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Skipping evolution: Study finds some kangaroos didn't hop
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Researchers found Extinct kangaroos used methods other than their famous hop. The study was published in Journal, 'Alcheringa An Australasian Journal of Palaeontology.'
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Discovery of new dinosaur teeth reveal what they didn't eat
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Scratches on dinosaur teeth could reveal what they really ate. For the first time, dental microwear texture analysis (DMTA) has been used to infer the feeding habits of large theropods, including Allosaurus and T. rex. By taking 3D images of individual teeth and analyzing the pattern of mark
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Did you know ancient amphibians had their bones cooked?
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Scientists have solved a decades-long mystery as to why ancient tetrapods - amphibian-like creatures that lived over 300 million years ago - preserved in one of Ireland's most important fossil sites seemingly had their bones cooked after they died.
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Researchers find prehistoric primates had sweet tooth
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 13 (ANI): During a recent study, scientists found dental fossils belonging to a species of prehistoric primate, Microsyops latidens, which dates back to the early eocene (around 54 million years ago), display the earliest known evidence of dental caries in mammals.
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