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... that the evolution of sex is a major puzzle of evolutionary biology, due to the so-called two-fold cost of sex? (2004-05-18)
... that ostracoderms are the earliest known vertebrate animals? (2004-10-21)
... that a large titanosaur nesting ground was recently discovered in Auca Mahuevot, in Patagonia in Argentina, and another colony has reportedly been discovered in Spain? (2004-11-08)
... that Polar dinosaurs could have walked to Australia, because during the early Cretaceous the continent of Australia was still linked to Antarctica? (2004-11-13)
... that the Cryolophosaurus is informally known as the Elvisaurus because the bizarre crest running across its head resembles Elvis Presley's 1950s pompadour haircut? (2004-11-28)
... that American lions were probably cave lions who crossed the Bering land bridge into Alaska? (2004-12-01)
... that the Humboldt Museum in Berlin is home to the largest mounted dinosaur in the world, a Brachiosaurus; and the most exquisitely preserved specimen of the earliest known bird, the Archaeopteryx? (2004-12-23)
... that Repenomamus may have been the largest mammal in the Cretaceous period and is the only mammal known to have eaten non-avian dinosaurs? (2005-01-20)
... that the flightless adzebill was a large predatory bird that lived in New Zealand, and was initially thought to be a kind of moa? (2005-03-14)
... that the Choristodera are extinct reptiles that lived during the time of the dinosaurs and have a skull structure similar to that of the modern day Gharial? (2005-07-15)
... that Antarctosaurus was one of the largest dinosaurs ever to live in South America? (2005-08-25)
... that the extinct Australian dromornithids, which included the largest birds known, are related to ducks and geese? (2005-09-28)
... that Abelisaurus had a lighter skull than other dinosaurs due to large fenestrations behind its eyes? (2005-10-12)
... that the Alamosaurus, named after Fort Alamo, Texas, is considered to be the last of the sauropods? (2005-10-31)
... that the only surviving fossils of Aegyptosaurus were destroyed in a 1944 bombing raid on Munich, Germany during World War II? (2005-11-01)
... that Ammosaurus remains were originally mistaken by Othniel Charles Marsh as those of another dinosaur, Anchisaurus? (2005-11-03)
... that fossil remains of the dinosaur species Aralosaurus were found in Kazakhstan after the Aral Sea started shrinking significantly? (2005-11-30)
... that Aliwalia is the earliest known carnivorous dinosaur, and was huge for its time? (2006-01-08)
... that Castorocauda lutrasimilis, a recently described mammal relative that looked like an otter with a beaver's tail, evolved a semi-aquatic lifestyle 110 million years earlier than any other mammal-like animal? (2006-02-27)
... that the prosauropod dinosaur Efraasia was misidentified at least four times before being recognized as a separate genus? (2006-03-17)
... that Lantian Man, who was discovered in China in 1963, preceded Peking Man by several hundred thousand years? (2006-03-29)
... that Arthropleuridea is an extinct class of myriapods which includes, at over 2 meters long, the largest terrestrial arthropods that ever lived? (2006-04-17)
... that Dracorex hogwartsia was a dinosaur named for its resemblance to the Hungarian Horntail, a dragon in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series? (2006-05-27)
... that the dinosaur Lufengosaurus, whose remains were found in China, was the first dinosaur to appear on a commemorative postage stamp, in 1958? (2006-07-19)
... that although related to modern filter feeding baleen whales, the recently discovered prehistoric whale Janjucetus had large serrated teeth implying that it fed on large fish or even sharks? (2006-08-20)
... that Mauisaurus was the largest plesiosaur to roam New Zealand waters and that it gets its name from the Māori god Maui? (2006-10-06)
... that Orsten, fossil-bearing lagerstätten in Sweden and elsewhere, are called "stinking stones" from organic content that has been preserved since the Cambrian Period? (2006-10-27)
... that William King Gregory, a leading authority on vertebrate evolution and the preeminent expert on human dentition, was initially taken in by the Piltdown Man, a hoax which was purported to be an early human? (2006-11-22)
... that numerous specimens of dinosaurs have been excavated from the Dashanpu Formation, first discovered by a natural gas company that found the formation's first dinosaur, Gasosaurus? (2006-11-27)
... that Megazostrodon (pictured) is widely accepted as being one of the first mammals to have appeared on Earth? (2006-12-01)
... that Sacisaurus was named for a one-legged Brazilian elf, as the first skeleton was found missing a leg? (2006-12-12)
... that geologist T.H. Clark retired from McGill University in Quebec, Canada, at the age of 100, after teaching for 69 years? (2006-12-22)
... that Trachodon, despite being a well-known and often-used duckbill name in the past, is based on teeth that include both duckbill and horned dinosaur specimens? (2007-01-18)
... that the discovery of Archaeamphora longicervia, the first known carnivorous plant, suggests that flowering plants should have originated much earlier than previously thought? (2007-02-02)
... that Fossil Cycad National Monument, established in South Dakota in 1922, was withdrawn as a national monument in 1956 because all of the visible fossils had been stolen? (2007-02-06)
... that the novel Raptor Red, by paleontologist Robert T. Bakker, is told from the perspective of an intelligent therapod dinosaur, Utahraptor? (2007-02-22)
... that the mummified fossil of an Edmontosaurus annectens was secured by the American Museum of Natural History for $2,000? (2007-03-03)
... that the Stag-moose (Cervalces scotti) went extinct about 11,500 years ago, part of a mass extinction of large North American mammals toward the end of the most recent ice age? (2007-03-07)
... that Dermodactylus was the first pterosaur (flying reptile) named from North America? (2007-03-08)
... that the Phyllodon, a small herbivorous dinosaur from the Late Jurassic found in present-day Portugal, may have been closely related to North American dinosaurs? (2007-03-19)
... that the prehistoric badger genus Chamitataxus lived during the Late Miocene and is considered the most primitive badger genus in North America? (2007-03-25)
... that Lophostropheus from Normandy is one of the only dinosaurs known from the Triassic-Jurassic boundary? (2007-03-26)
... that the extinct species of Edaphodon, a type of rabbitfish related to the shark, grazed along the bottom of the ocean like land-dwelling herbivores do now? (2007-03-28)
... that the fossil of Ichthyornis (pictured) discovered by Benjamin Franklin Mudge was the first bird recognized to possess teeth? (2007-04-07)
... that naturalist Remington Kellogg used his time serving in France during World War I to collect specimens for universities in the United States? (2007-04-08)
... that the enigmatic Ediacaran biota (fossil pictured) have been classified into every major group of lifeforms, including their own kingdom? (2007-04-16)
... that though no fossil grasses have been discovered, the earliest-known grassland ecosystem, the 30+ million-year-old Tinguiririca fauna of Chile, can be detected through the grazers' teeth? (2007-05-11)
... that Archaeopotamus is the oldest well-identified genus of hippos, having lived 7.5 million to 1.8 million years ago? (2007-06-14)
... that Eocursor, a small bipedal herbivorous dinosaur from the Late Triassic of South Africa, is the most completely known Triassic ornithischian (beaked dinosaur)? (2007-06-18)
... that the extinct marine reptile Kaganaias is the only ancient aquatic scaled reptile to be found in Asia? (2007-06-18)
... that the Burgsvik beds, a geological formation exposed on Gotland, Sweden, contain the only fossil euglenid ever discovered? (2007-06-30)
... that the prehistoric mammal Yanoconodon (pictured) was a Eutriconodont, a group of early, ancestral mammals that in some cases, grew so big they were able to eat small dinosaurs? (2007-06-30)
... that the discovery of Icadyptes salasi, a prehistoric five-foot-tall penguin in Peru, has caused scientists to reconsider the timeline of penguin evolution? (2007-07-01)
... that the Silurian Lau extinction event caused the Earth to temporarily return to a condition similar to how it was before multicellular life evolved? (2007-07-02)
... that the prehistoric marine reptile Excalibosaurus (pictured) was named after King Arthur's sword because of the sword-like appearance of its upper jaw? (2007-07-06)
... that although no fossils of the extinct Malagasy Hippopotamus have been dated within the last 1,000 years, villagers in Madagascar described a similar creature still alive as recently as 1976? (2007-07-10)
... that despite being known from many specimens, the fossil Fuxianhuia (pictured) remains one of the most controversial Cambrian arthropods? (2007-07-18)
... that the discovery of the dinosauromorph Dromomeron, from the Late Triassic of New Mexico, indicates that dinosaurs did not rapidly replace their close relatives? (2007-07-26)
... that eighty years on, scientists are still debating whether the Palæozoic fossils known as Chitinozoans (SEM image pictured) represent plants, animals or eggs? (2007-09-05)
... that the largest sea turtles ever to have swum the oceans belonged to the family Protostegidae? (2007-09-07)
... that unlike most plesiosaurs, Leptocleidus once lived in shallow lagoon environments and likely visited brackish and fresh water systems such as the mouths of rivers? (2007-09-09)
... that Santanachelys gaffneyi is the earliest known sea turtle? (2007-09-09)
... that fossilised crinoid columnals from Lindisfarne which were strung together as a necklace or rosary became known as St Cuthbert's beads? (2007-09-18)
... that the freshwater weed Azolla may have grown in the Arctic Ocean with enough vigour to plunge the world into an ice age? (2007-10-20)
... that the extinct crocodile-like Prionosuchus is the largest amphibian known to have existed? (2007-10-20)
... that fossil Thelodont fish (depiction pictured) surprised scientists by showing that stomachs evolved before jaws? (2007-11-04)
... that Jan Czerski (pictured), exiled to Siberia after the January Uprising, became a self-taught scientist and Siberian explorer, thrice decorated with the gold medal by the Russian Geographical Society? (2007-11-09)
... that in 1902, 23-year-old British archaeozoologist Dorothea Bate discovered a new species of dwarf elephant in a cave on the island of Cyprus? (2007-11-28)
... that Ornatifilum is likely to be the oldest known fossil fungus? (2007-11-29)
... that a fossil specimen of Pelagosaurus was found with the remains of a Leptolepis in its stomach? (2007-12-06)
... that the dinosaur fossil Dakota is so well-preserved it has caused researchers to revise their estimates of the appearance, size, and speed of a whole group of dinosaurs known as hadrosaurs? (2007-12-08)
... that Pachycheilosuchus, an Early Cretaceous crocodile relative, was less than a meter (3.3 ft) long and had an armored neck? (2008-01-14)
... that Kirill Eskov named a genus from the Linyphiidae spider family discovered by him in 1988 after Kikimora, a female spirit in Slavic mythology? (2008-01-17)
... that the type specimen of Dromicosuchus had damage to its jaw and neck that may have been inflicted by the teeth of the large carnivore it was found underneath? (2008-01-19)
... that Terminonatator ponteixensis is the type and only species described for Terminonatator, a genus of elasmosaurid plesiosaur from Late Cretaceous of Saskatchewan, Canada? (2008-01-19)
... that Othniel Charles Marsh named two species of the dinosaur Coelurus from the same quarry, not knowing that the bones belonged to the same skeleton? (2008-01-22)
... that the first Styxosaurus fossil to be discovered had about 250 stones in its stomach that it probably swallowed for ballast? (2008-02-11)
... that prehistoric frog Beelzebufo may have grown to over 40 cm (16 in) (size comparison pictured), larger than any living frogs, and is called "the Frog from Hell" by the media? (2008-02-21)
... that the barnacle Megabalanus can reach 7 cm in length? (2008-04-09)
... that the discovery of Lazarussuchus showed that choristoderes, a type of aquatic reptile, had not gone extinct in the Eocene, but persisted for millions of years after? (2008-04-12)
... that a fossil plesiosaur skull named Kimmerosaurus may be the missing head of a Colymbosaurus? (2008-05-01)
... that although the first Callawayasaurus fossil was discovered in 1962, it was not until 1999 that they were recognized as a separate genus? (2008-05-17)
... that paleoecologist Heinz Lowenstam discovered that living organisms can produce magnetite within their bodies? (2008-05-27)
... that Calsoyasuchus valleyceps, an extinct crocodile relative from the Early Jurassic, has a deep groove in its skull from which its species name, "valley head", derives? (2008-05-28)
... that Gerobatrachus is considered to be a missing link that supports the hypothesis offered by cladistics, that frogs and salamanders had a common ancestor? (2008-05-29)
... that Leurospondylus ultimus was so named as it was originally thought to be the last occurrence of a plesiosaur? (2008-06-02)
... that the extinct sea turtle Psephophorus was once mistaken as an ancient armadillo due to the specimen's poor condition? (2008-07-01)
... that the Stonerose fossil site contains the earliest known records of Rosaceae, the rose family? (2008-07-01)
... that a revolution in burrowing marks the base of the Cambrian period, and is followed by the Cambrian explosion of animal diversity? (2008-07-03)
... that Dactylosaurus lived in the Middle Triassic period during the Anisian faunal stage of central Europe? (2008-07-05)
... that an almost-complete juvenile specimen of Ctenochelys was uncovered in 2005? (2008-07-07)
... that microbial mats increase our understanding of evolution by helping to preserve soft-bodied organisms and soft parts of hard-shelled animals? (2008-07-13)
... that fossil collectors often call Polyptychoceras vancouverensis the "paperclip ammonite" or the "candy cane", due to its shape? (2008-07-14)
... that Mesotherium ("middle beast") (skull pictured) was so named because its discoverer believed it was an intermediate between rodents and pachyderms? (2008-07-15)
... that two former species of Oioceros, O. grangeri and O. xiejiaensis, have been recently identified as separate genera? (2008-07-18)
... that Pisanosaurus, from 228 to 216.5 million years ago, is the oldest known ornithischian dinosaur? (2008-08-15)
... that the discovery of 189 fossils of the mid-Cambrian Odontogriphus thrust it into the centre of a heated debate about the evolution of molluscs, annelids and brachiopods? (2008-08-23)
... that Augustasaurus' name comes from the mountain range of northwestern Nevada, where its fossilized bones were first discovered? (2008-08-26)
... that the Mt. Blanco Fossil Museum had to auction off the world's largest mastodon skull to pay a defamation judgement after the curator made disparaging Internet comments about former partners? (2008-08-26)
... that the 110-foot (34 m) fresco The Age of Reptiles is the largest painting on the subject of natural history in the world? (2008-09-10)
... that the last common ancestor of bilaterian animals has been reconstructed as a tiny worm with a combined mouth and anus? (2008-10-02)
... that Aerosteon, a 9-metre (30 ft) long bipedal carnivorous dinosaur that lived approximately 84 million years ago, had air-sacs in its bones similar to those in the respiratory systems of modern birds? (2008-10-07)
... that the plesiosaur Bathyspondylus was first described in 1982 from a specimen collected in 1774? (2008-10-12)
... that the Ediacaran organism Eoandromeda may represent the earliest animal fossil unless it turns out to be an alga? (2008-11-02)
... that lice from mummified guinea pigs and mites preserved in amber while feeding on spiders have provided evidence for researchers in the field of paleoparasitology? (2008-11-12)
