#PopulationCollapse almost wiped out #human #ancestors, say scientists | #Evolution | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/aug/31/population-collapse-almost-wiped-out-human-ancestors-say-scientists

#Science #Biology #Palaeontology #Genetics #Anthropology

I think the remarkable thing that #archaeology has given me, is that fleeting moments we take for granted in the moment can become so profound and awe inspiring, that reality takes on a whole new perception. A footprint, a cave painting, a bone or strands of preserved hair, man made tools or an unambiguous cooking pot can be found thousands of years apart. Telling their own story of life as it was. Sharing an intimate moment of another life and time long gone. #Palaeontology just blows my mind!

Time for another piece in my human evolution series "Indecent Descent", and apart from the chart itself, this is the most characters I ever fitted into a single "I.D." picture. Time to dive into human evolution again, this time landing about 1.8 million years ago.
#original #science #evolution #humanevolution #palaeontology #interspecies #furry #hairy

#Palaeontology Flightless pterosaur ancestor found in Brazil https://cosmosmagazine.com/history/palaeontology/pterosaur-precursor-brazil/ #science via @CosmosMagazine

A look at what is probably a precursor of the flying pterosaurs.

""It was relatively small compared to the giants that would follow it later in Earth’s history. With a hip height of approximately 0.3 meters (about a foot) and a length of perhaps a meter (roughly three feet), this ancient reptile existed long before the evolution of the pterosaurs most of us recognize."

https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/08/new-triassic-fossil-features-sharp-claws-and-a-nasty-beak/

#Science #Palaeontology #Pterosaurs #Fossils

Paleopolis is a park right in the middle of France whose goal is to teach about #palaeontology. The area is rife with #fossil formations (Commentry for ex, where #Meganeura was found) and the city is known for its rhino Diaceratherium lemanense.
Way better than expected!

A cool interaction: a fossil of a smaller mammal with its teeth in a larger dinosaur.

"A new fossil described this week captures two intertwined animals caught in a life-or-death struggle right before both were entombed in a volcanic event."

https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/07/caught-in-the-act-mammal-found-with-teeth-sunk-in-a-much-larger-dinosaur/

#Fossils #Palaeontology #Mammals #Dinosaurs

How connected was the prehistoric world?

By mapping over 6000 sites across Eurasia and Africa based on the distribution of raw materials, researchers are examining social inequality and exchange networks from the Neolithic to the IronAge

Interlinking research: the Big Exchange project

#Archaeology #palaeontology
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/antiquity/article/interlinking-research-the-big-exchange-project/D7F3E5D94EBE0CE73AE941DF94AD6C2F#

“Lost World” of Ancient Creatures Discovered – 1.6 Billion-Year-Old Eukaryotic Organisms https://scitechdaily.com/lost-world-of-ancient-creatures-discovered-1-6-billion-year-old-eukaryotic-organisms/ #palaeontology #paleontology #microbiology #eukaryote #fossils #science

Recently a new, more accurate reconstruction was made of the face of Homo floresiensis by forensic experts. And you know what? For a "cute anime girl" fantasy interpretation, I'm actually proud of how much I got right.
#original #science #evolution #humanevolution #palaeontology

Closing old tabs on my phone’s web browser thingy - discovered I had this article open that I’d completely forgotten about. Present me definitely recognises himself in past me…

(Inevitable username for a future me: ‘Regurgitalite28K’ or similar…)

“Prehistoric Puke Reveals a Stomach-Churning Banquet From Millions of Years Ago” - #regurgitalites #bromalites #fossils #palaeontology

https://www.sciencealert.com/prehistoric-puke-reveals-a-stomach-churning-banquet-from-millions-of-years-ago/amp

"Scientists have identified one of Australia’s first long-distance walkers: a 250kg marsupial with “heeled hands” that roamed across the continent’s arid interior 3.5 million years ago.

Using 3D scanning, Flinders University palaeontologists have described a new group of ancient marsupial, calling it Ambulator – meaning walker or wanderer – for its specific leg and feet adaptations that equipped it to efficiently roam long distances." #Australia #marsupials #ambulator #fossils #paleontology #science #biology #palaeontology #animals #nature

Meet Australia’s first long-distance walker: a 250kg marsupial with ‘heeled hands’ | Australia news | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/may/31/meet-australias-first-long-distance-walker-a-250kg-marsupial-with-heeled-hands

#Australia #Palaeontology #Dinosaurs

https://phys.org/news/2023-05-million-year-old-pterosaur-bones-oldest-australia.html

If you're in the UK, The Rise and Reign of the Mammals has just been published in paperback!

https://inquisitivebiologist.com/2022/06/24/book-review-the-rise-and-reign-of-the-mammals-a-new-history-from-the-shadow-of-the-dinosaurs-to-us/

Epic in scope and majestic in execution, it thoroughly convinces that the evolutionary history of mammals is just as fascinating as that of the dinosaurs.

#Books #BookReview #Bookstodon #Fossils #Paleontology #Palaeontology #Mammals #Evolution #Scicomm @bookstodon

Mary Mantell discovered fossil firsts in Sussex in the same time period that Anning, Philpott, and Bennett were also active.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Ann_Mantell

#HistoryOfScience #palaeontology #paleontology #WomensHistory #MaryMantell #WomenInStem #history #Sussex

It's amazing palaeontologist Mary Anning's birthday today. She was born in 1799 in Dorset and made many important discoveries. Celebrate her! But also refute all the ignorant claims that Anning was the one and only woman of her time interested in palaeontology. She wasn't even the only woman in Lyme Regis collecting fossils! What about Anning's friend Elizabeth Philpot? What about Etheldred Bennett in Wiltshire, the neighbouring county, who was actively engaged in palaeontology from at least 1809? Why is history of science produced by supposedly respectable institutions, who claim they're promoting women in STEM, still disappearing or denigrating women's achievements? Infuriating.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etheldred_Benett

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Philpot

#HistoryOfScience #palaeontology #paleontology #WomensHistory #MaryAnning #EtheldredBennett #ElizabethPhilpot #WomenInStem #history #Dorset #Wiltshire

Time for another piece in my human evolution series "Indecent Descent", and we're heading back further than ever before (4.4 million years ago, in fact) for some fun with Ardi!
#original #science #evolution #humanevolution #palaeontology #interspecies #monkeygirl #furry

New review: A data-dense book full of outstanding skeletal reconstructions, The Princeton Field Guide to Mesozoic Sea Reptiles completes the informal trilogy.

https://inquisitivebiologist.com/2023/05/03/book-review-the-princeton-field-guide-to-mesozoic-sea-reptiles/

#Books #BookReview #Bookstodon #Fossils #Evolution #Paleontology #Palaeontology #Ichthyosaurs #Plesiosaurs #Mosasaurs #Scicomm princetonupress@mastodon.social @princetonnature @bookstodon @TetZoo

Couple unearths one of world’s greatest fossil finds in mid-Wales | Fossils | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/may/01/couple-unearths-one-of-worlds-greatest-fossil-finds-in-mid-wales

"Many of the 170-odd fossils discovered so far have preserved soft tissues such as digestive systems, eyes, optic nerves and brains, and include worms, starfish, sponges, crustaceans and extinct arthropods."

#Palaeontology #History #Wales

The Guardian: "Couple unearths one of world’s greatest fossil finds in mid-Wales"

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/may/01/couple-unearths-one-of-worlds-greatest-fossil-finds-in-mid-wales

#Wales #Palaeontology #Fossils