Palaeontology

      
      New postcranial skeleton of ancient dolphin Albertocetus meffordum found in South Carolina
      Phys.org
      19:08 8-Nov-17

      Paleontology: new non destructive test discovered
      Radio Canada International
      19:29 8-Nov-17

      Early Humans Grew Tall and Thin 1.5 Million Years Ago
      Newsweek
      19:29 8-Nov-17

      Panda fossils found in Europe do not determine animal’s origin: expert
      Global Times
      12:18 8-Nov-17

      Tall, skinny humans ranged savannahs
      SBS
      00:58 8-Nov-17

      Oldest ever fossil related to humans found in England
      China.org.cn
      01:33 8-Nov-17

      Our oldest mammalian ancestor named after British pub landlord
      The Register
      06:06 8-Nov-17

      Incredible Fossil Teeth From Earliest Mammal Ancestors Have Been Found in The UK
      ScienceAlert
      02:03 8-Nov-17

      Fossils of Some of Our Oldest Mammal Ancestors Found
      The National Geographic
      00:55 8-Nov-17

In the last 4 hours

Humanity's Earliest-Known Ancestors Have Been Discovered in Southern England Big Think 21:40 8-Nov-17

In the last 6 hours

Paleontology: new non destructive test discovered Radio Canada International 19:29 8-Nov-17

Early Humans Grew Tall and Thin 1.5 Million Years Ago Newsweek 19:29 8-Nov-17

New postcranial skeleton of ancient dolphin Albertocetus meffordum found in South Carolina Phys.org 19:08 8-Nov-17

Yesterday

'Jaw Dropping' Discovery: Fossils of Oldest Mammals Found in Southern England (VIDEO) Sputnik 15:39 8-Nov-17

145-million year-old mini mammals discovered at English beach Cosmos 13:09 8-Nov-17

Panda fossils found in Europe do not determine animal’s origin: expert Global Times 12:18 8-Nov-17

These 145-million-year-old fossil teeth suggest man's earliest ancestors looked like rats IBTimes.co.uk 11:45 8-Nov-17

Are 4-million-year-old Stone-knife Marks on Bones a Croc? Haaretz 07:53 8-Nov-17

Our oldest mammalian ancestor named after British pub landlord The Register 06:06 8-Nov-17

Incredible Fossil Teeth From Earliest Mammal Ancestors Have Been Found in The UK ScienceAlert 02:03 8-Nov-17

Oldest ever fossil related to humans found in England China.org.cn 01:33 8-Nov-17

Fossil find shows man’s earliest ancestors lived on Dorset’s ‘Jurassic Coast’ in the shadow of… The London Economic 01:24 8-Nov-17

Oldest ever fossil related to humans found China.org.cn 01:23 8-Nov-17

Tall, skinny humans ranged savannahs SBS 00:58 8-Nov-17

Fossils of Some of Our Oldest Mammal Ancestors Found The National Geographic 00:55 8-Nov-17

Height and weight evolved at different speeds in the bodies of our ancestors Phys.org 00:01 8-Nov-17

In the last 7 days

Western Australia is home to ‘Australia’s Jurassic Park’ Australian Geographic 23:33 7-Nov-17

Student discovers ancient fossils The News, Portsmouth 22:51 7-Nov-17

Cut Marks on Fossils May Have Been Made by Crocodiles Archaeology Magazine 21:42 7-Nov-17

Fossils Show Earliest Human Ancestors Looked Like Rats IBTimes (US) 21:06 7-Nov-17

When the Dinos Went Away, Mammals Came Out (in Daylight) to Play Smithsonian Magazine 18:40 7-Nov-17

Fossils of one of man's earliest ancestors found in England Newstalk 17:27 7-Nov-17

Tiny Fossil Teeth May Have Belonged to Earliest Mammals Newsweek 16:20 7-Nov-17

Teeth of oldest known human ancestor discovered in Dorset The Independent 15:56 7-Nov-17

Student finds fossils of human's oldest known relatives in Dorset Metro.co.uk 15:48 7-Nov-17

Fossils of human's oldest mammalian relatives found along English coast UPI 15:48 7-Nov-17

Earliest Known Ancestor Of Mammal Lineage That Gave Rise To Us Discovered In Southern England IFLScience 15:39 7-Nov-17

Fossils of oldest mammal ancestor discovered in U.K. The Hindu 15:20 7-Nov-17

Fossil remains of two rat-like creatures discovered in Dorset Dorset Echo 11:48 7-Nov-17

Holyport Primary children have a go at finding fossils Maidenhead Advertiser, Berkshire 11:36 7-Nov-17

Man's earliest ancestors discovered in southern England Phys.org 11:26 7-Nov-17

Fossils of oldest known human ancestors discovered ITV 10:07 7-Nov-17

145 million-year-old rat-like fossil found in Dorset could be ‘our earliest ancestor’ RT 08:54 7-Nov-17

Student finds 145-million-year-old rats’ teeth: our oldest known ancestors Belfast Telegraph 06:35 7-Nov-17

Lost Worlds Revisited: Teeth discovered in Dorset reveal secrets of the origins of modern… The Guardian 06:07 7-Nov-17

Teeth of oldest known human ancestors found Sky News 03:24 7-Nov-17

Construction Crew Unearths Rare Triceratops in Thornton, Colo. Electrical Contractor 02:58 7-Nov-17

Fossilised teeth of 145 million year-old 'rat' that is mankind's oldest ancestor discovered in… Mirror.co.uk 02:43 7-Nov-17