... that the cat gap is a period in the fossil record (cat illustration pictured) of approximately 25 to 17 million years ago in which there were few cats or cat-like species? (2008-11-26)
... that Megalictis ferox, a species of extinct predatory mustelid, resembled a modern wolverine but with three times the body mass? (2008-11-30)
... that the oldest known turtle is the 220 million year-old Odontochelys, a prehistoric turtle with teeth and possessing only half a shell? (2008-12-01)
... that the recently-discovered dinosaur Austroraptor is the largest dromaeosaur to have been found in the Southern Hemisphere? (2008-12-21)
... that a species of the 80-million year-old sea turtle Terlinguachelys fischbecki was actually named after a school teacher? (2008-12-22)
... that one of the specimens used to describe the extinct turtle Cearachelys was actually procured eight years prior to it being formally described in 2001? (2008-12-23)
... that Peloroplites was one of the largest nodosaurid dinosaurs, and came from a time when armored dinosaurs in general were attaining large sizes? (2008-12-24)
... that the Early Cretaceous turtle Caririemys was the fifth such turtle genus to have been discovered in Brazil's Santana Formation? (2008-12-26)
... that unlike its modern-day relative the gharial, the extinct crocodilian Aktiogavialis lived in saltwater? (2008-12-31)
... that the extinct arachnid Attercopus was once considered as the world's oldest spider? (2008-12-31)
... that the Cretaceous terrestrial crocodilian Araripesuchus is known from five distinct species, two from Africa and the other three from South America? (2009-01-03)
... that the extinct fish Santanichthys is the oldest known member of Order Characiformes, which includes the tetras and the piranha? (2009-01-23)
... that, being a descendant of Pliohippus, Astrohippus is not considered to be an ancestor to modern horses? (2009-01-28)
... that Charles Darwin's final scientific book discussed the formation of mould through the action of earthworms? (2009-02-13)
... that an anomalocaridid, a bizarre Cambrian organism, has been found 100 million years later, in the Devonian era? (2009-02-14)
... that the limestone quarries near Ein Yabrud in the Judean Mountains have produced the only fossils for the extinct snakes Pachyrhachis and Haasiophis? (2009-02-15)
... that it took 66 years for an arrowhead found near the Boaz mastodon to be positively identified? (2009-02-27)
... that the stegosaurid Miragaia had more neck vertebrae than almost all of the sauropod dinosaurs, known for their long necks? (2009-03-06)
... that the extinct Pliocene dolphin Australodelphis from the Vestfold Hills of Antarctica has been described as an example of convergent evolution with whales? (2009-03-07)
... that the Jurassic crocodile relative Phyllodontosuchus had two types of teeth; one type resembled those of some herbivorous dinosaurs, indicating it may not have been a strict carnivore? (2009-03-09)
... that the 900,000-year-old hand axes found at Olorgesailie in southern Kenya were probably used for butchering animals? (2009-03-10)
... that based on its skull anatomy, the small Early Jurassic crocodile relative Dibothrosuchus (reconstruction pictured) probably had a keen sense of hearing and was vocal like modern crocodiles? (2009-03-13)
... that the discovery of feather-like structures on the primitive dinosaur Tianyulong raises the possibility that ancestral dinosaurs were feathered? (2009-03-26)
... that the 500-million-year-old Cambrian predator Hurdia was thought to be a number of separate organisms for 100 years, until the complete animal was reconstructed in March 2009? (2009-03-28)
... that a team of archaeologists discovered a fossilized Han Solo in the rocks of China? (2009-04-01)
... that wildfires have occurred on the Earth for over 420 million years? (2009-04-28)
... that paleontologist Gerta Keller theorizes that dinosaurs did not become extinct until 300,000 years after the Chicxulub meteor, though she agrees that "I'm sure the day after, they had a headache"? (2009-06-18)
... that Krijn is the common name for the first Neanderthal discovered in the Netherlands? (2009-06-23)
... that Wushan Man, a species of Homo, was identified from a fossil jaw found south of the Yangtze River but is now thought to come from an extinct ape that lived in China two million years ago? (2009-06-27)
... that the unusual finger structure of the dinosaur Limusaurus (pictured) gives clues on how dinosaur hands evolved into bird wings? (2009-06-28)
... that although its fossils were first discovered in 1946, the pliosaurid genus Gallardosaurus was not declared a valid taxon until 2009? (2009-07-10)
... that humans living next to a lake at the Bouri Formation in Ethiopia 160,000 and 154,000 years ago butchered not only adult Hippopotamuses but also those that were newborn? (2009-07-25)
... that the largest known ovules produced by any non-flowering seed-plant came from the Medullosales (fossilized leaves pictured), an order of extinct seed ferns? (2009-07-25)
... that an unnamed member of the extinct order Hupehsuchia exhibited an unusual form of polydactyly that is similar to that of some early tetrapods of the Devonian period? (2009-08-09)
... that the pterosaur genus Carniadactylus was originally classified under the species name Eudimorphodon rosenfeldi? (2009-08-19)
... that this month celebrates the 100th anniversary of the discovery of the main Burgess Shale locality? (2009-08-19)
... that the Paleozoic monoplacophoran Pilina unguis was twice as large as any known living monoplacophoran? (2009-08-27)
... that Carletonomys, a rodent related to modern rice rats, is known only from one incomplete upper jaw from over 1 million year old silt deposits in Argentina? (2009-09-10)
... that the recently described synapsid Raranimus (pictured) is the most basal member of the order Therapsida, from which mammals are a descendant taxon? (2009-09-30)
... that although the teeth of the extinct rodent Holochilus primigenus are almost identical to those of Lund's Amphibious Rat, it is probably more closely related to marsh rats? (2009-10-16)
... that the only known specimen of the early crocodile relative Stegomosuchus was kept in the discoverer's yard for several years before being given over for study? (2009-12-03)
... that the Triassic reptile Vancleavea, which is specialized to live in the water, differs greatly from all other early archosauriforms? (2009-12-08)
... that the type specimen of Kinkonychelys represents the first turtle skull described from the pre-Holocene era in Madagascar? (2010-01-23)
... that Endre Berner, Bjørn Føyn, Carl Jacob Arnholm, Eiliv Skard, Harald K. Schjelderup and Anatol Heintz were among the professors at the University of Oslo who were arrested by Nazis during World War II? (2010-01-25)
... that although it was first classified as a reptile, the extinct genus Batropetes (restoration pictured) is now known to be a microsaur amphibian? (2010-01-30)
... that Alexander Wetmore assessed the extinct Eonessa anaticula as being an ancient type of duck, possibly due to its fossil's resemblance to the modern Oxyura jamaicensis? (2010-02-06)
... that the fossil horse Scaphohippus became extinct when tectonic barriers between the Great Plains and Great Basin of North America disappeared about 13 million years ago? (2010-02-13)
... that Yongjiacaris represents the second report of freshwater caridean shrimp from the Mesozoic era? (2010-02-14)
... that fossils from the Paleocene-age Cerrejón Formation in Colombia are the earliest record of Neotropical rainforests? (2010-02-19)
... that the bioluminescent crustacean Vargula hilgendorfii, named after Franz Hilgendorf, was used as a light source by Japanese soldiers in World War II? (2010-02-20)
... that the oldest association between Trypanosoma, which causes Chagas disease, and its vector, the assassin bug Triatoma, is found in Triatoma dominicana and Trypanosoma antiquus? (2010-02-21)
... that Nanoraphidia electroburmica, known from a fossil in amber, is the smallest known snakefly species, living or extinct? (2010-02-23)
... that out of the described snakefly specimens from the Florissant Formation, the Raphidia funerata holotype is the most complete? (2010-02-24)
... that Electrinocellia peculiaris is named for the Latin "electrum" meaning amber, "Inocellia", the type genus for Inocelliidae, and "peculiaris" for the enigmatic nature of the species? (2010-02-25)
... that Ororaphidia and Styporaphidia are the oldest snakeflies known from China, dating from the Middle Jurassic? (2010-02-26)
... that Archiinocellia is noted to be the only snakefly fossil genus from British Columbia and one of only two from Canada? (2010-02-27)
... that at just over 18 millimetres (0.71 in), Fibla carpenteri is the largest species of snakefly known from amber? (2010-02-27)
... that the extinct monkey lemurs, including Hadropithecus (pictured), were most closely related to modern indris and sifakas, as well as the extinct sloth lemurs? (2010-02-28)
... that fossils of the temnospondyl amphibian Kourerpeton were notoriously discovered in the window of a barber's shop in Arizona? (2010-02-28)
... that the extinct snakefly genus Proraphidia is known from fossils found in Spain, England, and Kazakhstan? (2010-03-01)
... that the extinct sweat bee genus Oligochlora contains six species all known from the Dominican amber deposits on Hispaniola? (2010-03-04)
... that the discovery of Babakotia radofilai, an extinct species of sloth lemur, helped to resolve the relationship between the indriids, sloth lemurs, and monkey lemurs? (2010-03-05)
... that the sloth lemurs of the genus Mesopropithecus were once thought to be indriids due to the similarities between their skulls and those of living sifakas? (2010-03-05)
... that the only male "sweat bee" to have been documented from Dominican amber is the type specimen for the extinct Eickwortapis? (2010-03-06)
... that the extinct Neocorynura electra, found in Dominican amber, is the only known species of Neocorynura "sweat bee" from the Greater Antilles? (2010-03-06)
... that with a forewing length of only 3.36 millimetres (0.132 in) Microberotha is one of the smallest known beaded lacewings to have been described? (2010-03-07)
... that the Makauwahi Cave has been described as "...maybe the richest fossil site in the Hawaiian Islands, perhaps in the entire Pacific Island region"? (2010-03-08)
... that the extinct sweat bee genus Nesagapostemon is known from a single 9.9-millimetre (0.39 in) female specimen? (2010-03-08)
... that the Late Cretaceous madtsoiid snake Sanajeh preyed on hatchling sauropod dinosaurs at nesting sites in India? (2010-03-09)
... that the extinct sweat bee Augochlora leptoloba is known from a single specimen now in a private collection in Turin, Italy? (2010-03-10)
... that Leptofoenus pittfieldae is the only species of Leptofoenus documented from the West Indies and the only member of Leptofoenus in the fossil record? (2010-03-16)
... that a fossil flower of the extinct palm Roystonea palaea shows damage possibly made by a bat or bird? (2010-03-18)
... that it has been suggested the extinct palm genus Palaeoraphe was restricted to the Greater Antilles? (2010-03-19)
... that the recently named trematopid temnospondyl Fedexia was named after the shipping service FedEx, which owned the land where the holotype specimen was found? (2010-03-20)
... that the extinct spider Eoplectreurys is the oldest described genus of Haplogynae, predating spiders from Cretaceous amber in Jordan and Lebanon? (2010-03-21)
... that Araneagryllus is named from a combination of the Latin aranea meaning "spider" and gryllus meaning "cricket"? (2010-03-22)
... that fossil specimens of the extinct scorpionfly family Dinopanorpidae, which includes Dinopanorpa and Dinokanaga, sometimes have preserved dark with light to clear color patterning? (2010-03-22)
... that the holotype specimen of the dinosaur Linheraptor is one of few nearly complete dromaeosaurid skeletons, worldwide? (2010-03-26)
... that researchers have identified the pictured life form which no longer lives on this planet? (2010-04-01)
... that lemurs (pictured) are primates that evolved and diversified on the island of Madagascar after arriving there at least 56 million years ago on a raft of vegetation? (2010-04-07)
... that the primary leaf veins for the extinct plant Trochodendron nastae are palmate rather then being pinnate like those in the living Trochodendron aralioides? (2010-04-10)
... that the fossil rodent Megapedetes, related to the living springhare, occurred from Greece to Namibia? (2010-04-12)
... that the specific name of Tambachia trogallas, the type species of the trematopid temnospondyl Tambachia, refers to the Thuringian bratwurst that was frequently eaten by the describers of the species? (2010-04-17)
... that UA 8699, a broken molar from the Cretaceous of Madagascar, may be the only Mesozoic marsupial from the southern continents? (2010-04-20)
... that the Early Permian microsaur Rhynchonkos (pictured) shares many similarities with Eocaecilia, and may be an ancestor of caecilians? (2010-04-26)
... that the Late Triassic archosauromorph Uatchitodon is the earliest known venomous reptile? (2010-04-29)
... that the extinct fir species Abies milleri, known from Early Eocene fossils (pictured) found in Ferry County, Washington, is considered the oldest confirmed record for the fir genus? (2010-05-08)
... that it may not be possible to determine what ?Oryzomys pliocaenicus is? (2010-05-08)
... that Alanqa is a newly described pterosaur from Morocco which had a wingspan of up to six metres? (2010-05-31)
... that the extinct plant genus Dillhoffia can't be placed into a flowering plant family at this time? (2010-05-31)
... that Canadian paleontologist Scott D. Sampson hosted the four episode nature documentary series Dinosaur Planet for the Discovery Channel in 2003? (2010-05-31)
... that although the giant fossa, formerly one of the top carnivores of Madagascar, is thought to be extinct, there is some anecdotal evidence of very large living fossas? (2010-06-03)
... that as recently as 500 years ago, the island of Madagascar was inhabited by giant lemurs, referred to as subfossil lemurs, that weighed between 10 and 200 kg (22 and 441 lb)? (2010-06-12)
... that in addition to some isolated teeth and a jaw fragment, the Mesozoic mammals of Madagascar include the most complete mammalian skeleton known from the Mesozoic of Gondwana? (2010-06-23)
... that the Cretaceous Malagasy mammal Lavanify is most closely related to a species from India? (2010-06-25)
... that Ambondro, which lived in Madagascar about 167 million years ago, is the oldest known mammal with modern, tribosphenic molars? (2010-06-26)
... that the extinct New Zealand Musk Duck was becoming more sedentary than its closest relative, the Australian Musk Duck? (2010-07-07)
... that, in one study on the aetosaur Redondasuchus, the orientation of a diagram in the paper may have contributed to the misidentification of its holotype as a left scute rather than a right? (2010-07-10)
... that the rauisuchian Tsylmosuchus is known from strata in Russia that are early Olenekian in age, making it one of the earliest archosaurs? (2010-07-14)
... that the extinct ant-like stone beetle Kachinus, found in Cretaceous amber, is similar in appearance to the modern genus Paraneseuthia? (2010-07-25)
... that the extinct Chamaecyparis eureka is the oldest confirmed member of the genus Chamaecyparis? (2010-07-26)
... that Steven Mithen speculates that the Neanderthals (rendition pictured) had a musical linguistic system which he called "hmmmmm"? (2010-07-28)
... that seeds of the extinct Paleocene pine Pinus peregrinus are most similar to those of the modern red pine and tropical pine? (2010-07-28)
... that shartegosuchid crocodyliforms made up an endemic Central Asian Mesozoic fauna that existed after the breakup of Pangaea? (2010-07-29)
... that Peltandra primaeva was the first fossil record for the genus Peltandra when described in 1977? (2010-08-02)
... that the fossil butterfly Prodryas persephone (engraving pictured) is so well preserved that individual wing scales can be seen? (2010-08-02)
... that the extinct Lotus Nelumbo aureavallis is known from Eocene rocks in western North Dakota? (2010-08-04)
