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Excavation work on the skull of a 10,000-year-old mammoth that was found in Los Reyes de Juarez, Mexico is seen in progress. (Mexican National Institute of Anthropology and History/Zenger)

We’re Going To Need A Bigger Shovel: Mammoth Task For Gravediggers

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Astonished workers expanding a cemetery dug up the body of a 10,000-year-old mammoth.�
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Professor Bryan Fry of the University of Queensland led a study on how descendants of the last common ancestor of great apes and humans, millions of years ago, developed resistance to snake neurotoxins, as well as better eyesight as a defense mechanism. (University of Queensland)

Ancient Hiss-tory: Man’s Monkey Ancestors Passed On Resistance To Snake Venom, Better Eyesight

December 10, 2021 1skholloway1975 Comments Off

The threat of deadly cobras and other snakes led to an evolutionary arms race with primates.
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Researchers used DNA capture-enrichment technology developed at McMaster University to isolate and rebuild the fluctuating animal and plant communities during the Pleistocene-Holocene transition of 11,000 years ago in North America. (Julius Cstonyi)

Mammoth Discovery: Giant Tuskers And Wild Horses Roaming North America Died Out Only 5,000 Years Ago

December 10, 2021 1skholloway1975 Comments Off

New permafrost studies reveal the ancient beasts survived for far longer than previously thought.
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An artist's concept shows that 70 million years ago, Quetzalcoatlus northropi and related species of pterosaurs ranged in the ancient forests of Texas. Scientists have discovered how it moved on land and could leap into the air and take flight. (James Kuether)

Dino-Soar: How The World’s Largest Flying Predator Got Into The Air

December 9, 2021 1skholloway1975 Comments Off

The massive pterosaur was as big as a giraffe and leaped high into the air before flapping its wings.
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Wild pigs are running rampant in Southern states, such as Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi. Their variegated color reflects admixtures of domestic breeds. (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)

Snout Of Line: Trackers On Wild Pigs Show That Weather May Help Predict Their Movements

December 7, 2021 1skholloway1975 Comments Off

Scientists can predict their movement to help stop the feral porkers from hogging farmers’ crops.
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Artist's concept of an adult and two juvenile Tethyshadros insularis, showing distinct appearance of immature and mature specimens in the ancient environment of Villaggio del Pescatore, the first locality in Italy to preserve many dinosaur individuals of the same species. (Davide Bonadonna)

Discovery Of Dinosaur Bones In Italy Offers New Insight Into Mediterranean 80 Million Years Ago

December 3, 2021 1skholloway1975 Comments Off

Dinosaur fossils are rare in Italy, but the discovery of several skeletons is changing assumptions about the region’s history.
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Animals

We’re Going To Need A Bigger Shovel: Mammoth Task For Gravediggers

Ancient Hiss-tory: Man’s Monkey Ancestors Passed On Resistance To Snake Venom, Better Eyesight

Mammoth Discovery: Giant Tuskers And Wild Horses Roaming North America Died Out Only 5,000 Years Ago

Dino-Soar: How The World’s Largest Flying Predator Got Into The Air

Snout Of Line: Trackers On Wild Pigs Show That Weather May Help Predict Their Movements

Discovery Of Dinosaur Bones In Italy Offers New Insight Into Mediterranean 80 Million Years Ago

Dino-Sword: New Species Of Dinosaur With Vicious Sting In The Tail

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