Paleontology 2023, March

In Canada, fossils have been discovered that are strikingly similar to the skeleton of sea sponges and, at the same time, millions of years older than the Cambrian explosion, when modern types of animals appeared

An international team of researchers determined that the brain of ancient arthropods had a certain part in its structure, traces of which are preserved in the living species of these creatures

The flying lizard has already been named the largest in Australia. Its wingspan reached seven meters

True, he did not look at all what the readers of The Hobbit imagined

More precisely, a lion cub of 28 thousand years old. It was found in permafrost in Siberia. The safety of the animal is so unique that you can even see the mustache. Scientists believe the specimen represents the best preserved Ice Age animal ever found

Unlike modern birds, which remain under the care of their parents until they learn to fly, ancient pterosaurs could fly shortly after birth

Having lost almost the entire back of the body and eyes in a fight with a large predator, the trilobite managed to survive and even partially recover

Using exclusively a preserved fossil from South Africa, a particle accelerator and powerful X-rays, an international team of scientists found that not all dinosaurs breathed the same

Non-avian dinosaurs began to lose in the struggle for survival millions of years before the Cretaceous-Paleogene extinction, and this is due to the cooling and the emergence of more advanced competitors

Among the remains of dinosaurs that lived in northern Alaska 70 million years ago, numerous bones of cubs were found, which show that these animals did not migrate south, bravely enduring the winter cold

Paleontologists have put an end to the debate about a strange animal found in amber from the Cretaceous period: this is not a primitive bird that still retained teeth in its beak, but an ancient scaly lizard

Paleontologists have described a previously unknown species of extinct rhinoceros - some of the largest mammals ever to walk on land

Living fossil fish - coelacanths - as scientists have found, can live up to 100 years. This is five times longer than expected

Paleontologists have proposed a new method for estimating the size of extinct giant sharks, and it showed that they could grow several more meters more than is believed

According to paleontologists, the new species of giant sauropods is among the top 15 largest dinosaurs in the world and belongs to the group of titanosaurs

Scientists at Yale University find evidence of a massive shark extinction that occurred 19 million years ago

Paleontologists have described a new species of mosasaurs that reached eight meters in length and were guided by touch and a sensitive tongue, like snakes

Paleontologists have found that the main competitors in the struggle for resources for mammals in the days of the dinosaurs were not "terrible lizards", but their own relatives

Only a few of today's birds are adapted to hunt at night. Therefore, paleontologists have long been looking for the origins of such abilities in their ancestors - dinosaurs. An international team of scientists managed to find such a representative of the group of "terrible lizards"

The explosion of an asteroid with a capacity of one hundred million megatons for years plunged the Earth into pitch darkness, destroying all large animal species without the help of volcanoes

Analysis of the fossil remains of a giant dinosaur discovered in 2014 in Patagonia showed that this sauropod belongs to a previously unexplored species. In addition, he turned out to be one of the oldest representatives of its kind - the titanosaurs

At least, this is evidenced by a new study by scientists from the UK. They believe that if the asteroid had not hit the Earth about 65 million years ago, then these lizards might have continued to dominate the planet

Scientists from the UK found that Megalodon's teeth were a byproduct of growth rather than an adaptation to eating habits. They coped with their tasks no better than the teeth of the smaller ancestors of these sharks

The new study helped to establish not only the length of the giant megalodon, but also the dimensions of the rest of its body. In addition, if earlier this extinct species of cartilaginous fish was compared mainly with the great white shark, now the analysis included five modern sharks of the order of lamniform

As scientists have found out, giant sharks left their young in shallow water, where it is warm, a lot of food and few predators. As they grew, these fish conquered more and more water, but climate change forced the offspring of megalodons to go through hard times

Unusual microfossils found in ancient rocks of the Scottish Highlands retain traces of the early multicellular ancestors of animals and other naked organisms

The animal had features of both modern arthropods and their most ancient ancestors. According to scientists, this is the "missing link" in evolution. The find is about 520 million years old

Analysis of teeth 200 million years old showed that ancient mammals were slow and lived much longer than modern ones, and their metabolism was most likely the same as that of small lizards

Paleontologists from the USA talk about Ankylorhiza tiedemani - a predatory dolphin of the Oligocene era, which became extinct 23 million years ago

A team of scientists have found parts of the skeleton of an ancient wombat-like animal in South Australia. This is one of the oldest Australian marsupials discovered to date

American paleogeologists discovered that even before the fall of the asteroid and the beginning of the mass extinction, volcanoes filled the Earth's atmosphere with deadly toxins

Scientists, who announced a unique find this spring, admitted their own mistake

Scientists have found that adolescent tyrannosaurs were lighter and faster than their multi-ton parents, so they could not keep up with the cubs

Due to its gigantic size, the anteosaurus was considered slow and awkward. But a detailed analysis of its bones showed that this animal possessed swiftness and can probably be considered one of the most terrifying predators of its time. Scientists have already called it the "analogue" of the Tyrannosaurus rex, which lived 200 million years later

Chilean paleontologists announce the discovery of a new species of giant dinosaur called Arackar licanantay

Scientists from the USA found that young dinosaurs occupied niches of small animals, so the variety of these creatures was not great

The study of the uniquely preserved skull of a rare dinosaur - the parasaurolophus - showed that with the help of it this reptile breathed and made humming sounds

A group of scientists led by the University of Bristol first studied and reconstructed the rectal opening of a non-avian dinosaur belonging to the psittacosaurus. Study Sheds Light on Dinosaur Mating Games

Argentine paleontologists have presented a preliminary report on the excavation of the remains of an unknown species of titanosaurs, whose bones are noticeably larger than those of their largest relatives

The unusual dinosaur was very different from its counterparts and, although it could be comparable in size to a chicken, it was difficult not to notice it. It's all about the thick "mane" and absurdly long thorns-ribbons of keratin, which grew from the shoulders of the animal. Nothing of the kind has yet been found in the fossil record, according to an international group of researchers studying the remains