... that the Cretaceous mammal Argentodites is known only from a blade-like tooth with eight cusps arranged in a row? (2010-08-05)
... that the fragmentary fossil jaw TNM 02067 may represent the only known mainland African member of the enigmatic Gondwanatheria? (2010-08-05)
... that the fossil mammalian tooth LACM 149371 shows resemblances with some ungulates, rodents, and multituberculates, but most likely belongs to the extinct Gondwanatheria? (2010-08-07)
... that unlike modern Sassafras, which are deciduous, the extinct species Sassafras hesperia (fossil pictured) may have been evergreen? (2010-08-09)
... that Trapalcotherium matuastensis is one of five species of mammals recognized among seven fossil teeth from the Cretaceous Allen Formation of Argentina? (2010-08-13)
... that the parareptile Eunotosaurus (restoration pictured) was once widely accepted as a transitional form between turtles and their prehistoric ancestors? (2010-08-14)
... that Acteosaurus tommasinii, a species of aquatic lizard from the upper Cretaceous is similar to mosasauroids and modern snakes? (2010-08-15)
... that the extinct hazel species Corylus johnsonii (fruit pictured) resembles three modern hazels found in China? (2010-08-15)
... that several fossils of the recently described Early Cretaceous lizard Liushusaurus preserve scales, pigmentation, claw sheaths, cartilage, and small bones that make up the hemipenis? (2010-08-15)
... that unlike living rorqual whales, the late Miocene genus Plesiobalaenoptera was probably not capable of ram feeding? (2010-08-15)
... that during the MN 4 zone, the saber-toothed cat Prosansanosmilus first appeared in Europe? (2010-08-16)
... that the recently described notosuchian crocodyliform Pakasuchus had molar-like teeth that were as complex as those of carnivorous mammals? (2010-08-16)
... that the fossil relative of the House Sparrow Passer predomesticus is known only from two upper jaw bones? (2010-08-16)
... that the Late Cretaceous madtsoiid snake Menarana had several adaptations for head-first burrowing, but its large size may have made burrowing difficult or impossible? (2010-08-17)
... that the extinct sawfly Pseudosiobla cambelli is one of three species of Pseudosiobla known from the fossil record? (2010-08-18)
... that the extinct rove beetle genus Ektatotricha is known from 15 beetles trapped in Cretaceous amber from Myanmar? (2010-08-20)
... that the earliest known account of Lebanese fossils is attributed to Herodotus? (2010-08-21)
... that a single spoon-shaped lower jaw belonging to the goniopholidid crocodyliform Sunosuchus is the most well preserved fossil found from the Phu Kradung Formation in Thailand? (2010-08-30)
... that the fossil squirrel Lagrivea is characterized by deep basins in its teeth? (2010-09-09)
... that one species of the extinct wasp Palaeovespa fed caterpillars to its larvae? (2010-09-14)
... that unlike other Eocene crocodilians found in Zamora, Spain, the extinct genus Duerosuchus was primarily a fish eater? (2010-09-15)
... that the paleobotanists David P. Penhallow and Chester A. Arnold both published studies on the extinct water-fern Azolla primaeva? (2010-09-17)
... that Shantungosuchus, a small, primitive crocodile from the Cretaceous period, was terrestrial instead of aquatic? (2010-09-20)
... that the extinct fern Wessiea is known from Miocene fossils found at the "Ho ho" locality in Yakima County, Washington? (2010-09-20)
... that the extinct species Trochodendron drachuckii is known from a single Eocene fossil found near Cache Creek, British Columbia? (2010-09-25)
... that the recently described genus Koilamasuchus from the Early Triassic of Argentina is the best-known early archosauriform in South America? (2010-09-26)
... that amber fossils of ants carrying the extinct mealybug genus Electromyrmococcus represent the oldest record of symbiosis between mealybugs and Acropyga ants? (2010-09-29)
... that Paul S. Martin and Paul Sidney Martin both worked as anthropologists at the University of Arizona in the early 1970s? (2010-10-01)
... that when first described, the extinct bird Cruschedula was thought to be a "dry-land" penguin? (2010-10-05)
... that Okmulgee State Park (pictured) in Oklahoma is one of only a few places in the world where the fossil coral Gymnophyllum wardi is found? (2010-10-06)
... that the recently described extinct penguin Inkayacu from the Eocene of Peru is postulated to have had gray and reddish brown feathers, unlike the black and white feathers of living penguins? (2010-10-09)
... that the extinct Protosialis casca is one of only two known alderflies from the West Indies? (2010-10-11)
... that Archaeomarasmius, Aureofungus, Coprinites, and Protomycena are the only four genera of agaric mushrooms known from the fossil record? (2010-10-13)
... that Archaeomarasmius, Aureofungus, Coprinites, Palaeoagaracites, and Protomycena are the only five genera of agaric mushrooms known from the fossil record? (2010-10-13)
... that the Early Cretaceous crocodilian relative Susisuchus was one of the first mesoeucrocodylians to have a segmented shield of bony osteoderms over its back, which allowed for greater flexibility while swimming? (2010-10-15, 2010-10-16)
... that Ekgmowechashala was the only North American genus of primate during the Late Oligocene? (2010-10-17)
... that the extinct stingray Heliobatis (pictured) has been found with up to three stings on its tail? (2010-10-24)
... that the extinct paddlefish Paleopsephurus was first described from the Cretaceous Hell Creek Formation? (2010-10-25)
... that the extinct crab Metacarcinus starri from Washington state is related to the graceful rock crab? (2010-10-27)
... that Appianoporites, Margaretbarromyces, and Quatsinoporites are all fossil fungi from Vancouver Island, British Columbia? (2010-11-13)
... that the newly named extinct prawn Aciculopoda is the third unambiguous fossil decapod from before the Mesozoic? (2010-11-18)
... that the extinct arum family plants Petrocardium and Montrichardia aquatica are known only from the Paleocene Cerrejón Formation rainforest in Colombia? (2010-11-23)
... that Aquila bullockensis, an extinct species of bird, is the oldest known true eagle from Australia? (2010-11-30)
... that the extinct sandfly species Lutzomyia adiketis is host to the Paleoleishmania species P. neotropicum? (2010-12-09)
... that the Late Cretaceous crocodile relative Simosuchus (restoration pictured) ate plants and had a pug-nosed snout? (2010-12-14)
... that the extinct crocodyliform Sebecus (skull pictured) was named after Sebek, the ancient Egyptian crocodile god? (2010-12-30)
... that Dinocochlea was thought to be a giant snail shell or fossilised dinosaur dung but is actually a solidified worm's burrow? (2011-01-11)
... that the extinct Jamaican Flightless Ibis developed unique club-like wings that could be used as a flail? (2011-01-11)
... that unlike other stereospondyl amphibians, the Triassic Lydekkerina (restoration pictured) lived entirely on land? (2011-01-18)
... that, together with Platychelys, Pleurosternon is one of the few fossil genera with characteristics of both modern turtle suborders? (2011-02-02)
... that the extinct crocodile Rimasuchus often preyed on large mammals, including early humans? (2011-02-12)
... that extinct diadectid reptiliomorphs (life restoration pictured) were the first large herbivorous land animals? (2011-02-14)
... that the 150-million-year-old ink of the extinct, squid-like Belemnotheutis (artist's rendition pictured) was used to draw a picture that paleontologists called "the ultimate self portrait"? (2011-02-16)
... that the Maxberg specimen, one of only 10 Archaeopteryx specimens ever found, has been lost since 1991? (2011-03-02)
... that in the first scientific study of fossils in English, William Martin speculated that horn coral (pictured) was a kind of bamboo and said another fossil was not a small crocodile tail? (2011-03-06)
... that the extinct Phlebotominae sandfly Pintomyia falcaorum is known only from Miocene age Dominican amber found on Hispaniola? (2011-03-21)
... that Entropezites, Mycetophagites, and Palaeoagaracites present the oldest evidence of fungal parasitism and hyperparasitism by other fungi in the fossil record? (2011-03-27)
... that the Permian therocephalian Glanosuchus, an early relative of mammals, may have been warm-blooded? (2011-03-30)
... that remains of the recently described saber-toothed anomodont Tiarajudens were uncovered from a location in Brazil that was first found using Google Earth? (2011-03-30)
... that cycloids are believed to have been driven to extinction when crabs spread across their territory? (2011-04-03)
... that the extinct parasitic wasp Metapelma archetypon is thought to have preyed upon wood-boring beetles? (2011-04-05)
... that the extinct mason bee species Anthidium exhumatum and Anthidium scudderi are known from the Eocene Florissant Formation in Colorado? (2011-04-06)
... that the extinct Miocene redwood, Sequoiadendron chaneyi, is the probable ancestor to the giant sequoias in California? (2011-04-13)
... that the extinct parasitic wasp genus Aspidopleura is known from only two fossils found in Baltic amber? (2011-04-14)
... that Decuriasuchus may be the first known archosaur to exhibit group behavior? (2011-04-14)
... that the extinct Eocene parasitic wasp Brevivulva electroma (pictured) was named from the Greek words meaning "short amber wrapper"? (2011-04-16)
... that only one side of the extinct parasitic wasp Neanaperiallus is visible in its sole fossilized specimen? (2011-04-19)
... that the Late Eocene marine Hoko River Formation is noted for producing crab, gastropod, cephalopod, and wood fossils? (2011-04-20)
... that the possibly extinct wall crab spider species Garcorops jadis was named for C.S. Lewis' Jadis, the White Witch? (2011-04-22)
... that the extinct trilobite Bumastus (artist's rendition pictured) was named after its resemblance to large grapes? (2011-04-23)
... that the only known specimen of the extinct planthopper Glisachaemus jonasdamzeni is preserved with a parasitic mite? (2011-04-24)
... that the extinct trapdoor spiders Baltocteniza and Electrocteniza were both identified from specimens in Baltic amber? (2011-04-25)
... that the extinct planthopper Tainosia quisqueyae was named for the Taíno people and Hispaniola? (2011-04-28)
... that the only known specimen of the extinct spider Palaeoperenethis is in the Royal Ontario Museum? (2011-04-29)
... that the extinct rose family member Neviusia dunthornei is one of only three known Neviusia species? (2011-05-12)
... that the discovery of the fossil giant ant Titanomyrma (pictured with a hummingbird) in Wyoming indicates that warmth-loving fauna spread through the north between Europe and America during hot spells in the Eocene? (2011-05-18)
... that unusual archosauromorph reptile Teraterpeton from the Late Triassic of Nova Scotia had nostril openings in its skull that were longer than its eye sockets? (2011-05-20)
... that the extinct Pliocene pine Pinus matthewsii is thought to have been a colonizing tree? (2011-05-23)
... that the many examples of extinct 48-million year old bat genus Palaeochiropteryx (life restoration pictured) found in the Messel lake may have drowned after being rendered unconscious in flight by poisonous volcanic gases? (2011-05-24)
... that the extinct giant ant genus Formicium is known only from forewings found in Dorset, England and Tennessee, US? (2011-05-26)
... that a fossil of the extinct sea scorpion Eurypterus (restoration pictured) was once thought to be a catfish? (2011-05-29)
... that Bharattherium may have been among the first grazing mammals? (2011-05-30)
... that the extinct Miocene hickory Carya washingtonensis is known from over 50 nuts found as a rodent cache within a petrified stump? (2011-06-01)
... that the fossil sawfly species Eriocampa tulameenensis was found along the Canadian Pacific rail line near Princeton, British Columbia? (2011-06-05)
... that with an estimated skull size of 87.5 mm (3.4 in), Coloniatherium was the largest mammal in the La Colonia Formation? (2011-06-16)
... that the extinct crocodilian Arenysuchus was part of the first evolutionary radiation of crocodyloids? (2011-06-21)
... that Aenigmastacus, a fossil crayfish from Canada, belongs to a family only otherwise known from the Southern Hemisphere? (2011-06-22)
... that blade-like teeth in the extinct mammalian family Ferugliotheriidae may have evolved into molar-like teeth in the Sudamericidae? (2011-06-22)
... that the fossil mammal Ferugliotherium is known from only 20 teeth and maybe a tiny jaw fragment? (2011-06-23)
... that a small fetus is preserved in the holotype fossil of the extinct stingray Asterotrygon? (2011-07-15)
... that the first Columbian mammoth (artist's restoration pictured) found at the Snowmastodon site, an Ice Age fossil dig near Denver, was initially dug out by a construction worker using a bulldozer? (2011-07-19)
... that when the extinct forester moth Neurosymploca? oligocenica was described, a second fossil was known but unavailable for study? (2011-07-26)
... that the extinct Hydriomena? protrita was the first geometer moth to be described from the American fossil record? (2011-07-31)
... that the extinct Eocene butterfly Prodryas persephone (pictured) from the Florissant Fossil Beds is the best preserved fossil lepidopteran discovered to date? (2011-07-31)
... that fossils of extinct giant cicadas (pictured) were once misidentified as the oldest known butterflies? (2011-08-03)
... that the early Eocene maple species Acer douglasense is the second-oldest maple known from Alaska? (2011-08-07)
... that the family placement for the fossil moth genus Dominickus was not noticed until entomologist Norman Tindale was looking at pictures of modern moths from Australia? (2011-08-07)
... that the Permian amphibian Trimerorhachis either brooded young in its mouth or ate them? (2011-08-12)
... that the extinct moth Epiborkhausenites is noted for having very similar color patterning to the living species Tubuliferola josephinae and Hofmannophila pseudospretella? (2011-08-14)
... that Scottish naturalist Ramsay Heatley Traquair received the Royal Medal of the Royal Society in 1907 for his work on fossil fish? (2011-08-14)
... that the oldest known member of the mayfly family Neoephemeridae is the Eocene species Neoephemera antiqua? (2011-08-16)
... that the Paleocene Alaskan maple Acer alaskense was described from a fossil leaf that may be atypical for the species? (2011-08-20)
... that the extinct fern species Osmunda wehrii was named in honor of Northwest school painter and amateur paleobotanist Wesley C. Wehr? (2011-08-21)
... that a fossilized dragon has been found in Poland? (2011-08-21)
... that Urocyon progressus, a species of extinct fox, was formally described after two bones and a tooth were found? (2011-08-27)
... that the extinct monitor lizard Ovoo gurvel has "mystery bones" in its skull? (2011-08-28)
... that the discovery of the extinct golden silk orb-weaver species Nephila jurassica extended the fossil record of the genus by 130 million years? (2011-08-30)
... that with a 150-millimetre (5.9 in) wingspan, Sinomeganeura is small for the Griffenfly family Meganeuridae, known for species with spans over 700 millimetres (28 in)? (2011-08-30)
... that a fossil of the extinct monitor lizard Saniwa preserves cartilage, scales, and even a wind pipe? (2011-08-30)
... that coal balls are not made of coal? (2011-08-31)
... that the extinct griffenfly genus Bohemiatupus inhabited peat-mires? (2011-09-02)
... that the extinct hangingfly genera Formosibittacus, Jurahylobittacus, and Mongolbittacus are only known from the Middle Jurassic of China? (2011-09-12)
... that fossils of the extinct reptile Acallosuchus were found in a cigar box in 1983? (2011-09-13)
... that one species of the extinct Eocene bulldog ant Ypresiomyrma reached up to 25 millimetres (0.98 in) in length? (2011-09-15)
... that the extinct Itilochelys is one of only three known fossil cheloniid sea turtle taxa found in the Volgograd Region? (2011-09-17)
... that of the three described species in the Eocene bulldog ant genus Avitomyrmex, one species is known only from worker caste individuals? (2011-09-18)
