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Tag: Palaeontology

Dinosaur extinction caused by asteroid: study

March 5, 2010 10:28:00

A new study has confirmed an asteroid impact ended the reign of the dinosaurs 65 million years ago.[MORE]

Tags: science-and-technology, astronomy, dinosaurs, evolution, geology, palaeontology, mexico

Lack of oxygen forced fish's first breath

February 10, 2010 11:46:00

A global drop in oxygen levels may have led ancient fish to leave the water and evolve into land animals.[MORE]

Tags: fossils, evolution, palaeontology, fish, australian-national-university-0200

Mohawked carnivore shows dinosaur's true colours

January 28, 2010 12:37:00

Scientists say they have identified true colours of a dinosaur for the first time using electron microscopes.[MORE]

Tags: science-and-technology, dinosaurs, fossils, palaeontology, china, united-kingdom, england

Ancient birds grew fat and lazy: study

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January 25, 2010 16:54:00

The ancestor of birds such as the emu and cassowary became too heavy to fly after dinosaurs died out.[MORE]

Tags: animals, evolution, palaeontology, birds, new-zealand, australian-national-university-0200

New evidence suggests megafauna no match for humans

January 22, 2010 12:01:00

Researchers claim there is now compelling evidence humans were responsible for the demise of Australia's megafauna.[MORE]

Tags: climate-change, archaeology, palaeontology, marsupials, carinda-2831, the-university-of-sydney-2006, adelaide-university-5005

New fossils reveal world full of crocodiles

November 20, 2009 11:25:00

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]

Tags: fossils, palaeontology, research, reptiles, morocco, niger

Cold or warm-blooded? Dino debate rages

November 12, 2009 16:21:00

New research has re-opened the debate on whether many dinosaurs were actually warm-blooded.[MORE]

Tags: science-and-technology, dinosaurs, palaeontology, united-states

Dinosaur discovery the missing link

November 12, 2009 07:24:00

An Australian palaeontologist has unearthed the remains of a new species of dinosaur, prompting a rethink of creature's evolution.[MORE]

Tags: science-and-technology, palaeontology, south-africa

New dinosaur discovered in South Africa

November 12, 2009 01:34:00

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]

Tags: science-and-technology, palaeontology, south-africa

Dinosaur stampede site gets funds boost

October 15, 2009 08:50:00

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]

Tags: palaeontology, longreach-4730, mount-isa-4825, winton-4735

Experts piece together 'Banjo' the dinosaur

October 6, 2009 09:15:00

Scientists have made more significant fossil discoveries in Queensland's central west.[MORE]

Tags: dinosaurs, fossils, palaeontology, longreach-4730, mount-isa-4825, winton-4735

Ethiopian ape-woman recasts missing link debate

October 2, 2009 08:09:00

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]

Tags: palaeontology, ethiopia

Echidna ancestors swam with platypuses

Feature

September 22, 2009 10:10:00

DNA analysis of the land-loving, spiny echidna has found it was once an amphibious platypus-like creature.[MORE]

Tags: animals, evolution, palaeontology, marsupials, adelaide-university-5005, australian-national-university-0200

Outback's 'Zac' could be new dinosaur

August 28, 2009 08:51:00

Scientists and volunteers digging for fossils in remote south-west Queensland believe their latest discovery may be a new species of dinosaur.[MORE]

Tags: dinosaurs, fossils, palaeontology, charleville-4470, eromanga-4480, longreach-4730, mount-isa-4825, toowoomba-4350, winton-4735

Neanderthals didn't like sprouts either

August 13, 2009 16:07:00

Spanish researchers think they may know why some people like Brussels sprouts but others hate them.[MORE]

Tags: offbeat, vegetables, anthropology-and-sociology, palaeontology, spain

Scientists discover fossils of giant marine worms

August 4, 2009 06:12:00

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]

Tags: palaeontology, spain

Scientists find 'world's oldest willy'

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July 14, 2009 10:42:00

Australian scientists have confirmed the oldest penis-like structure in an ancient fish specimen.[MORE]

Tags: science-and-technology, archaeology, biology, dinosaurs, evolution, palaeontology, melbourne-3000

Scientists discover 3 new Aussie dinosaurs

July 3, 2009 11:31:00

Palaeontologists have unveiled three new Australian dinosaur skeletons in Queensland today. [MORE]

Tags: science-and-technology, dinosaurs, fossils, palaeontology, australia, qld, winton-4735

Ancient DNA reveals moa's true colours

July 1, 2009 08:57:00

The plumage of extinct New Zealand moa birds is being reconstructed with the help of DNA from ancient feathers.[MORE]

Tags: science-and-technology, palaeontology, birds, dna, australia, sa, adelaide-5000, new-zealand

Giant kangaroo extinction theory disputed

Feature

June 23, 2009 17:48:00

An archaeologist has dismissed claims that giant kangaroos were hunted to extinction 45,000 years ago.[MORE]

Tags: science-and-technology, archaeology, ecology, palaeontology, the-university-of-sydney-2006, flinders-university-5042

Dying for a drink: New theory on giant roo extinction

June 23, 2009 09:11:00

Researchers have found more evidence that hunting by humans may have caused the extinction of the giant kangaroo.[MORE]

Tags: climate-change, animals, palaeontology, weird-and-wonderful, marsupials, sa, adelaide-5000

Priceless bear skeleton stolen from cave

May 26, 2009 06:00:00

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]

Tags: science-and-technology, palaeontology, bosnia-and-herzegovina

Giant lizards pack venomous bite

Feature

May 20, 2009 06:19:00

An extinct giant lizard may have been the largest venomous animal to have roamed the earth.[MORE]

Tags: science-and-technology, animal-behaviour, evolution, palaeontology, reptiles, university-of-melbourne-3010, university-of-new-south-wales-2052

Giant trilobites had complex social lives

May 8, 2009 18:18:00

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]

Tags: marine-biology, fossils, palaeontology, invertebrates, portugal, spain, university-of-new-england-2351

Frozen in time: Dinosaur herd's mass grave unearthed

March 17, 2009 17:14:00

In the rocky desert of Inner Mongolia, an international team of palaeontologists has unearthed a mass grave of young dinosaurs.[MORE]

Tags: dinosaurs, fossils, palaeontology, mongolia