Ancient ‘rat’ from dinosaur era was oldest human relative BT 00:25 7-Nov-17

Fossils of 'man's earliest ancestors' discovered in southern England London Evening Standard 00:08 7-Nov-17

Fossils of oldest mammals related to humans are found Daily Mail 00:04 7-Nov-17

Mankind’s oldest mammal ancestor discovered: a West Country rat named after pub landlord The Telegraph 00:02 7-Nov-17

145 Million-Year-Old Rat Teeth Offer Clues On Origins Of Modern Mammals Tech Times 00:00 7-Nov-17

The Dinner That Kicked Off the First Dinosaur Craze Atlas Obscura 23:34 6-Nov-17

Crocs take a bite out of claims of ancient stone-tool use Science News Online 20:22 6-Nov-17

Ancient animal and human bone cuts could be the work of crocodile teeth instead of early butchers Science Magazine 20:10 6-Nov-17

Ancient 'Proof' of Tool Use May Just be Crocodile Bites Newsweek 20:07 6-Nov-17

Animated fossils are helping scientists rediscover extinct species Popular Science 18:39 6-Nov-17

Mammals Were Nocturnal Until the Dinosaurs Disappeared, Scientists Show Haaretz 16:40 6-Nov-17

Dinosaurs partially responsible for mammalian sleep patterns, scientists find Jerusalem Post 16:30 6-Nov-17

Revealed: Dinosaur extinction helped mammals enjoy the daytime i News 16:18 6-Nov-17

Dinosaur mass-extinction let mammals come out in the day New Scientist 16:18 6-Nov-17

Mammals switched to daytime activity after dinosaur extinction Phys.org 16:08 6-Nov-17

When dinosaurs went extinct, many animals literally came out of the dark Science Magazine 16:08 6-Nov-17

Mammals Literally Came Out of the Dark Once the Dinos Were Gone Gizmodo US (Weblog) 16:08 6-Nov-17

Don't Be Fooled by T. Rex's Mini-Arms, They Were in Fact His Secret Weapon Sputnik 15:38 6-Nov-17

T. Rex Used Its Tiny Arms to 'Viciously Slash' Prey Newsweek 14:53 6-Nov-17

Tiny T-Rex arms could have been for slashing prey Slashgear 14:18 6-Nov-17

How animation brings extinct species back to life Cosmos 13:29 6-Nov-17

Herpes and human evolution: a suitable topic for dinner? OUPblog 13:28 6-Nov-17

T. Rex May Have Used Its Tiny Arms For 'Vicious Slashing' of Prey IBTimes (US) 12:48 6-Nov-17

Public learns about dinosaur bones, tarantulas and 'zombie' ants KSL.com, Utah 03:25 6-Nov-17

T-Rex's Short Arms Could Have Been Used For 'Vicious' Slashing Tech Times 09:40 5-Nov-17

Dorset-based film to celebrate little-known local historic figure Wessex FM 08:25 5-Nov-17

Skye dinosaur discovery could be as big as a T-Rex The Scottish Herald 07:44 5-Nov-17

Scientists have solved the mystery of why so many mammoth fossils are male TheJournal.ie 07:13 5-Nov-17

Dinosaur hunters discover skeleton on Skye which could be as big as a Tyrannosaurus Rex The Scottish Herald 00:11 5-Nov-17

West Runton Mammoth: Mystery of ‘sex bias’ in fossil record solved, says professor Eastern Daily Press, Norfolk 09:37 4-Nov-17

T-rex’s tiny arms were actually ‘vicious slashing’ weapons, suggests expert BT 21:22 3-Nov-17

Dinosaurs and modern animals are birds of a feather The Washington Post 21:10 3-Nov-17

Dinosaur-Killing Asteroid Could Treat Cancer: Metal Inside Rock Destroys Cancer Cells IBTimes (US) 19:35 3-Nov-17

Scientists Unearth a Giraffe Ancestor That Had Four Horns Instead of Two Mental Floss 16:32 3-Nov-17

An alien portal? A grain store? Just a big ol' hole? No: it's Lab notes The Guardian 13:58 3-Nov-17

Don’t feel bad, woolly mammoths needed their moms just like today’s men RT 13:06 3-Nov-17

Science: Huge news: scientists solve mystery of dead male woolly mammoths The Guardian 01:15 3-Nov-17

Newly discovered volcanic rock minerals may offer new insights into earth's evolution EurekAlert! 20:30 2-Nov-17

The asteroid that killed the dinosaurs triggered a global disaster far worse than scientists… Business Insider Australia 20:22 2-Nov-17

Minerals in volcanic rock offer new insights into the first 1.5 billion years of Earth's… Phys.org 20:20 2-Nov-17

Four-Horned Giraffe Ancestor Unearthed in Spain Smithsonian Magazine 19:30 2-Nov-17

Woolly Mammoth Bachelors Skew the Fossil Record Discover Magazine 19:11 2-Nov-17

T. Rex’s Tiny Arms May Have Been Vicious Weapons The National Geographic 19:00 2-Nov-17

Newly Discovered Fossil Fills Gap In Giraffe's Ancestry IFLScience 17:50 2-Nov-17

Roaming male mammoths often fell into death traps France 24 17:08 2-Nov-17

Is the dinosaur family tree becoming a dinosaur? Christian Science Monitor 16:40 2-Nov-17

Dinosaur unearthed in Fort McMurray oilsands was carried to watery grave by 'bloat and float' CBC.ca 16:38 2-Nov-17

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