... that the extinct lobe-finned fish Laccognathus embryi (reconstruction pictured) had fangs up to 3.8 cm (1.5 in) long? (2011-09-21)
... that the type specimen of the extinct bulldog ant Macabeemyrma ovata is the fossilized remains of an adult queen preserved in shale? (2011-09-22)
... that the type specimen of the extinct tortoise beetle Denaeaspis is only 6.04 millimetres (0.238 in) long? (2011-09-24)
... that the extinct snakefly Agulla protomaculata is the only snakefly described from the Green River Formation? (2011-09-27)
... that the nearest living relatives of Eosacantha, a fossil tortoise beetle from Colorado, are found in Africa, tropical Asia, and Australia? (2011-09-27)
... that the extinct species Agulla mineralensis is the first North American snakefly to be described from Neogene fossils? (2011-09-28)
... that the extinct sweat bee Halictus? savenyei was the first fossil bee from Canada to be described? (2011-10-03)
... that the extinct planthopper Emiliana was described from a single 47 million year old wing? (2011-10-05)
... that the Albian 100-million-year-old fossil wasp Myanmymar (pictured) is only half a millimetre long? (2011-10-06)
... that the only fossil of the extinct moth Baltimartyria sat on a paleoentomologist's desk for a number of years before being described in 2011? (2011-10-12)
... that the extinct wasps Dryinus grimaldii and Dryinus rasnitsyni are distinguishable by the modified claws on their front legs? (2011-10-15)
... that the extinct Cretaceous wasp family Plumalexiidae is known from only the two Plumalexius type specimens found in New Jersey amber? (2011-10-17)
... that Jurellana tithonia, dating from the Jurassic, is the earliest known porcelain crab? (2011-11-05)
... that the Hilda mega-bonebed is Canada's largest dinosaur bonebed, preserving thousands of the horned dinosaur Centrosaurus apertus across an area of 2.3 square kilometers? (2011-11-06)
... that Tzaganosuchus fossils were first discovered during a joint paleontological expedition by the Soviet Union and Mongolia? (2011-11-09)
... that the extinct buthid scorpion Uintascorpio was first placed in the family Vaejovidae? (2011-11-11)
... that the extinct planthopper Ordralfabetix is named for a character from The Adventures of Asterix? (2011-11-20)
... that the extinct maple section Torada is only known from the three Eocene species A. stonebergae, A. toradense, and A. washingtonense? (2011-11-21)
... that the rove beetle Diochus electrus is the first definite member of the subfamily Staphylininae from the fossil record? (2011-11-22)
... that species in the fossil ant genus Myrmeciites are named for Hercules, Goliath, and a river? (2011-11-24)
... that the extinct Canadian redwood Metasequoia foxii was described from over 10,000 fossils? (2011-11-26)
... that the Jurassic conifer Araucaria mirabilis (cone pictured) of Argentina may have been a primary food for sauropods? (2011-12-02)
... that the extinct Eocene maples Acer hillsi and Acer stewarti are distinguished by how inflated the nut is? (2011-12-03)
... that the late Miocene whale Joumocetus shimizui is the third oldest Cetotheriid known? (2011-12-03)
... that the extinct Eocene maple species Acer rousei is a possible ancestor to the vine maple? (2011-12-04)
... that Paleodictyon nodosum made use of a new source of energy not dependent on the Sun? (2011-12-15)
... that the extinct, Miocene age, maple Acer browni ranged from southern Oregon to the north shore of the Haida Gwaii? (2011-12-18)
... that the extinct Eocene maple Acer republicense is known from only one fossil seed? (2011-12-21)
... that the extinct Miocene age maple Acer smileyi has been classified as closely related to the living Acer nipponicum (pictured)? (2011-12-22)
... that the early Oligocene maple, Acer ashwilli, is known from only eight places in Oregon? (2011-12-25)
... that the Eocene maple Acer clarnoense is not found in the Clarno Formation even though the species was named after it? (2011-12-28)
... that the Triassic archosaur Poposaurus walked on two legs like some dinosaurs, but was more closely related to crocodiles? (2011-12-29)
... that Acer castorrivularis is one of five extinct maples from the Eocene Beaver Creek flora in Montana? (2011-12-30)
... that the extinct maple Acer dettermani is only known from the flank of a volcano? (2011-12-31)
... that the Miocene maple Acer latahense is most similar in appearance to the living Honshū maple? (2012-01-03)
... that the extinct, Triassic, bivalve family Cassianellidae may have evolved from the family Bakevelliidae, which survived longer into the Eocene? (2012-01-11)
... that members of the extinct bivalve family Bakevelliidae have shells made from rectangular calcium prisms and mother of pearl? (2012-01-12)
... that a group of Late Permian mammal relatives called Nanictidopidae (restoration pictured) may have eaten fruit because their small teeth were unsuitable for grinding most plant material? (2012-01-13)
... that both Fordilla and Pojetaia, Cambrian members of the extinct bivalve family Fordillidae, are part of the Turkish small shelly fauna? (2012-01-16)
... that it is all but impossible to match up species known by leaves with those known by trunks in the prehistoric cycad-like genus Cycadeoidea? (2012-01-22)
... that fossils of the extinct bivalve family Praenuculidae have been found on every continent except Antarctica? (2012-01-22)
... that species of the Cambrian bivalve Tuarangia lived near the continents of Baltica and East Gondwana? (2012-01-24)
... that the fordilloid Camya asy is one of four accepted Cambrian bivalves? (2012-01-25)
... that the shrimp-like 510-million-year-old arthropod Waptia (artist's restoration pictured) was named after two mountains? (2012-01-25)
... that a fossil of Concavodonta described in 1843 has been lost? (2012-01-29)
... that the fossil bivalve Emiliodonta shared its name with a coccolithophore for about a decade? (2012-01-29)
... that the stems in the pseudo-trunk of the extinct fern Tempskya decayed as the plant matured, leaving a layer of adventitious roots behind? (2012-01-29)
... that the extinct horsetail Equisetum thermale grew in Jurassic hot springs? (2012-02-06)
... that members of the extinct bivalve genus Hemiconcavodonta are unique in the subfamily Concavodontinae in that their teeth point in two directions? (2012-02-07)
... that the extinct bivalve subfamily Praenuculinae can be told apart from its sister subfamily by looking at teeth? (2012-02-11)
... that the clawless lobster Tricarina is known from a single fossil, obtained from an oil well 3,852 m (12,638 ft) below ground in western Iran? (2012-02-11)
... that the flat-headed crocodilian relative Aegisuchus had a circular projection on top of its skull that may have served as an eyespot in mating displays? (2012-02-13)
... that the name Pachylemur, now used for a type of extinct giant lemur, was first used as group name of primitive primates once considered intermediate between pachyderms and lemurs? (2012-02-14)
... that the extinct incense-cedar Calocedrus huashanensis is one of only three conifers found in the Ningming Formation? (2012-02-15)
... that the Ordovician age bivalve Villicumia has overlapping teeth seen in few other bivalves? (2012-02-20)
... that the extinct Argentinian bivalve Cuyopsis symmetricus was named for the symmetry of its rectangular shells? (2012-02-21)
... that Adolf Carl Noé challenged disbelief in the possibility of North American coal balls (example pictured) by presenting a wheelbarrow full of them? (2012-02-22)
... that findings of Cylindroteuthis and other belemnites in Greenland suggest that an early form of the Gulf Stream existed as early as the Valanginian (Early Cretaceous)? (2012-02-22)
... that French paleontologist Charles Lamberton scathingly rebutted a theory claiming that some extinct, giant lemurs were aquatic and that one of them was an "arboreal-aquatic acrobat"? (2012-02-23)
... that small shells of Trigonoconcha are triangular? (2012-02-23)
... that a fossil of the Middle Permian therocephalian Blattoidealestes represents the oldest record of multicuspid teeth among theriodonts, the ancestors of mammals? (2012-02-25)
... that one species of the extinct bivalve Similodonta was found in 108.90 metres (357.3 ft) down a Welsh borehole? (2012-02-25)
... that the name Ginkgo dissecta was first coined in 1974 but not formalized until 2002? (2012-03-04)
... that the hypercarnivorous crocodyliform Stratiotosuchus (pictured) from the Late Cretaceous of Brazil occupied the niche of top predator in the absence of theropod dinosaurs? (2012-03-05)
... that malacologist Myra Keen was called the "First Lady of Malacology"? (2012-03-08)
... that Kairuku grebneffi, an extinct species of penguin, was nearly 1.5 metres (4.9 ft) long and weighed 50% more than modern Emperor Penguins? (2012-03-10)
... that the Red Deer Cave people are the youngest prehistoric people discovered who do not appear similar to modern humans? (2012-03-17)
... that before modern paleontology came about, fossils of Encrinus went by a number of names in Germany, including "sun wheels", "Saint Boniface's pennies", and "witches' money"? (2012-03-28)
... that the Devonian stem tetrapod Tinirau clackae, transitional between fish and land vertebrates, was named after the half-human half-fish character Tinirau in Polynesian legend? (2012-04-05)
... that the Paleocene Ginkgo cranei is the first fossil Ginkgo to be described from Tertiary "seeds"? (2012-04-09)
... that over 16 million years ago, four species of parrot in the genus Nelepsittacus made their home in subtropical rainforest in what is now Otago, New Zealand? (2012-04-11)
... that Yutyrannus huali is the largest known feathered dinosaur, the holotype measuring 9 metres (30 ft) long? (2012-04-13)
... that the extinct witchalder Fothergilla malloryi (pictured) is the oldest confirmed member of the genus Fothergilla? (2012-04-14)
... that the extinct species Cornus piggae has fruits smaller than any other species in the dogwood subgenus of Cornus? (2012-04-15)
... that "color markings", considered rare among fossil crabs, have been found on Avitelmessus? (2012-04-19)
... that the extinct winter-hazel species Corylopsis readae was described from a single Ypresian fossil? (2012-04-21)
... that Puppigerus, an extinct sea turtle, had a specialized jaw structure which kept it from accidentally inhaling water? (2012-04-25)
... that the fossil pelican Pelecanus schreiberi from North Carolina was possibly the largest species of pelican ever? (2012-05-03)
... that although the prehistoric shark Nanocetorhinus is named for the resemblance of its teeth to miniature Cetorhinus teeth, there is no evidence the two genera are closely related? (2012-05-07)
... that the extinct Crocodylus thorbjarnarsoni from the Pliocene and Pleistocene of Kenya was the largest true crocodile and may have eaten early human ancestors? (2012-05-16)
... that the large prehistoric amphibian Cyclotosaurus had a skull up to 70 cm long? (2012-05-23)
... that Plesiopithecus, a fossil primate from the late Eocene in Egypt, closely resembles the aye-aye of Madagascar and raises questions about the evolutionary history of lemurs? (2012-06-09)
... that fossils of Yelovichnus were initially believed to be the feeding trails of other organisms? (2012-06-13)
... that Algeripithecus, a 46–50 million year old fossil primate, was once crucial for the African origins of simians (monkeys and apes), but now suggests African origins for lemurs and lorisoids? (2012-06-14)
... that although the first two fossils of Indraloris to be found were misidentified as a carnivoran and a loris, it is in fact a member of the extinct adapiform primates? (2012-06-16)
... that 57 million-year-old Altiatlasius from Morocco may be the oldest fossil primate yet found, despite a molecular estimate that places the last common ancestor of primates at 90 million years ago? (2012-06-17)
... that dental similarities in Afrotarsius, an African fossil primate, and Afrasia, a newly described fossil primate from Myanmar, add support to the hypothesis that simians first evolved in Asia? (2012-06-19)
... that the identification of azibiids, a type of fossil primate including Azibius, as either strepsirrhine or haplorine weighs heavily on the African or Asian origins of primates? (2012-07-06)
... that unlike its closest living relatives, lemurs and lorisoids, Djebelemur from Eocene Africa probably lacked a toothcomb? (2012-07-06)
... that the recently named rhamphorhynchid Bellubrunnus (restoration pictured) from the Jurassic of Germany is the only known pterosaur to have wing tips that curved forward? (2012-07-13)
... that Professor Clive Finlayson has theorized that the genetic similarities between Neanderthals and humans are not only due to interbreeding but could also originate from a common African ancestor? (2012-07-21)
... that the Cretaceous snakefly Necroraphidia arcuata takes its name, in part, from the Latin word for "bent" and the Greek word for "dead"? (2012-08-01)
... that the extinct snakefly Amarantoraphidia ventolina is named for air beings of the Cantabrian mythologies? (2012-08-07)
... that the extinct amphibian Cryobatrachus (restoration pictured) was discovered in the Transantarctic Mountains of Antarctica? (2012-08-09)
... that the extinct snakefly Alavaraphidia is known from a single female trapped in amber (pictured)? (2012-08-12)
... that the ancient snakefly Cantabroraphidia was the first snakefly described from the El Soplao ambers? (2012-08-14)
... that fossils of the extinct snakefly family Mesoraphidiidae are known mainly from the Northern Hemisphere? (2012-08-21)
... that Archaeoindris (pictured), a recently extinct giant lemur from Madagascar, was the largest known lemur, comparable in size to a male gorilla? (2012-08-27)
... that the extinct snakefly genera Lebanoraphidia and Iberoraphidia are both named for the regions they were found in? (2012-08-28)
... that the extinct wasp Deinodryinus? aptianus has antennae similar to only two other Deinodryinus species? (2012-09-03)
... that the extinct wasp Deinodryinus areolatus is one of two Deinodryinus species known from Baltic amber? (2012-09-04)
... that the wasp Deinodryinus velteni (pictured) is one of only three Deinodryinus species described from the fossil record? (2012-09-07)
... that the extinct lacewing Undulopsychopsis (fossil pictured) is the only psychopsid to have wavy wings? (2012-09-08)
... that seeds of the extinct tree Eucommia eocenica have been found with latex covered fossils? (2012-09-15)
... that the extinct earwig Tytthodiplatys is the oldest confirmed member of its family? (2012-09-15)
... that the fossil genus Astreptolabis (pictured) is one of four described Burmese amber earwigs? (2012-09-17)
... that fossils of Eucommia constans are the youngest and most southerly examples of Eucommia in North America? (2012-09-18)
... that the extinct plant species Eucommia jeffersonensis and Eucommia rolandii were both described from fossils in 1997? (2012-09-22)
... that seeds of the extinct tree Eucommia montana are found from British Columbia to Colorado? (2012-09-26)
... that the entire Arostropsis weevil genus is known from only one specimen, which is 45 million years old? (2012-09-27)
... that Mary Buckland, a scientific illustrator, took a year-long geological tour as a honeymoon with her husband William Buckland? (2012-09-29)
... that a petroleum geologist named William Warren Orcutt began collecting fossils from the La Brea Tar Pits in 1901, bringing the site to the attention of the scientific community? (2012-09-29)
... that Protostephanus was the first extinct wasp genus in the family Stephanidae to be described from a fossil? (2012-10-01)
... that the extinct termite Prostylotermes is known from a female, male, and two eggs? (2012-10-07)
... that the extinct termite Zophotermes ashoki is named after a "sage of Indian paleontology"? (2012-10-08)
... that the 2.0-millimetre (0.079 in) long Nanotermes (pictured) are possibly the smallest adult termites known? (2012-10-10)
... that the extinct pseudoscorpion Pseudogarypus synchrotron is named for the synchrotron imaging equipment? (2012-10-17)
