Belgian paleontologists have discovered a new family of ungulates that lived in India some 54 million years ago.
Belgian paleontologists have discovered a new family of ungulates that lived in India some 54 million years ago.
Belgian biologist Philippe Kok has found that larvae of a firefly species in South-America shifted their diet to a small toad that is supposed to be their predator. Interestingly, the larvae have stopped glowing. In this way, they can better ambush the toad.
In Weltpremiere: Arkhane', der neue Jura-Raubdinosaurier, ist vom 7. Mai 2019 bis 31. März 2020 in der Evolutionsgalerie zu sehen! Dieses authentische, 8,7 Meter lange und für 70% Komplettes Skelett aus Wyoming (US) gehört zu einer neuen Allosaurus-Art.
A four-legged whale from Peru indicates that early whales crossed the South Atlantic before 42.6 million years ago and may have propelled like otters: with a robust tail and webbed fingers on their long feet.
Scientists of our institute and the RMCA (Royal Museum for Central Africa) have successfully applied a technique enabling the collection of DNA of many specimens at a relatively cheap cost.
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