Paleontological classification and evolution - Animal Top 10

The story of 150 million years of prehistoric snake evolution

Considering how diverse snakes are today (nearly 500 genera, about 3,000 named species), we still know very little about···

This dog-tiger-like marsupial went extinct in the 20th century

The Tasmanian tiger is to Australia what the Sasquatch is to North America—a creature often seen by deluded amateurs bu···

6 animals on the verge of extinction because of eating

Humans are not always good at self-control, especially when the things they face seem both rich and mouth-watering. Alth···

The ten most mysterious and ancient fish in the world

Although humans have existed on Earth for millions of years, our knowledge of ocean and river life is very limited. Ther···

The ten most dangerous ancient beasts in prehistory

In different eras, animals need different survival abilities to survive. Once upon a time, huge size and ferocious habit···

Why did birds survive the extinction event?

How birds, the descendants of dinosaurs, escaped the mass extinction event 65 million years ago has always been a questi···

34-million-year-old penguin fossil found in Antarctica

Scientists recently discovered the fossil of a 6.6-foot-tall (about 2-meter) penguin that lived in prehistoric Antarctic···

Qaidam beast fossil discovered in Linxia Basin

Tsaidamotherium is a medium-sized bovine animal of the order Muskoxen, which lived in the early late Miocene. The shape ···

Discovery of S. glabrata in the Jurassic (a new genus and species of S. glabrata)

According to the Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, Chinese Academy of Sciences: Staphylinidae belongs to t···

Dinosaur egg fossil discovered in Tiantai Basin, Zhejiang

The Academy of Sciences discovered an egg fossil in the Late Cretaceous strata of the Tiantai Basin, Zhejiang. The egg f···

The oldest fossil of pterosaur precursor Cryptosaurus (the largest flying creature)

Pterosauria is a unique group of Mesozoic flying reptiles. Early groups of Pterosauria underwent body structure changes,···

Nutcracker skull found at ancient human site (human origin in Africa)

Spain reports that a Spanish archaeologist recently announced that he has discovered the latest traces of ancient human ···

Northeastern bison are classified as prairie bison species (bison fossils)

In recent years, a large number of basically well-preserved bison (Bison) fossil materials have been discovered in North···

Skull fossil of Dai's Ursus and its head restoration

In the past ten years, a series of skull fossils of Indarctos, Agriotherium and Ursavus have been discovered in the sedi···

A 423-million-year-old blunt-toothed macrognathus was discovered in Qujing, Yunnan

Zhu Min's team from the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, reporte···

The real existence of Avatar Ikaran Pterosaur (found in the Jehol Biota in western Liaoning, my coun

The ancient spine is located in a new type of pterosaur found in the famous Jehol Biota in the western Liaoning region o···

The mystery of the multiple evolutions of the parent-nurturing behavior of beetles (the habits of in

Some complex behaviors in biological evolution are difficult to observe in fossil evidence. Parental care (referring to ···

Methane nearly caused species extinction 252 million years ago

In addition to the production of methane from nature, such as oceans, permafrost and some wetlands, human activities are···

8-million-year-old skull fossil of a stylized deer discovered

Researcher Deng Tao from the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology of the Chinese Academy of Scienc···

415-million-year-old Devonian fish fossil discovered in Siberia

When it comes to drawing the tree of life, the most important difference between humans and sharks is not limbs and fins···

Evidence of internal fertilization in prehistoric flying fish and the origin of water gliding

A research team composed of the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology of the Chinese Academy of Sci···

Two divine beasts of the Jurassic period in China (the fossil of a true thief beast from 160 million

China has discovered six quite complete mammal fossils dating to 160 million years ago; and named three new species in t···

The earliest burrowing and arboreal mammals

Chinese and American researchers said on the 12th that two fossils discovered in northern China showed that early mammal···

New species of Guangxi lungfish fossil reveals close paleogeographic connection between China and Au

Qiao Tuo and others from the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology of the Chinese Academy of Scienc···