#palaeontology

#palaeontology

Researchers have described proteins that they say are among the most ancient ever sequenced, pushing back the genetic fossil record to more than 20 million years ago.

Around 1,000 eggs, some as big as 30 centimetres in diameter, have been found here in recent years in an area measuring less than a hectare.

We finally have some insights into the cranial morphology of the Denisovans, which had remained a mystery since their DNA was first identified in 2010.

Echidnas and another Australian oddity—the semi-aquatic platypus—are believed to have evolved from a common ancestor called Kryoryctes cadburyi that lived in Australia more than 100m years ago.

Richard Fortey, UK palaeontologist, extensively researched trilobites and their ecology, revealing insights about their distribution and using them to track continental positions.