... that Hyptia deansi is the only fossil ensign wasp described from Mexican amber? (2012-10-18)
... that the extinct fly Schwenckfeldina archoica has spines on its genitalia? (2012-10-19)
... that the BBC documentary programme Dinosaurs, Myths and Monsters speculates that the Cyclopes, the one-eyed giants of Greek mythology, may have been inspired by elephant skulls? (2012-10-21)
... that at least one species of the extinct termites Parastylotermes (fossil pictured) was found in the Calico Mountains? (2012-10-21)
... that Mastotermes electromexicus was the first giant northern termite described from the New World? (2012-10-22)
... that Termitaradus protera was the first termite bug found in amber? (2012-10-24)
... that the shortest fossil termite bug is Termitaradus avitinquilinus? (2012-10-30)
... that the extinct termite bug Termitaradus dominicanus is divided into fourteen brown lobes? (2012-10-31)
... that the extinct Syndesus ambericus is the only stag beetle known from the Caribbean? (2012-11-02)
... that the fossil bee Anthophorula persephone is named for a Greek goddess? (2012-11-08)
... that Kulindroplax is the first known mollusk showing an unambiguous combination of exterior shells and a worm-like body? (2012-11-21)
... that the extinct Cuban condor Gymnogyps varonai may have fed on ground sloths? (2012-12-02)
... that Obamadon was an extinct lizard that was named after President Barack Obama as a tribute to his "role model of good oral hygiene for the world"? (2012-12-14)
... that the extinct North American Oligocene-age vulture Phasmagyps may be the oldest New World vulture? (2012-12-14)
... that leaves of the fossil maple Acer palaeorufinerve resemble the living redvein maple? (2012-12-15)
... that the sea urchin order Echinothurioida was known only from fossils until deep water exploration discovered living species such as Calveriosoma gracile? (2012-12-20)
... that the Miocene maple Acer traini may be the same species as the living Douglas Maple (fruits pictured)? (2012-12-23)
... that the extinct maple Acer ivanofense is known from four Alaskan fossils? (2012-12-26)
... that the shell of the extinct sea urchin Pelanechinus corallina was composed of separate groups of fused plates which resulted in its being flexible? (2012-12-30)
... that fossils of the bryozoan Cauloramphus disjunctus dating back a million years have been found with their spines intact? (2013-01-06)
... that the type specimen of Scolosaurus seriously injured its discoverer, who was excavating it when it fell on him? (2013-01-12)
... that unlike the living golden-club Orontium aquaticum (pictured), the extinct species Orontium mackii may not have needed wetlands to grow? (2013-01-22)
... that Tyrannasorus rex had wings and six legs? (2013-02-01)
... that a specimen of Tyrannasorus rex had six legs and wings and was killed by a legume? (2025-03-03)
... that Andiva (fossil pictured), an enigmatic animal that lived 555 millions of years ago, perhaps had a convex carapace? (2013-02-02)
... that the broad-fronted moose was probably the largest species of deer that has ever existed? (2013-02-02)
... that the pattern of the veins on fossil leaves of the extinct golden-club Orontium wolfei confirm it as a member of the arum family? (2013-02-02)
... that Carmenelectra was named after the model (pictured) because both have "splendid" bodies? (2013-02-03)
... that Rhachitomi, a group of temnospondyl amphibians, was established as a clade in 2013? (2013-02-04)
... that siltstone deposits have allowed three-dimensional fossils of the extinct mushroom crinoid to be excavated from Indiana? (2013-02-06)
... that within the United States, dinosaur fossils (example pictured) have been found in Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, D.C., and Wyoming, but not in Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Michigan, New Hampshire, Ohio, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia, or Wisconsin? (2013-02-07)
... that fossils of the extinct legume Hymenaea mexicana show several types of insect feeding? (2013-02-09)
... that the extinct legume Hymenaea allendis is the second Hymenaea species described from Mexican amber? (2013-02-23)
... that Tilly Edinger founded paleoneurology? (2013-02-23)
... that the extinct Gigantoproductus giganteus was the largest known species of brachiopod? (2013-03-01)
... that the extinct rose species Stonebergia columbiana is named for its type locality of British Columbia? (2013-03-10)
... that Stephen Jay Gould once called Donald Prothero "the best punctuated equilibrium researcher on the West Coast"? (2013-03-18)
... that multiple Leptocleidus skeletons have been found preserved as gemstone quality opal over the course of the history of plesiosaur research? (2013-03-21)
... that the ammonite Hildoceras bifrons (pictured) has been used as an index fossil to help identify the age of rocks? (2013-03-26)
... that the extinct pine Pinus driftwoodensis was first described from a permineralized conifer cone in chert? (2013-03-29)
... that the fossil yew Taxus masonii was described from fifteen fossils collected from 1942 to 1989? (2013-04-12)
... that the ichnogenus Chondrites (pictured) can be used as an indicator of anoxia in sediments? (2013-04-27)
... that the type specimen of the extinct nutmeg yew Torreya clarnensis is located in Florida? (2013-04-30)
... that seeds of the fossil yew genus Diploporus are larger then Taxus seeds and smaller then Torreya seeds? (2013-05-06)
... that the cretaceous subfamily Sphecomyrminae has not been included in several recent phylogenetic studies of the ant family? (2013-05-14)
... that the recently discovered Eocypselus rowei may be ancestral to both hummingbirds and swifts? (2013-05-17)
... that paleobotanist Shya Chitaley named an extinct plant species for Cleveland's bicentennial and also had an extinct plant species named for her? (2013-06-16)
... that Bunostegos was named for its unusually knobbly head? (2013-06-27)
... that Gustava Aigner made the first discovery of graptolites in the northern greywacke zone of the Alps, with her former fellow student, Ida Peltzmann, who named two species for her? (2013-07-02)
... that the Qaisracetus, a genus of extinct early whales, was named after a tribe in Pakistan? (2013-07-19)
... that the New Zealand and the Chatham Coot were likely hunted to extinction by the Māori people? (2013-08-11)
... that Rugosodon eurasiaticus is the oldest known species of multituberculata, the most successful lineage of mammals in history? (2013-08-29)
... that paleontologists have discovered the fossilized eggs of cephalopods, fishes, and reptiles, with some dinosaur eggs (pictured) being preserved with pathological shell deformities? (2013-09-09)
... that the extinct Actinidia oregonensis was the first kiwi relative described from North America? (2013-09-18)
... that the extinct sumac Rhus rooseae was described from fossils over 35 million years old? (2013-09-26)
... that the extinct genus Paleopanax is one of the oldest reliable records for the ginseng family? (2013-09-28)
... that fossils of the extinct sumac Rhus malloryi (pictured) were first published in 1935? (2013-09-28)
... that fossils of the extinct hazelnut relative Coryloides were informally identified as palm nuts first? (2013-10-01)
... that the name for the extinct birch family genus Kardiasperma is from the Greek words for "heart" and "seed"? (2013-10-01)
... that out of about 20,000 Clarno Formation fossils, only 5 were from the extinct dogwood Cornus clarnensis? (2013-10-04)
... that the amber entombing the extinct ant Haidoterminus cippus (pictured) was preserved in a lagoon or saltwater marsh? (2013-10-26)
... that ants of the extinct genus Haidomyrmex could possibly open their mandibles to almost twice their head size? (2013-10-27)
... that the Ph.D dissertation of taphonomist Kay Behrensmeyer suggested that sauropods were terrestrial? (2013-10-27)
... that the extinct ant Zigrasimecia tonsora (pictured) is named from the Latin words "tonsor" meaning barber and "oris" meaning mouth? (2013-10-27)
... that the Cretaceous ant Haidomyrmodes mammuthus is named for the similarity between its mandible shape and mammoth tusks? (2013-10-28)
... that the extinct ant Pristomyrmex rasnitsyni is the first member of its genus found in Europe? (2013-10-30)
... that the extinct ant Burmomyrma rossi was missing its head when described? (2013-10-31)
... that the extinct ant Acanthostichus hispaniolicus is the only Acanthostichus species found in the West Indies? (2013-11-02)
... that the early dinosaur-like animal Lagerpeton was only 70 cm (28 in) long? (2013-11-14)
... that the king of gore and the monstrous murderer lived in Utah 80 and 75 million years ago respectively? (2013-11-14)
... that Xinjiangtitan is a 32 metre sauropod dinosaur from Xinjiang in China? (2013-11-16)
... that the Miocene ant Acropyga glaesaria is one of the oldest examples of trophobiosis? (2013-11-22)
... that the extinct ant Acanthognathus poinari had jaws like its modern relatives? (2013-11-28)
... that Siats, named after a man-eating monster, is the geologically youngest North American allosauroid yet discovered? (2013-11-28)
... that the practice of insect husbandry by ants is at least 15 million years old? (2013-11-30)
... that the Chinese hadrosaur Tsintaosaurus was previously incorrectly thought to have a unicorn-like protuberance (pictured)? (2013-12-01)
... that the only close modern relative to the fossil ant Eulithomyrmex is Tatuidris? (2013-12-04)
... that the extinct ant Anochetus ambiguus has a spiny petiole? (2013-12-06)
... that the extinct ant Anochetus brevidentatus was the second Anochetus species described from Dominican amber? (2013-12-06)
... that the remains of the armoured dinosaur Europelta were uncovered in a coal mine in Spain in 2011? (2013-12-08)
... that it is unknown whether the dinosaur Nankangia was carnivorous or herbivorous? (2013-12-08)
... that the extinct ant Anochetus corayi was the first Anochetus species described from a fossil? (2013-12-12)
... that the extinct ant Anochetus conisquamis is noted for having a nipple-shaped spine? (2013-12-15)
... that the extinct ant Anochetus lucidus is named for its shiny exoskeleton? (2013-12-15)
... that the extinct ant Agroecomyrmex duisburgi (head pictured) was first described in 1868? (2013-12-17)
... that the extinct ant Anochetus exstinctus was described from only two of the three fossils known to the species author? (2013-12-17)
... that the extinct ant Anochetus intermedius had mandibles longer than its head? (2013-12-21)
... that the fossils of the dinosaur Arcovenator escotae were found through preliminary digging before construction took place on the A8 motorway in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France? (2013-12-23)
... that the extinct ant Anonychomyrma constricta (pictured) has been placed in four different genera since it was first described in 1868? (2013-12-24)
... that the first described fossil of Anochetus dubius is surrounded by a brownish bacterial growth? (2013-12-27)
... that Francisco Javier Muñiz was considered the first important naturalist from Argentina? (2013-12-28)
... that fossils of larvae and pupae are known from the extinct ant Anonychomyrma geinitzi? (2013-12-30)
... that the ants Anonychomyrma samlandica and A. geinitzi have been preserved in the same piece of amber? (2013-12-30)
... that the extinct ant Afromyrma petrosa was found over a diamond mine? (2014-01-03)
... that the extinct ant Afropone was first described from fossils in kimberlite? (2014-01-12)
... that Lepidotus was a genus of prehistoric fish that existed from the Late Triassic (Rhaetic) to the middle Cretaceous (Cenomanian)? (2014-01-21)
... that Riojasuchus was an ornithosuchid that is known from four skeletons and lived about 217 to 215 million years ago? (2014-01-31)
... that Arizonasaurus had a large sail along its back made of the spines on its vertebrae? (2014-02-04)
... that Pseudarmadillo tuberculatus was one of two Pseudarmadillo species described in 1984 from fossils in Dominican amber? (2014-02-09)
... that the ant Aphaenogaster amphioceanica (pictured) is in the same amber fossil as six Pseudarmadillo cristatus woodlice? (2014-02-15)
... that the fossil ant Aphaenogaster praerelicta is entombed in amber with three flies, two springtails, and a wasp? (2014-02-20)
... that Titanoceratops was known from an almost complete skeleton that was assigned to Pentaceratops, and that the two were only distantly related? (2014-02-22)
... that Frederic Brewster Loomis uncovered vertebrate fossils that were still exhibited at Amherst College's Beneski Museum of Natural History almost a century later? (2014-02-23)
... that Kendallina, a genus of trilobite, lived in North America during the Upper Cambrian? (2014-03-01)
... that the ant Aphaenogaster avita was described from a fossil found in 1969? (2014-03-03)
... that although Atopodentatus had a fearsome set of teeth, it was a filter feeder and not a predator? (2014-03-03)
... that the fossil ant Aphaenogaster donisthorpei was once part of the Samuel Hubbard Scudder insect collection? (2014-03-12)
... that Ocepeia (pictured), a 60-million-year-old afrotherian mammal, is named after a Moroccan mining company? (2014-03-14)
... that Australornis is the first early Paleocene bird fossil discovered from New Zealand that is not a penguin? (2014-03-19)
... that a new dinosaur (pictured) discovered in North and South Dakota has been nicknamed the "chicken from hell"? (2014-03-22)
... that the group Pareiasauromorpha includes parareptiles that lived from 271 to 252 million years ago? (2014-03-24)
... that four-eyed harvestmen known as Tetrophthalmi once roamed the Earth? (2014-05-05)
... that the leaves of two species of the fossil plant genus Banksieaeformis resemble those of the living Banksia serrata? (2014-05-24)
... that the Mojokerto child was so unexpectedly old that it was discussed in a Time Magazine cover story? (2014-07-06)
... that the Kentrosaurus (fossil K. aethiopicus pictured) had extensive osteodermal covering, forming very elongated spikes? (2014-07-09)
... that to support his claim that Java Man was the "missing link", discoverer Eugène Dubois argued that it looked like a "giant gibbon"? (2014-07-10)
... that Tory Member of Parliament Admiral Theobald Jones (1790–1868) laid the foundation of Irish lichenology? (2014-07-11)
... that the wings of the extinct ant Aphaenogaster longaeva had "excessively delicate" hairs? (2014-07-27)
... that only three possible fossils of the extinct ant Aphaenogaster oligocenica have been reported? (2014-08-07)
... that the first described fossil of Aphaenogaster mersa (illustrated) had a white mold coating? (2014-08-10)
... that fossils of 23 mammal species including mammoth, dire wolf, giant ground sloth, pre-historic bison, camel, and horse have been found at Fossil Lake in south central Oregon? (2014-08-17)
... that the extinct ant Aphaenogaster sommerfeldti was first described in 1868? (2014-08-18)
... that over 200 fossils of Aphaenogaster mayri were known when the species was described in 1930? (2014-08-28)
... that a new species of the extinct ant Archimyrmex was described in 2012? (2014-08-31)
... that the fossil ant Apterostigma eowilsoni had good stereoscopic vision but poor side vision? (2014-09-02)
... that members of the fossil insect family Armaniidae have been described as "ant-like wasps"? (2014-09-03)
... that the extinct ant Asymphylomyrmex (pictured) was suggested to be a specialized group with no descendants? (2014-09-09)
... that Jaggermeryx naida was named in honor of Mick Jagger due to its large, sensitive lips? (2014-09-15)
... that the distinct fauna of the Kirtlandian includes the dinosaur Pentaceratops sternbergii? (2014-09-17)
... that the extinct ant species Apterostigma electropilosum was described from a solitary fossil in amber? (2014-09-18)
... that the extinct ant Attopsis was fossilized in what may have been a lagoon? (2014-09-20)
... that Patagosaurus is a genus of sauropod dinosaur from Patagonia that is known from an almost complete skeleton and partial skull? (2014-09-23)
... that the fossil ant genus Archiponera is known from a single pair of fossils described in 1930? (2014-09-25)
