Tiny vampires that lived 740 mn years ago
Using a scanning electron microscope to examine minute fossils, the researchers found perfectly circular drill holes that may have been formed by an ancient relation of Vampyrellidae amoebae.
May 26, 2016, 13:46 PM IST
Ancient 'hammerhead' underwater reptile was first marine vegetarian: Study
The undiscovered marine habitat of deep sea is a home of some of the strange species that tell a lot about Earth's biggest mass extinction.
May 07, 2016, 19:31 PM IST
Gujarat govt failed to develop dinosaur fossils site: CAG
Geological Survey of India found the 6.5 crore-years-old fossils site at Raiyoli village in Kheda district in 1981-82.
Mar 31, 2016, 22:22 PM IST
New dinosaur fossil found in Japan
In general, theropods, including Tyrannosaurus, are carnivorous. But Fukuivenator, which had a long neck, is believed to have been omnivorous.
Feb 27, 2016, 16:00 PM IST
100-million-year-old amber preserved oldest animal societies
Among vertebrates, eusociality is found in just two species of African mole rats.
Feb 13, 2016, 13:11 PM IST
Scientists find dinosaur-like features in ancient mammal
The similarity to hadrosaurs was immediately clear to the researchers when they opened CT scan files revealing the inner structures of those bones.
Feb 06, 2016, 18:39 PM IST
Ancient wildebeest cousin boasted bizarre dinosaur-like trait
Researchers said the crescent-shaped protrusion atop the head of Rusingoryx, which roamed Africa`s savannas tens of thousands of years ago, was unlike anything on any other mammal, past or present.
Feb 05, 2016, 15:11 PM IST
Hyenas lived in Tibet 4 million years ago, research confirms
A group of fossils discovered on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in China belong to pliocene-era bone- crushing hyenas, which date back some four million years, Chinese and US scientists said today.
Dec 23, 2015, 21:32 PM IST
First fossils of microscopic 'mud dragons' found
Researchers have discovered the fossils of microscopic kinorhynch worms - commonly known as mud dragons - in China which date back to more than 530 million years.
Dec 12, 2015, 23:58 PM IST
Scientists discover fossils of ancient microscopic worms
Scientists have discovered fossils of 530 million-year-old microscopic worms, filling a huge gap in the known fossil record of kinorhynchs -- small invertebrate animals that are related to arthropods.
Dec 11, 2015, 17:00 PM IST
Eight well-preserved Paleo peaches unearthed in China
Scientists found eight well-preserved fossilised peach endocarps, or pits, in southwest China dating back over two and a half million years.
Dec 02, 2015, 17:14 PM IST
Reptile fossil explains how snakes lost their legs
Scientists used CT scans to examine the bony inner ear of Dinilysia patagonica, a 2-metre long reptile closely linked to modern snakes.
Nov 29, 2015, 14:28 PM IST
New species of anthropoid primate found in Libya
The scientits performed the research at the Zallah Oasis, a promising site for unearthing fossils from the Oligocene period, roughly 30 million years ago.
Nov 24, 2015, 13:43 PM IST
200-mn-year old dinosaur remains found in South Africa
The dinosaur remains, yet to be named, were found at a border area between South Africa and Lesotho.
Nov 11, 2015, 13:38 PM IST
Brain too can get fossilised
Scientists have long maintained that brains do not fossilise -- but new research has provided the strongest evidence yet that it is possible. In fact, the brains of a set of 520-million-year-old arthropods did just that.
Nov 09, 2015, 17:54 PM IST
Archaeologists find dog sized rat
Researchers are now trying to work out exactly what caused the rats to die out.
Nov 08, 2015, 15:39 PM IST
Tiny fossils push back complex skeleton timeline
Scientists had long suspected that complex animals had existed before then but, until now, they had no proof.
Nov 07, 2015, 21:52 PM IST
300 million-year-old giant shark fossils found in US
Even before the age of dinosaurs, massive relatives of the modern-day sharks ruled the waters of present-day Texas, reveals an analysis of fossils recovered recently from the region.
Oct 31, 2015, 00:28 AM IST
Rodent-like mammal survived dinosaur extinction
The discovery of a new fossil has given scientists an insight into how rodent-like mammal survived extinction of dinosaurs.
Oct 05, 2015, 17:19 PM IST
2 million-years-old fossils reveal what our ancestors` hearing was like
Research into human fossils, dating back to approximately two million years ago, has revealed what our ancestors` hearing was like.
Sep 26, 2015, 17:11 PM IST
