Palaeontologists have discovered that marine mammals developed thicker and heavier bones as an adaptation to a salty inland sea in Central Europe some 13 million years ago.
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23/11/2021
Marine mammals developed thicker bones as diving weights in super salty sea
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16/11/2021
360-million-year-old shark jaw discovered in Belgian Ardennes
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Reinout VerbekeA team of researchers, including palaeontologist Sébastien Olive (Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences), has described a 360 million-year-old shark jaw found in the Belgian Ardennes. It is an exceptional find because cartilage almost never fossilizes.
20/10/2021
Origin of domestic horses finally established
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Reinout VerbekeHorses were first domesticated in the northern Caucasus, before conquering the rest of Eurasia within a few centuries.
08/10/2021
10,000 years of Hepatitis B virus evolution
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Reinout VerbekeA new study traces the evolution of the hepatitis B virus from prehistory to the present, revealing dissemination routes and changes in viral diversity.
04/10/2021
RBINS palaeontologists win awards
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Reinout VerbekeTwo of our palaeontologists and one of our citizen scientists have received an award for their contribution to palaeontology.
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