... that the original type specimens of the Electrostephanus fossils may have been burned up during World War II? (2014-10-07)
... that the discovery of the fossil of Shenshou, a squirrel-like early mammal from the Tiaojishan Formation, pushed the origin of mammals back to the Late Triassic, 220 million to 200 million years ago? (2014-10-13)
... that the fossil ant Azteca eumeces is one of two Azteca species found in Dominican amber? (2014-10-25)
... that the extinct witch-hazel Langeria is named for American philosopher Susanne Langer? (2014-10-31)
... that the 45,000-year-old remains of Ust'-Ishim man are the oldest modern human genome to be fully sequenced to date? (2014-11-15)
... that the extinct ants Azteca alpha carried larvae of the nematode Formicodiplogaster myrmenema? (2014-11-22)
... that Bambolinetta was probably the only duck species to propel itself underwater with its wings, like a penguin? (2014-11-26)
... that at the time of description, the extinct Tilia johnsoni (pictured) was the oldest basswood macrofossil occurrence? (2014-11-26)
... that among fossils found at Koonwarra, Victoria are those of horseshoe crabs, ginkgo and gnetophytes? (2014-11-30)
... that the fossil big-headed fly Priabona is named for the age of the rocks in which it was found? (2014-12-01)
... that the 200-million-year-old Tachiraptor is a new type of dinosaur discovered in Venezuela? (2014-12-11)
... that the big-headed fly Metanephrocerus belgardeae expanded the known range for the genus to North America? (2014-12-18)
... that the Klondike Mountain Formation has fossil hot springs and is a lagerstätten? (2014-12-19)
... that Aquilops ("eagle face") is the most ancient definite neoceratopsian discovered in North America? (2014-12-23)
... that the fossil maple species Acer kenaicum was suggested to be an ancestor of silver maples? (2014-12-28)
... that the extinct lacewing Ainigmapsychops takes part of its name from the Greek word for enigma? (2014-12-29)
... that the moth lacewing Elektrithone is the first member of its family found in Baltic amber? (2015-01-07)
... that the fossil maple Acer taurocursum is named for its type locality, the "Bull Run flora"? (2015-01-12)
... that wings of the extinct moth lacewing Allorapisma are most similar to a Cretaceous genus from Brazil? (2015-01-16)
... that the moth lacewing genus Principiala is known for three, possibly four, fossils? (2015-01-25)
... that the first four specimens of the fossil earwig Zigrasolabis are all preserved in the same piece of amber? (2015-02-07)
... that with a 20 million year fossil record, Acer chaneyi has the longest fossil record of the Western North American maples? (2015-02-08)
... that the extinct earwig Toxolabis was preserved with two earwig nymphs? (2015-02-13)
... that Manot 1, a skull discovered in the Manot Cave in Israel, provides evidence that modern humans lived side-by-side with Neanderthals? (2015-02-20)
... that the fossil ant genus Yantaromyrmex (pictured) is found in four amber deposits in Europe? (2015-02-24)
... that T. Rex and the Crater of Doom details the development of the hypothesis that dinosaurs were wiped out by a meteor impact? (2015-03-06)
... that, when described, the brown lacewing species Wesmaelius mathewesi was the most ancient member of its subfamily? (2015-03-16)
... that unlike living species of the genus, the extinct ant Gesomyrmex pulcher is from Germany rather than Asia? (2015-03-17)
... that the extinct ant Gesomyrmex germanicus was described from only four fossils? (2015-03-22)
... that the fossil stick insect Eoprephasma was described from two isolated forewings? (2015-03-25)
... that the existence of a sea monster in Scotland has finally been proven? (2015-04-01)
... that Carnufex is an extinct relative of crocodiles that lived 231 million years ago in Carolina? (2015-04-09)
... that the extinct brown lacewing Cretomerobius is known from both the Cretaceous and Eocene? (2015-04-23)
... that Aegirocassis is the earliest example of massive filter-feeder animals discovered? (2015-04-24)
... that the fossil mantidfly Dicromantispa moronei was first described from a single specimen in a private collection? (2015-05-16)
... that highlights from the history of tyrannosaur research include the first carnivorous dinosaur known to walk bipedally, the giant Tyrannosaurus rex, and feathered taxa from China like Yutyrannus? (2015-05-20)
... that a new family of predatory cockroaches, named Manipulatoridae, has been discovered from amber found in the Hukawng Valley of Myanmar? (2015-05-21)
... that the extinct mantidfly Feroseta prisca has bristle-covered pterostigma? (2015-05-26)
... that the extinct mantidfly Dicromantispa electromexicana was described from a solitary male insect? (2015-05-28)
... that highlights from the history of dromaeosaurid research include a skeleton of Velociraptor preserved in combat with a Protoceratops, the gigantic Utahraptor, and tiny four-winged Microraptor? (2015-05-28)
... that the scorpionfly family Eorpidae has a single genus, Eorpa, described in 2013? (2015-05-30)
... that highlights from the history of troodontid research include the discovery that troodontids (example pictured) were among the brainiest dinosaurs? (2015-06-02)
... that oviraptorosaurs were thought to be egg-eaters after the discovery of Oviraptor on a nest of presumed Protoceratops eggs, until the nest was recognized as belonging to Oviraptor itself? (2015-06-05)
... that highlights from the history of coelophysoid research include a bone bed preserving thousands of Coelophysis in New Mexico, the large Gojirasaurus, and the Asian coelophysoid Panguraptor? (2015-06-07)
... that the hypothesis that the pachycephalosaurian dinosaurs used their domed skulls in head-butting competitions was first proposed in a work of science fiction? (2015-06-09)
... that over the course of the history of stegosaur research, their iconic back plates have been thought to function as armor plating, to regulate body temperature, or to attract mates? (2015-06-13)
... that major discoveries in the history of ceratosaur research include horned predators like Ceratosaurus (pictured), Majungasaurus, and Carnotaurus, as well as a bonebed of the projecting-toothed Masiakasaurus? (2015-06-15)
... that historical therizinosaur research misinterpreted these unusual bird-like herbivorous dinosaurs as giant turtles, semiaquatic fish-eaters, and tree-climbing insectivores? (2015-06-17)
... that highlights from the history of ichthyosaur research (example pictured) include fossils of pregnant females, whale-sized ichthyosaurs from Nevada, and ichthyosaurs with swordfish-like jaws? (2015-06-19)
... that the fossil scorpion fly Holcorpa was described in 1878 but the family Holcorpidae not until 1989? (2015-06-22)
... that highlights from the history of ceratopsian research include the discovery of the iconic Triceratops (skeletal mount pictured), spike-frilled Styracosaurus, and vast bonebeds preserving thousands of Centrosaurus? (2015-06-22)
... that highlights from the history of hadrosaur research include the first dinosaur fossils to be mounted in a museum, the colossal Shantungosaurus, and Maiasaura nesting grounds in Montana? (2015-06-23)
... that highlights from the history of ornithomimosaur research include the ostrich-like Ornithomimus (skeletal mount pictured), an Archaeornithomimus bonebed in Mongolia, and the bizarre, giant-armed Deinocheirus? (2015-06-27)
... that the fossil moss Rhizomnium dentatum is preserved in the same amber block as two other mosses and part of a centipede? (2015-07-03)
... that highlights from 19th century ichnology include the discovery of protomammal tracks in England, dinosaur footprints in Massachusetts, and the mysterious hand-shaped Chirotherium tracks (pictured)? (2015-07-09)
... that during the 20th century, the first large-scale excavation of dinosaur footprints was undertaken in Texas for an exhibit at the American Museum of Natural History? (2015-07-10)
... that Xylolaemus sakhnovi was the first of its genus described from the fossil record? (2015-07-11)
... that biological anthropologist David Tab Rasmussen enjoyed working in the Neotropics because it allowed him to study both primates and birds, his two favorite subjects? (2015-07-19)
... that the diminutive pterosaur Arcticodactylus from Greenland had a wingspan of only 24 centimetres (9.4 in)? (2015-07-20)
... that the fossil crane fly Elephantomyia baltica is known from a single male in amber? (2015-07-29)
... that the dinosaur Wendiceratops (illustration pictured) was named for fossil hunter Wendy Sloboda, who then had it tattooed on her arm in celebration? (2015-07-30)
... that the dinosaur Wendiceratops (pictured) was named for fossil hunter Wendy Sloboda, who then had it tattooed on her arm in celebration? (2015-07-30)
... that Prodeinotherium is an early genus of proboscidean that had two tusks projecting downwards from its chin? (2015-08-09)
... that Leptopharsa tacanae was the first lace bug to be described from Mexican amber? (2015-08-14)
... that the fossil scale insect Marmyan was described from a male missing its head? (2015-08-18)
... that the type specimen of Albicoccus, a scale insect, is entombed with two types of flies in amber? (2015-08-20)
... that the extinct crane fly Elephantomyia brevipalpa (pictured) is noted for its short mouth palps? (2015-08-22)
... that the fossil male Burmacoccus scale insect has a transparent abdomen showing its testes? (2015-08-24)
... that the British palaeontologist R. J. G. Savage was described by a colleague as "a raffish gentleman explorer"? (2015-08-24)
... that only a single stem of the fossil liverwort Notoscyphus balticus was used to describe the species? (2015-09-06)
... that a biochronology based on mammal fossils is defined for every continent except Antarctica? (2015-09-09)
... that the fossil ant species Casaleia longiventris was described in 1849, but the genus Casaleia was not named until 1990? (2015-09-16)
... that both species of the ant Pseudectatomma were described in 2012? (2015-09-19)
... that the original paratype of the extinct ant Pachycondyla eocenica (pictured) preserved only the head? (2015-09-28)
... that the one described worker of the fossil ant Pachycondyla lutzi is missing its gaster? (2015-10-04)
... that the fossil ant Pachycondyla? messeliana was only tentatively placed into the genus Pachycondyla due to the conditions of preservation? (2015-10-04)
... that the fossil fly Elephantomyia bozenae (pictured) was described from a single male preserved in amber? (2015-10-08)
... that one of the three first described Brownimecia ant worker specimens was coated in gold? (2015-10-09)
... that the fossil ant Pachycondyla parvula was described in 2012 and renamed in 2015? (2015-10-09)
... that the fossil ant Myanmyrma has mandibles almost as long as its head? (2015-10-12)
... that queens of the fossil ant Pachycondyla petiolosa are described as being heavy and massive? (2015-10-18)
... that, when described, at least five males of the crane fly Elephantomyia irinae were known from Baltic amber? (2015-10-21)
... that the extinct ant Cananeuretus was preserved in amber from Alberta? (2015-10-23)
... that the extinct ant genus Protopone is known from both amber (pictured) and compression fossils? (2015-10-29)
... that the one known fossil of the ant species Pachycondyla petrosa might be either a queen or worker? (2015-11-07)
... that with a head shape likened to a gharial, the dinosaur Baryonyx (illustrated) is thought to have eaten fish? (2015-11-09)
... that the placement of two fossil flies into the species Elephantomyia longirostris has been questioned? (2015-11-09)
... that when the crane fly Elephantomyia pulchella (pictured) was redescribed in 2015, one of the fossils was in a private collection? (2015-11-12)
... that the extinct ant Cephalopone is noted for its large, toothed mandibles? (2015-11-19)
... that the fossil scorpion Tityus apozonalli is named from a Náhuatl word meaning sea foam? (2015-11-19)
... that species of the extinct ant genus Cyrtopone (example pictured) are noted for having small heads? (2015-11-23)
... that the extinct ant Messelepone was described from two fossils, a male (pictured) and a queen? (2015-12-05)
... that the extinct millipede Parastemmiulus was the first definite genus in the family Stemmiulidae described from a fossil? (2015-12-06)
... that although the fossil egg genus Protoceratopsidovum means "Protoceratops egg", it does not represent the eggs of a protoceratopsid, but rather the eggs of maniraptoran theropods? (2015-12-18)
... that the fossil millipede Anbarrhacus (pictured) was described from a single immature male preserved in amber? (2015-12-21)
... that the extinct bee Euglossopteryx has a pollen basket made of long setae? (2015-12-23)
... that Macroelongatoolithus is a kind of giant fossil egg that can be over 60 centimetres (24 in) long, and probably was laid by a gigantic oviraptorid? (2015-12-24)
... that the fossil millipede Maatidesmus paachtun is named from the Mayan words for "amber", "back", and "stone"? (2015-12-26)
... that, although Elizabeth Gray died, her family's tradition of collecting fossils at Girvan lasted for 86 years? (2015-12-28)
... that at a length of 3 m (10 ft), Phosphorosaurus was small for a mosasaur? (2015-12-29)
... that the horned dinosaur Hualianceratops was the size of a spaniel? (2015-12-30)
... that fossil eggs classified as Elongatoolithidae have been found with preserved embryos inside? (2016-01-05)
... that the fossil bumblebee Bombus cerdanyensis has notable darkening and texturing of the wing apex? (2016-01-09)
... that the type fossil of the damselfly Electropodagrion consists only of a thorax, leg, and wing portions? (2016-01-13)
... that Mycomorphoolithus is a kind of fossil egg distinguished by its mushroom-shaped eggshell units? (2016-01-13)
... that the fossil bee Protohabropoda has a dense coating of hairs preserved on its body in places? (2016-01-17)
... that Sankofa is the fossilized remains of eggs that were probably laid by a transitional species from dinosaurs to birds? (2016-01-24)
... that the extinct mining bee Andrena antoinei has coloration of black, brown, and yellow? (2016-01-30)
... that Guegoolithus is a fossil egg from Spain that was probably laid by an ornithopod dinosaur? (2016-01-31)
... that the extinct lace bug Gyaclavator (pictured) is named for its enlarged antennae? (2016-02-01)
... that Polyclonoolithus is one of the only dinosaur eggs known from the Hekou Group in Gansu? (2016-02-01)
... that the 140–160 mm (5.5–6.3 in) long wings of Makarkinia are the longest wings of any lacewing? (2016-02-07)
... that fossil eggs assigned to Dictyoolithidae may have been laid by megalosauroid dinosaurs? (2016-02-17)
... that Tubercuoolithus is one of the fossil eggs from Sevenmile Hill, the oldest fossil egg site in the Two Medicine Formation? (2016-02-21)
... that Undulatoolithus, a kind of fossil egg from China, probably received intensive parental care? (2016-02-23)
... that Triprismatoolithus is a kind of fossil egg that was probably laid by an unknown species of alvarezsaurian dinosaur? (2016-02-25)
... that the extinct lacewing Araripenymphes shows sexual dimorphism in the two described fossils? (2016-03-03)
... that species of the extinct insect family Kalligrammatidae have sometimes been called "butterflies of the Jurassic"? (2016-03-07)
... that some specimens of Microolithus, a type of Paleogene bird egg, preserve embryonic bones? (2016-03-11)
... that Phaceloolithus is a type of fossil egg known to be from the Cretaceous period because of the kinds of shrimp found at the same site? (2016-03-12)
... that possible color patterning is preserved on the wings of the extinct neuropteran Rafaelnymphes? (2016-03-13)
... that Suzanne Duigan was a botanist who specialised in palynology, particularly the study of fossil pollen? (2016-03-13)
... that the species name for Burmaleon magnificus was coined for the quality of preservation in the fossils? (2016-03-15)
... that a 94-million-year-old fossil egg from Zhejiang Province, eastern China, was named Paraelongatoolithus by paleontologists in 2010? (2016-03-20)
... that with an estimated weight of only 100 grams (3.5 oz), Nipponoolithus is among the smallest fossil dinosaur eggs ever discovered? (2016-03-22)
