Archeology
Discovered the oldest vertebrate creature
Named Coronacollina acula, this creature was from 560-550 million years ago, ie during the Ediacaran period (630-542 million years ago), before the outbreak of life and…
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Archeology
Discovery of dinosaur embryos dating back 190 million years
Canadian archaeologists discovered well preserved embryos of dinosaurs living 190 million years ago.
Archeology
Ancient ancestors of humanity are fish?
One theory is that the oldest ancestor of humanity is fish. It was prehistoric fish that paved the way for the current evolution.
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…
Archeology
The posture of long-necked dinosaurs is completely wrong
Famous images of the largest known dinosaurs, from film to skeletons in the museum, mostly have the wrong posture, according to a new study.
Archeology
South Africa: discover the oldest fossil fish bones in the world
Scientists at the University of Witwatersrand, South Africa have discovered a fossil of the world's oldest lamprey, around 360 million years old, near Grahamstown, Easte…
Archeology
Vertebrate fossil in central Triassic limestone in Vietnam
Fossils show up on the thin, dark gray limestone cliffs of the Dong Giao Formation, the age of Trias T2. The exposed part of the fossil is a 70cm long spine of 18 verteb…
Biology
Many ancient viruses are lurking in frogs, fish, and reptiles
Many strains of viruses that haunt humans today have evolved from ancient organisms and their existence may be the first time the Earth's first vertebrate group will liv…
Biology
Set up a genetic database of 10,000 animals
A group of about 70 scientists worldwide have proposed to establish one
Biology
Deep sea creatures provide clues to the evolution of humanity
Studying the genome of a marine creature by scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego brings a new light source to expl…
Animal world
Global vertebrate animals have decreased by 60%
On October 30, WWF published the Living Planet Report 2018 to follow the trend of wildlife populations development from 1970 to 2014.
Animal world
Mature fish reach reproductive age in just two weeks
A fish that lives in rain pools has defeated its own record - the fastest sex maturity ever known among vertebrates.
Animal world
Risk of extinction of large and small species
The largest and smallest species are at greatest risk of extinction and this will have serious consequences for the Earth's ecosystem.
Animal world
Frogs evolved by asteroids made dinosaurs extinct
A scientific study shows that the great diversity of frogs today results from a collision between the Earth and an asteroid that causes dinosaurs to become extinct.