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Four-Legged Whale Ancestors Reached South America in an Otter-Like Swimming Style
04/04/2019
52 Million Year Old Birds Found by Palaeontology Enthusiasts
04/04/2019
Medieval Port Found Under ‘Parking 58’ in Brussels
03/04/2019
Ecological Footprint of First Modern Humans in Europe Was Larger Than That of the Neandertals
14/03/2019
Rapid Evolution Through Defrosted Ice Age Genes
04/12/2018
Urbanization Affects Animal Body Size
23/05/2018
Bone Analysis Confirms: ‘Little Iguanodon’ is a Separate Species
09/03/2018
Stolen Dinosaur Skeleton Turns Out To Be Swimming Raptor
06/12/2017
An international team of scientists, along with Belgian palaeontologists, has described a new dinosaur that could swim. It is the first time this adaptation has been found so clearly in a dinosaur. The 75 million year old and exceptionally well-preserved Halszkaraptor fossil from Mongolia was poached and circulated in private collections.
Domestication of the Cat: Ancient DNA Reveals Significant Role of the Near East and Egypt
19/06/2017
DNA 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. The DNA analysis also revealed that most of these ancient cats had stripes: spotted cats were uncommon until the Middle Ages.
Belgian Discovery: Popular Bat Genus Is Millions of Years Older Than Thought
09/06/2017
Our palaeontologists have found the oldest fossil of the extant bat genus Myotis (mouse-eared bat). This proves that the widespread genus has existed at least 7 million years earlier than previously assumed.