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The first vertebrate live on trees
Archeology

The first vertebrate live on trees

At the end of the Paleozoic period (260 million years ago), before the period of dinosaurs ruling Earth, the ancient predecessor of tree mammals to eat leaves and avoid…

December 17, 2018
Bagged lions once existed
Archeology

Bagged lions once existed

Australia today lacks large predators who live on land, but only about 30,000 years ago this continent was the territory of the Thylacoleo carnifex - a lion with a bag.

December 17, 2018
New discovery about a stone predator
Archeology

New discovery about a stone predator

Ancient people used to exist in an environment full of enemies, from cats and wolves to giant raptors. Scientists have just added bears to the list above, prehistoric be…

December 17, 2018
Terrifying dinosaurs 'agile' like ... turtles
Archeology

Terrifying dinosaurs 'agile' like ... turtles

The familiar image of carnivorous predators rushing into prey is actually fiction, a new study reveals. Computer models show that this horrifying dinosaur is actually ju…

December 17, 2018
Big dinosaurs have tiny genes
Archeology

Big dinosaurs have tiny genes

When studying the genome size of 31 extinct dinosaurs and birds, the researchers found that predators like T-rex have relatively small genomes.

December 17, 2018
A long-necked predator in the sea
Archeology

A long-necked predator in the sea

Scientists have discovered a long-necked reptile, with fangs, that seems to hunt fish and squid in shallow waters that are present in the South China Sea more than 230 m…

December 17, 2018
Tyrannosaurus is an agile or sluggish animal?
Archeology

Tyrannosaurus is an agile or sluggish animal?

The Tyrannosaurus Rex species are predators or eat corpses? Their habits so far are still controversial. Two new American studies have made this species' portrait of this

December 17, 2018
IS cannibalism spreads to Europe
Biology

IS cannibalism spreads to Europe

The tropical predator microbial disease discovered at IS strongholds may have spread to Europe after raging in the Middle East, experts warned.

December 17, 2018