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Miocene Fossil from Africa Provides New Evidence for Origin of American Crocodiles
https://t.co/jczAaYKgTW
#paleontology #science
"A satisfying selection of nature’s survivors for readers intrigued by the animal world." Thank you @KirkusReviews for this shining review of LIVING FOSSILS by Rebecca E. Hirsch! Congratulations Rebecca! #livingfossils #evolution #middlegrade #nonfiction
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138 - Omanyte
Type: Rock/Water
In prehistoric times, it swam on the sea floor, eating plankton. Its fossils are sometimes found.
#Gen1
🦌 Fauna antiqua sivalensis, being the fossil zoology of the Sewalik Hills, in the north of India
London: Smith, Elder and Co., 1846.
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🦴 Über die fossilen Reste der Zeuglodonten von Nordamerica mit Rücksicht auf die europäischen Reste aus dieser Familie
Berlin: Verlag von G. Reimer, 1849.
https://t.co/pOGyveXCEc
My 2012 article on the problem caused by David Peters isn't easy to find due to corruption of the SciAm site, so I've been compelled to produce a totally new version. So here's this, new at #TetZoo ... https://t.co/WRYd2JT014 #fossils #evolution #PetersProblem
#Fossilfriday: New (Beelzebufo) and old (Zhangheotherium) sketches for #paleostream
#FossilFriday Draw-a-saw: #SteveWeatherillBooks
How to draw a T- Rex #dinosaur
https://t.co/lUcqYVdRuT
For #FossilFriday, since I know @Sketchy_raptor was also talking about this a while ago too, here's a handy guide to drawing theropod arms! #SciArt
#FossilFriday again, #scicom and #sciart need more bad puns, and I've come here on the #internet to change that. Rugops wants you to buy its merch here: https://t.co/0ejMZp5LTx
#Paleoart of Plateosaurus for #FossilFriday. The hindlimb looks odd because it has a large Psittacosaurus-style membrane between the lower leg and body. This is speculative, but there's no reason to think Psittacosaurus had a monopoly on limb patagia among non-volant dinosaurs.
Look at these lovelies!
Newly described species of extinct giant pigeon, Tongoenas burleyi, lived on Pacific Islands for 60,000 yrs gulping fruit and dispersing large seeds, but was extinct within 200 yrs of human arrival, about 2,850 yrs ago #FossilFriday
(📸 Danielle Byerley)
@WiredP Fossil Fighters. It's a really great series and I'd love to see more from it!
Airctopus Fun Fact #8: The fossil record has revealed an evolutionary predecessor of the #airctopus known as airctolopithecus. Below is an artist's rendering of this early airctopus relative.
#WorldBrainDay #WorldBrainWeek
CoE grantee Mpilo Nxumalo shared his current research work on the evolution of the elephant trunk and what it means for elephant brains! #scicomm @ESI_FossilLab @NRF_News @NRF_SAASTA #brain #fossils #nature #AcademicTwitter