... that the shell of Trigonoolithus, a type of dinosaur egg, is covered with triangular nodes? (2016-03-24)
... that Parvoblongoolithus appears to be a fossilized dwarf? (2016-04-01)
... that US officials grabbed a Tyrannosaurus that entered the country illegally? (2016-04-01)
... that the fossil egg Ageroolithus may have been laid by a theropod dinosaur? (2016-04-06)
... that Beth Shapiro's book How to Clone a Mammoth discusses the science involved in resurrection biology and how one would resurrect a mammoth? (2016-04-08)
... that the fossil ant Camelomecia has distinct cup shaped mandibles? (2016-04-09)
... that the fossil ant genus Gerontoformica is known from thirteen species? (2016-04-10)
... that the shell of Incognitoolithus, the largest known North American fossil bird egg from the Eocene, bears possible peck-marks from a predatory bird? (2016-04-14)
... that the extinct ant genus Paraneuretus is known from amber and compression fossils? (2016-04-15)
... that the species name of the ant Dolichoderus pinguis is taken from the Latin word meaning "fat"? (2016-04-16)
... that Gobioolithus is a type of fossil bird egg that often contains embryos with well-developed wings? (2016-04-20)
... that paleontologists cannot determine whether Dispersituberoolithus, a type of fossil egg, was laid by a bird or a non-avian dinosaur? (2016-04-22)
... that the rock formation containing Paradictyoolithus, a type of dinosaur egg, was determined to be 91 to 94 million years old using uranium-lead dating? (2016-05-01)
... that twelve fossil ant species are placed in the morphogenus Emplastus? (2016-05-06)
... that the extinct lacewing Prosisyrina is described from fossils found in Cretaceous amber? (2016-05-06)
... that the fossil ant Liometopum incognitum was described from a single partial queen? (2016-05-07)
... that Pachycorioolithus is a kind of fossil egg native to China that is notable for having a three-layered eggshell with an unusually thick external layer? (2016-05-27)
... that Plagioolithus is thought to be the oldest known fragment of bird egg? (2016-06-04)
... that the fossil ant genus Baikuris is known from adult males only? (2016-06-07)
... that Cairanoolithus (pictured), a type of dinosaur egg measuring up to 19 cm (7.5 in) in diameter, is too big to have been laid by the ornithopod Rhabdodon? (2016-06-08)
... that storing fossils of Dlusskyidris in castor oil changed the amber's refractive index? (2016-06-10)
... that the worker ant Formica biamoensis is difficult to compare to other species because latter species fossils are based upon amber specimens? (2016-06-12)
... that the fossil lacewing Paradoxosisyra was placed into a separate subfamily based on its mouth? (2016-06-13)
... that the Archencyrtus type species is named for Russian paleoentomologist Alexandr Rasnitsyn? (2016-06-26)
... that fossilized fungi were found on an Arriagadoolithus shell, the egg of the dinosaur Bonapartenykus? (2016-06-28)
... that Coralloidoolithus, a type of dinosaur egg from Asia, was originally thought to be a type of Paraspheroolithus? (2016-07-01)
... that the fossil ant Ceratomyrmex has modified jaws, possibly for catching large prey? (2016-07-07)
... that species of the fossil ant Bradoponera are suggested to have nested around epiphytes? (2016-07-22)
... that around the turn of the 20th century, New Jersey amber was burned for heat in the winter? (2016-08-19)
... that the Jurassic Coast (pictured) reveals 185 million years of the geological history of southern England? (2016-09-09)
... that the sawfly genus Ulteramus was not placed into any Pamphiliidae subfamily? (2016-09-16)
... that the extinct sawfly Cuspilongus has a down curved ovipositor almost as long as its forewing? (2016-09-28)
... that the fossil ant species Formica paleosibirica has been described from only three partial males and two lone wings? (2016-10-03)
... that the fossil ant Gesomyrmex magnus is notably larger than any other living or extinct Gesomyrmex species? (2016-10-06)
... that the extinct sawfly Ypresiosirex orthosemos was named for the unique corrugation of its wings? (2016-10-14)
... that Gesomyrmex macrops was named in reference to the ant species' large eyes? (2016-10-18)
... that the fossil ant Gesomyrmex incertus was described from a single queen's head? (2016-10-30)
... that the ant Pachycondyla aberrans was described from a headless adult of unknown gender? (2016-10-31)
... that early in the history of pterosaur research, these flying Mesozoic reptiles were variously mistaken for aquatic animals, bats, birds, and even the spawn of Satan (pictured)? (2016-10-31)
... that the ant Pachycondyla oligocenica is one of three Pachycondyla species with described fossil males? (2016-11-01)
... that Proceratium petrosum is one of two ant species in the genus Proceratium described from fossil males? (2016-11-22)
... that the first known specimen of the dinosaur Tongtianlong limosus, which may have died trapped in mud, was nearly blown up by Chinese workmen? (2016-12-01)
... that males of the fossil ant Proceratium eocenicum have a hair fringe? (2016-12-04)
... that the fossil ant genus Agastomyrma was described from a single queen? (2016-12-05)
... that the Cretaceous snail Condonella was described in 1927, but not placed into a snail family until 2000? (2016-12-14)
... that seeds of the fossil fruit Suciacarpa have fossil fungi inside them? (2016-12-20)
... that over the history of Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction research, scientists have attributed the demise of the dinosaurs to their large size, small brains, or, more likely, a meteor impact (depicted)? (2017-01-14)
... that over the history of mosasaur paleontology, clams, fish, toothed birds, plesiosaurs, sharks, turtles, and even other mosasaurs have been discovered preserved in the bellies of these marine lizards? (2017-01-17)
... that acorns of the fossil oak Quercus hiholensis have possible insect damage preserved in them? (2017-01-21)
... that the fossil leaves of the maple species Acer whitebirdense had earlier been misattributed to the genera Viburnum, Platanus, and Rubus? (2017-01-26)
... that the extinct maple Acer taggarti was first described from 13 fossils, 6 of which were fruits? (2017-02-01)
... that the extinct Tsukada davidiifolia (leaf fossil pictured) from Washington State is related to the living dove-tree? (2017-02-04)
... that some specimens of the fossil egg Macroolithus have been found with embryos of oviraptorid dinosaurs inside? (2017-02-07)
... that the fossil maple Acer lincolnense has leaves divided into three leaflets? (2017-02-10)
... that Acer ferrignoi was named for James Ferrigno, who supplied access to Smithsonian fossils to scientists describing the extinct maple? (2017-02-11)
... that the extinct sweetgum Liquidambar changii was described from the "Hi hole" location in Central Washington State? (2017-02-12)
... that the fossil maple Acer eonegundo was described from a single partial leaf? (2017-02-19)
... that a Nuphar carlquistii waterlily rhizome fossil was once identified as banana? (2017-02-20)
... that the extinct crape myrtle relative Shirleya was first described from fossils out of a "Hi hole"? (2017-02-20)
... that the Golden Valley Formation preserves fossilized remains of Coryphodon (life restoration shown)? (2017-02-25)
... that the fossil tupelo Nyssa spatulata was described from seeds found in Oregon? (2017-03-01)
... that the fossil elm Ulmus okanaganensis had been tentatively identified as two other plants before it was formally described in 2005? (2017-03-10)
... that the Czech fossil ant Odontomachus paleomyagra has mandibles notably similar to those of a related South African species? (2017-04-08)
... that the recently named fossil egg Suchoolithus dates to the Late Jurassic, making it tied for the oldest-known crocodylomorph egg? (2017-04-26)
... that the Aphaenogaster dlusskyana ant fossil (pictured) was collected in 1972 and described in 2016? (2017-04-30)
... that Cephalotes caribicus worker ants had semitransparent expansions on their bodies, possibly for protection? (2017-06-18)
... that the ant Cephalotes alveolatus (pictured) is distinguished by its clubbed hairs? (2017-06-20)
... that the fossil ant Cephalotes dieteri has a smaller head than its sister species? (2017-07-01)
... that the extinct ant species Cephalotes hispaniolicus was first described from a single Miocene fossil found in amber on Hispaniola? (2017-08-08)
... that the single species of the ant Aneuretellus is named from the Latin for "deformed"? (2017-08-15)
... that Pachycondyla succinea queens were first described in 1868, but males were not described until 2009? (2017-09-04)
... that the extinct ant genus Electromyrmex includes an undescribed species from Bitterfeld amber? (2017-09-20)
... that Linguamyrmex vladi is named for Vlad the Impaler, who was the inspiration for Count Dracula? (2017-10-03)
... that the planthopper Alicodoxa is one of a number of insects found in both Rovno amber and Baltic amber? (2017-10-10)
... that the Dominican amber ant Odontomachus spinifer was named for its very large spine? (2017-10-20)
... that the extinct ant Odontomachus pseudobauri was bought from an amber dealer in Basel, Switzerland? (2017-11-10)
... that the fossil bumble bee Bombus trophonius was named after the Greek hero Trophonius? (2017-11-28)
... that you can count lines in dinosaur teeth to determine their age? (2017-12-20)
... that the ants Poneropsis affinis, Ponera affinis, and Formica schmidtii are all the single fossil species Liometopum imhoffii? (2018-01-02)
... that male Nylanderia pygmaea ants (pictured) were trapped in amber while climbing plants for their mating flight? (2018-01-25)
... that Mesembrinella caenozoica is the first unambiguous fossil described in the fly superfamily Oestroidea? (2018-01-29)
... that the extinct ant Usomyrma was thought to be ancestral to spider ants when first described? (2018-03-28)
... that some extinct ants were simply terrible? (2018-04-01)
... that at 12–14 metres (39–46 ft) in length, Oxalaia (artist's impression pictured) is the largest-known theropod dinosaur from Brazil? (2018-05-24)
... that the possibly blind extinct ant Boltonimecia has a shield-like head? (2018-05-27)
... that the extinct sawfish Atlanticopristis (artist's impression pictured) had multiple barbs on both sides of its teeth? (2018-06-25)
... that more than 1,000 dinosaur fossils, eggs, and tracks have been found in the Tremp Formation (pictured) of the Spanish Pre-Pyrenees, prompting its designation as a Global Geopark? (2018-07-04)
... that the ant species Zatania electra is named for the amber in which it was found entombed? (2018-07-05)
... that in 1887, eleven Lepidodendron stump fossils were discovered in the Fossil Grove in Glasgow, Scotland, during excavation work? (2018-10-01)
... that the name of the theropod dinosaur Cristatusaurus means "crested reptile", in reference to a thin sagittal crest located on top of its snout? (2018-11-05)
... that palaeontologist Lü Junchang identified the pterosaur genus Darwinopterus, and "Mrs. T", a pregnant female discovered with her egg? (2018-12-04)
... that Vorombe titan, an extinct elephant bird from Madagascar, shared its habitat with dwarf hippos, giant lemurs, and giant tortoises? (2018-12-07)
... that palaeontologist Varavudh Suteethorn has helped name and describe more than 25 fossil species from Thailand, including dinosaurs, fish, mammals, turtles, and crocodylomorphs? (2018-12-08)
... that Irritator (model pictured), a spinosaurid dinosaur, was named due to the frustration of palaeontologists who discovered that its skull had been covered with plaster by fossil dealers? (2018-12-13)
... that Puertasaurus (illustration shown), one of the largest dinosaurs, is known from only four vertebrae? (2019-01-31)
... that Spinophorosaurus had spikes on its tail, unlike most other sauropod dinosaurs? (2019-03-13)
... that fossils found at Granton Shrimp Bed provided evidence of the structure of conodonts? (2019-03-15)
... that Zhang Dongju, Chen Fahu, and J.-J. Hublin discovered that a fossil jaw from Baishiya Cave belonged to the first known Denisovan outside Siberia and the first known human on the Tibetan Plateau? (2019-06-07)
... that a mining company wants to quarry the New Zealand Miocene fossil site Foulden Maar for use in pig food? (2019-06-13)
... that Elongatoolithus, Macroolithus, and Nanhsiungoolithus were the first types of fossil eggs to be given names in the modern classification system? (2019-08-08)
... that the maple Acer beckianum was described from a piece of petrified wood found near Vantage, Washington, in 1954? (2019-08-09)
... that the bat fly Enischnomyia (pictured) was first described from a specimen fossilized with Vetufebrus malaria in its gut? (2019-09-04)
... that the extinct birch Betula leopoldae (leaf fossil pictured) is named after conservationist Estella Leopold? (2019-09-09)
... that the extinct giant thresher shark Alopias palatasi is the only one of its kind to possess serrated teeth (pictured)? (2020-01-01)
... that a whale found in western Vermont has presented further evidence of glaciation in New England? (2020-01-19)
... that Neanderthals went fishing? (2020-05-01)
... that the spinosaurid dinosaur Ichthyovenator had two sails on its back? (2020-05-09)
... that most of the known Gigantopithecus fossils are of teeth because the other bones are likely to have been eaten by porcupines? (2020-05-16)
... that mesophyletid weevils have only been found in Burmese amber? (2020-05-17)
... that Megaceroides algericus is one of only two deer species known to have been native to Africa, alongside the Barbary stag? (2020-05-22)
... that members of the fly family Apystomyiidae (example depicted) have been found in Late Jurassic sediments in Kazakhstan? (2020-05-30)
... that Siamosaurus, a large bipedal carnivore from the Early Cretaceous of Thailand, is the first crocodilian-like dinosaur named from Asia? (2020-06-13)
... that Homo ergaster may have been the first species of archaic humans to control fire? (2020-06-14)
... that Megacephalosaurus was one of the last known pliosaurs and coexisted with some of the earliest mosasaurs? (2020-06-20)
... that the extinct sumac species Rhus republicensis is named for Republic, Washington? (2020-06-29)
... that the genus Pterodactylus (species depicted), the scientific name for a pterodactyl, had been considered a "wastebasket taxon" as many species were assigned to it and later reassigned? (2020-07-23)
... that the forward-facing incisors of the extinct dolphin Ankylorhiza (restoration pictured) may have been used for ram feeding, similar to a hunting method used by modern orcas? (2020-08-16)
... that the Eocene leaf species Tetracentron hopkinsii was not confirmed from Washington state until 2018? (2020-08-19)
... that the fossil sumac Rhus boothillensis is named for a public fossil digging site in Republic, Washington? (2020-08-24)
... that fossils identified as Pentacentron sternhartae may actually be the fruits of another fossil species? (2020-08-29)
... that the Eocene-age plant Paraconcavistylon was described from a "Rosetta Stone" fossil? (2020-09-30)
... that the fossil Rhus garwellii likely hybridized with other sumac species in the Klondike Mountain Formation? (2020-10-10)
... that the extinct wheel-tree leaf species T. postnastae and fruit species T. rosayi are possibly from the same plant? (2020-11-07)
... that fossils of the extinct plant Concavistylon were first collected in the 1950s, but the genus was not formally described until 2018? (2020-12-07)
... that fossils of the cypress Taxodium dubium have been found as far north as Spitsbergen and Denali? (2021-01-07)
... that the extinct mooneye fish Hiodon woodruffi was not described until 1978, although the earliest finds date to 1906? (2021-02-03)
... that helicopters from Acer cascadense were found in Moose Mountain? (2021-02-06)
... that the fossil pine Pinus latahensis was named for the wrong geologic formation? (2021-03-06)
... that fossil echinoids (example pictured) can be used to date the various chalk strata of the White Cliffs of Dover? (2021-03-18)
... that Pseudolarix wehrii fossils can be mummies? (2021-03-28)
