]
Priceless bear skeleton stolen from cave
A priceless skeleton of a giant cave bear believed to date back more than 16,000 years has been stolen from the Bosnian cave in which it was discovered, police said Monday.[MORE]
Giant lizards pack venomous bite
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An extinct giant lizard may have been the largest venomous animal to have roamed the earth.[MORE]
Giant trilobites had complex social lives
The discovery of giant trilobites in northern Portugal reveals the once ubiquitous marine creature mated en masse and used its numbers for protection, say European researchers.[MORE]
Frozen in time: Dinosaur herd's mass grave unearthed
In the rocky desert of Inner Mongolia, an international team of palaeontologists has unearthed a mass grave of young dinosaurs.[MORE]
