Oldest known phosphatic stromatoporoid sponge discovered in south China
International scientists have uncovered the oldest known phosphatic stromatoporoid sponge, dating back approximately 480 ...
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Supernova May Have Wiped Out Life on Earth Not Once, but Twice
Could supernovas have triggered ancient mass extinctions on Earth? New research explores how cosmic explosions may have ...
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Giant, mysterious organisms discovered are impossible to categorize
Researchers reveal Prototaxites, a giant Devonian fossil, was not a fungus or plant but a unique extinct lineage.
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These 26-foot Tall Organisms Weren't Plants, Animals, or Fungi, but a Secret Fourth Thing
Previously believed to be plant or fungi, these giant organisms may have been a now-extinct fourth type of life.
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Oldest Phosphatic Sponge Found in South China
International scientists have uncovered the oldest known phosphatic stromatoporoid sponge, dating back approximately 480 ...
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UChicago study traces origin of flexible joints to early predator fish
The researchers also studied fossils of extinct fishes dating back almost 400 million years and saw evidence that some of the oldest jawed fishes had bones with joint cavities for articulated ...
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Researchers Shocked to Learn Earth Could Have Faced Two More ‘Wipe Outs’ After Dinosaurs’ Extinction
As astronomer Carl Sagan once said, we are "made of star stuff," as this research suggests, we may also be at the mercy of it ...
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Oldest Phosphatic Stromatoporoid Sponge Found in China
International scientists have uncovered the oldest known phosphatic stromatoporoid sponge, dating back approximately 480 million years to the Early ...
Earth’s 5 catastrophic mass extinctions, explained
Our planet’s first known mass extinction happened about 440 million years ago. Species diversity on Earth had been increasing ...