... that the almost 50-million-year-old fossil leaves of Comptonia columbiana (example pictured) preserve evidence of moth feeding? (2021-04-18)
... that the only known fossil of Gordodon (pictured) had its skull accidentally sawed in half while it was being excavated? (2021-04-24)
... that the extinct bowfin Amia? hesperia was likely a fish-eating hunter? (2021-04-27)
... that the fossil torchwood genus Barghoornia was named in honor of paleobotanist Elso Barghoorn? (2021-05-05)
... that members of the Eocene lacewing genus Palaeopsychops likely migrated from Denmark to the Pacific Northwest via Greenland? (2021-05-09)
... that the hornbeam Carpinus perryae was described from two fossil nutlets found on a single rock? (2021-05-29)
... that males of the fossil ant Klondikia have "massive" genitalia? (2021-05-31)
... that Acer spitzi is one of seven fossil maples first found in the Klondike Mountain Formation? (2021-06-03)
... that Australotitan is the largest dinosaur discovered in Australia? (2021-06-21)
... that the fossil horsetail Equisetum similkamense has been found in only two places, both in British Columbia? (2021-06-30)
... that the extinct planthopper Florissantia elegans was described in 1890 from only two fossils? (2021-07-10)
... that Cimoliopterus was among the first pterosaurs to be depicted as models (pictured) in Crystal Palace Park in the 1850s? (2021-07-29)
... that in June 2021, scientists described "Dragon Man", a member of a new species of archaic human that lived at least 146,000 years ago on the Northeast China Plain? (2021-08-08)
... that taxidermist James Dickinson mounted the Armley Hippo (pictured), a hippopotamus native to Yorkshire that is at least 113,000 years old? (2021-08-28)
... that pollen study was needed to clarify the identity of a Dipteronia brownii fossil? (2021-10-28)
... that Florissantia flowers were possibly pollinated by bats? (2021-10-31)
... that the Allenby Formation has been called part of a "Great Canadian Lagerstätte"? (2021-11-17)
... that Pteronepelys is known as the "winged stranger"? (2021-11-20)
... that the fossil love bug Plecia canadensis changed genus based on a single vein? (2021-12-13)
... that the tiny fossil turtle Amabilis uchoensis was given the Latin name amabilis for being "lovable", but the large evergreen tree Abies amabilis is called amabilis because it is "lovely"? (2021-12-22)
... that Fagus langevinii is considered to be the oldest extinct species of beech tree? (2022-02-04)
... that the discovery of Bianchengichthys may shed new light on the evolution of all jawed vertebrates? (2022-03-18)
... that Ulmus chuchuanus had to be renamed due to another fossil already having its original name? (2022-04-25)
... that Eoseira wilsonii "slime" likely helped in fossil preservation? (2022-05-03)
... that Erratus was one of the earliest-known arthropods to show the origins of lungs and limbs? (2022-05-23)
... that at one point the fossil grasshopper Promastax was placed in the same family as a stick insect? (2022-06-10)
... that the Akebono elephant (tooth pictured) is one of four Stegodon species that roamed Plio-Pleistocene Japan? (2022-07-15)
... that the paleoflora of the Messel Formation has had monographs documenting leaves, flowers, fruits, seeds and even pollen? (2022-07-24)
... that the fossil palm Uhlia allenbyensis has been found with "tar spots"? (2022-07-31)
... that skeletons of a Triassic marine reptile were discovered at an altitude of about 2,700 metres (8,900 ft) above sea level? (2022-08-02)
... that the Eocene Okanagan Highlands span approximately 1,000 km (620 mi) through British Columbia and Washington? (2022-09-03)
... that damage patterns on Alnus parvifolia fossil leaves (example pictured) were initially misidentified as flea beetle eggs? (2022-09-04)
... that upon the redescription of the fossil marchfly Plecia avus, an additional seven specimens were identified? (2022-10-09)
... that Cryptodidymosphaerites is a parasite of a parasite? (2022-10-15)
... that the relative rarity of the radiodont Titanokorys (video featured) in Marble Canyon suggests that the deposits in which it was found may represent the outermost edge of its distribution in life? (2022-10-27)
... that a travelling museum exhibition in Japan displays "life-size" renditions of Pokémon skeletons alongside the fossils of actual prehistoric animals? (2022-10-31)
... that the paleoflora of the Eocene Okanagan Highlands (fossil pictured) has a notable mixture of both temperate and subtropical plants? (2022-11-15)
... that Glacialisaurus, meaning 'icy lizard', got its name from its discovery site in the Beardmore Glacier? (2022-12-26)
... that the parasitic fossil fungus Paleoserenomyces allenbyensis was named after a Canadian ghost town? (2022-12-31)
... that with more than 20 species, marchflies (example pictured) are the most common insect of the Eocene Okanagan Highlands paleofauna? (2023-01-10)
... that the dinosaur Bashunosaurus was first mentioned in a scientific paper in 1989, but was only formally named in 2004? (2023-01-11)
... that there was an organism from which all current life on Earth is descended? (2023-01-14)
... that the only known specimen of the Cretaceous lizard Carsosaurus contains preserved embryos? (2023-01-15)
... that fossils are included in Polystoechotites due to being poorly fossilized, rather than due to relation? (2023-01-30)
... that even though Oise amber is found in France, it was produced by a type of tree now found in the Amazon? (2023-02-09)
... that some fossils thought to be ancient marine animals have been reinterpreted as seaweeds? (2023-03-24)
... that Beibeilong was one of the largest oviraptorosaurs, with an estimated adult length of about 7.5 m (25 ft) and body mass of around 1.2 t (2,600 lb) or 2 t (4,400 lb)? (2023-05-07)
... that the flightless suliforme Klallamornis likely went extinct when the volcanic islands it used for shelter along the coast of the Pacific Northwest eroded away into the Pacific Ocean? (2023-06-30)
... that Tweet Kimball lived in a castle, herded grand-champion cattle, and preserved a petrified forest? (2023-08-21)
... that Tylocephale possibly used their domed skulls to fight one another? (2023-08-24)
... that with all known Palaeorehniidae fossils (example pictured) being incomplete, the relationships of the family are uncertain? (2023-09-01)
... that Mimodactylus (reconstruction pictured) is the first complete pterosaur from the Afro-Arabian continent? (2023-09-10)
... that the early big cat Pachypanthera may have weighed as much as 142 kilograms (313 lb) and had teeth similar to a hyena's? (2023-10-08)
... that the katydid-like fossil Republicopteron douseae possibly could not sing? (2023-10-11)
... that a Brontosaurus stamp led to the United States Postal Service being accused of "fostering scientific illiteracy"? (2023-10-15)
... that the three-toed species of Diplobune (fossils pictured) were mammals of the order of "even-toed ungulates"? (2023-10-16)
... that although fossils of the extinct mammal Asiavorator were first found in 1922, the genus was not named until 73 years later, in 1995? (2023-10-18)
... that life exists in every part of the biosphere, from the deepest parts of the ocean (bacterium pictured) to altitudes of up to 40 miles (64 km) in the atmosphere? (2023-11-05)
... that Sivapardus was larger than a leopard, smaller than a lion, and had a face like a cheetah? (2023-11-06)
... that in 1822, the Paleogene mammal Anoplotherium commune (reconstruction pictured) was the first fossil species to be subjected to a brain cast study? (2023-11-11)
... that the authors of The Neanderthals Rediscovered learned that their book proposal had been accepted on the same day they took their twin sons home from hospital? (2023-11-19)
... that an ancient wildcat species is known only from a part of the jaw of a single animal discovered in Poland? (2023-11-28)
... that the closest modern fern relatives to Dennstaedtia christophelii (fossil pictured) of the Pacific Northwest are tropical species from South America? (2023-12-23)
... that Dacrytherium, literally meaning 'tear beast', was named after its "tear-pit"? (2024-01-02)
... that until April 2023, when the genus Triassosculda was discovered, the mantis shrimp fossil record contained a gap of more than a hundred million years? (2024-01-04)
... that the fossil turtle Acherontemys was named for a "river of the fabled lower world"? (2024-01-26)
... that the artiodactyl Ephelcomenus is thought to have been capable of burrowing? (2024-02-05)
... that due to a misunderstanding, Catodontherium was moved from its original genus name? (2024-03-02)
... that only one fruit but several thousand seeds were known when Allenbya collinsonae was named? (2024-03-26)
... that while named for alliums, the fossil Paleoallium (pictured) was not necessarily directly related to any allium species? (2024-03-26)
... that the extinct genus Mixtotherium, meaning 'mixed beast', has traits of both extinct primates and hyraxes? (2024-03-27)
... that the fossil fern Dickwhitea was described from a single block of chert? (2024-03-28)
... that the damselfly relative Okanagrion is suggested to have eight species due to both alpha and beta diversity drivers? (2024-04-20)
... that trees of the extinct genus Calamophyton (example pictured) formed the earliest known forest? (2024-04-21)
... that the fossil insect Allenbya holmesae was named after its finder's mother's maiden name? (2024-05-08)
... that ancient humans cared for a 14,000-year-old puppy? (2024-05-13)
... that birds have more species than mammals, but are relatively more uniform in appearance? (2024-06-11)
... that young Erismatopterus formed shoals as a likely way to avoid predators? (2024-06-25)
... that fossil plants (leaf pictured) and damselflies from the Ypresian age are named after the city of Republic? (2024-07-11)
... that while reviewers generally praised The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs, one reviewer complained that the author was "so nice about his colleagues that it makes you long for a juicy academic vendetta"? (2024-07-11)
... that the Poozeum holds fossilized dinosaur feces (pictured) which may have come from a T. rex? (2024-08-13)
... that some of the first likely Libotonius fossils collected are lost at the Smithsonian? (2024-08-16)
... that a Stegosaurus fossil sold for $44.6 million? (2024-08-28)
... that Asiatyrannus is thought to have grown to less than half the size of other tyrannosaurs? (2024-09-03)
... that despite having no university training, Agnes Crane described a new species of brachiopod in 1886? (2024-10-12)
... that researchers want Hymenophyllum axsmithii rhizomes so that they can tell whether the filmy fern was up a tree? (2024-10-15)
... that the Trilobite Wilderness is so rich in trilobite fossils that in places virtually every rock contains a fossil? (2024-11-20)
... that Ornithoprion was studied primarily using X-rays of its fossils? (2024-12-03)
... that the distant horse relative Palaeotherium was first misidentified as an amphibious animal, then as a canine? (2024-12-20)
... that the straight-tusked elephant was one of the largest land mammals ever? (2024-12-31)
... that the dragonfly Antiquiala was described from a single wing found in the state of Washington? (2025-01-01)
... that Eoscorpius, despite living hundreds of millions of years ago, has been noted for its similarity to modern scorpions? (2025-01-25)
... that a long-legged lovebird lived in humanity's cradle? (2025-01-26)
... that among the fossils of Finland are the remains of a woolly mammoth and a woolly rhinoceros? (2025-02-27)
... that the salmon Eosalmo (fossil example pictured) likely never migrated to the ocean? (2025-03-05)
... that species of the fossil water strider Telmatrechus (example pictured) were both winged and wingless? (2025-03-12)
... that some fossils of the Paleobiota of the Latah Formation still have living color (example pictured)? (2025-03-21)
... that velvet worms had an ancient relative with two pairs of antennae? (2025-04-03)
... that Prunus cathybrownae, an extinct relative of plums, was named after three different Catherines? (2025-04-19)
... that Sequoites dakotensis was first described from clay-filled casts (examples pictured) and not the original tree cones? (2025-04-30)
... that Keurbos's placement within arthropods is uncertain, as its two surviving fossils lack limbs? (2025-05-02)
... that Uncus dzaugisi (pictured) is the oldest ecdysozoan, a group that contains arthropods, tardigrades, and nematodes, ever found? (2025-05-13)
... that Proceratosaurus is one of the oldest tyrannosaurs? (2025-05-19)
... that a bird with huge feet once walked by a river near Denali? (2025-06-15)
... that male fish in the subclass Holocephali (pictured) often have special organs on top of their head that are used to grasp females while mating? (2025-07-02)
... that the fossil soapberry Bohlenia (pictured) was named after Oregon's 1972 biology teacher of the year? (2025-07-07)
... that the carnivorous dinosaur Eocarcharia may be a chimaera, its bones coming from two different families? (2025-07-07)
... that Palaeocarpinus fruit fossils have been recovered from Cold Ash and Hells Half Acre? (2025-08-10)
... that the fossil osoberry Oemleria janhartfordae was described from a single flower just starting towards fruiting? (2025-08-12)
... that the creators of a botanic database for machine learning included three images of leaves from an extinct relative of the rose? (2025-09-04)
... that Adamsochrysa fossils from British Columbia and Washington are most similar to an Australian green lacewing? (2025-10-25)
... that a large carnivorous dinosaur recorded at Copper Ridge (fossil track pictured) might have been limping? (2025-11-19)
... that the seventeen species of the prehistoric horse relative Plagiolophus ranged in weight from 10 kg (22 lb) to more than 150 kg (330 lb) (size chart pictured)? (2025-12-06)
... that all four known fossils of the dwarf mistletoe Arceuthobium johnianum have been lost? (2025-12-25)
... that the West Gold Hill dinosaur made a full turn and crossed its own path? (2026-01-04)
... that dinosaur tracks near Lommiswil (examples pictured) were studied with a helicopter? (2026-01-10)
... that the Siderian is currently the earliest internationally recognized geological period? (2026-01-12)
... that the extinct oak relative Fagopsis had wind-carried fruit wedges (fossil pictured)? (2026-01-18)
... that remains from the largest rodent in history (pictured) were found in Uruguay? (2026-01-24)
... that after pollination Koelreuteria dilcheri fruits (fossil pictured) likely inflated like a balloon to drift on the wind for dispersal? (2026-02-15)
... that the fossil maple Acer wehri is named for a composer, artist, and amateur paleontologist? (2026-02-21)
... that seed fossils (example pictured) from western North America, despite being first reported in 1906, were not fully described and named Pteroheterochrosperma until 2023? (2026-02-22)
... that some of the largest specimens of Aciculolenus palmeri were around 9 millimeters long? (2026-03-06)
... that the extinct damselfly family Whetwhetaksidae is known only from wing fossils, as their bodies and heads have not survived? (2026-03-10)
... that Tujiaaspis had a single pair of ridge-like fins that may have been the precursors to human arms and legs? (2026-03-24)
... that Elvis the Pelvis got rickets from hibernating? (2026-04-01)
... that astronomer David Rankin has an asteroid, a comet, and a plesiosaur named after him? (2026-04-09)
... that Cratoraricrus is a rare example of a fossilized centipede? (2026-04-29)
... that the oldest known sexually reproducing organism emerged during the Stenian period? (2026-05-08)
... that Cifelliodon is estimated to have been as large as a hare at a time when most other mammaliaforms were shrew- and mouse-sized? (2026-05-17)
... that the Chinese dinosaur Chilantaisaurus is only known from a few giant bones including a huge hand claw? (2026-05-24)
... that it was 41 years between the first Ditrichites moss description and the genus being reported in amber fossils (pictured)? (2026-06-19)
... that Europejara (head pictured) is the oldest known toothless pterosaur? (2026-06-24)