Tag: palaeontology

Pregnant reptile fossil suggests bird ancestors gave birth to live young

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From ABC Science, 15 February 2017: The discovery of a fossil of a pregnant marine reptile has provided the first evidence that an ancestor of modern-day birds and crocodiles gave birth to live young. The fossil of the long-necked Dinocephalosaurus, which swam the seas during the Middle Triassic period around 245 million years ago, was … Continue reading Pregnant reptile fossil suggests bird ancestors gave birth to live young

Fossil jaw found in Ethiopia a missing link in the human evolution puzzle

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From ABC News in Science, 5 March 2015: The discovery of a 2.8-million-year-old partial jawbone in Africa could rewrite the history of human evolution. An international team of researchers found the lower jawbone, complete with teeth, at the Ledi-Geraru site in the Ethiopian Rift Valley, and published the finding in a report today in the … Continue reading Fossil jaw found in Ethiopia a missing link in the human evolution puzzle