Belgian palaeontologists have described a new, 165 million year old dinosaur species from Northern China. Serikornis sungei –nickmane ‘Silky’ – is an important fossil in the evolution of feathers in dinosaurs. Silky had feathers on its four limbs, but could not fly.
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25/08/2017
Dinosaur 'Silky' Is A Key Fossil in Feather Evolution
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19/06/2017
Domestication of the cat: ancient DNA reveals significant role of the Near East and Egypt
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Reinout VerbekeDNA found at archaeological sites reveals that the origins of our domestic cat are in the Near East and ancient Egypt. Cats were domesticated by the first farmers some 10,000 years ago. They later spread across Europe and other parts of the world via trade hub Egypt.
11/05/2017
Baleen Whales’ Ancestors Were Toothy Suction Feeders
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Reinout VerbekeModern whales’ ancestors probably hunted and chased down prey, but somehow, those fish-eating hunters evolved into filter-feeding leviathans.
24/10/2016
A Medieval Layer of Waste Reveals Mass Deforestation in Flanders
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Reinout VerbekeThe analysis of an archaeological layer of waste has shown that the area around the Belgian city of Ghent was completely deforested during its growth in the 10th to 12th century.
23/08/2016
360 Million Year Old Fish Nursery Found in Namur
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Reinout VerbekePalaeontologists have found 360 million year old placoderms, the oldest known jawed vertebrates, in the quarry of Strud, close to Namur. They mostly found young animals, which could be an indication that it was a nursery or spawning place.
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