If you think of crocodylians in the United States (you do think about them, don’t you?), your mind probably settles on the…
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Climate Change Extending the History of Crocs in California
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Mammals Earliest, dinosaur-hunting marsupial-ancestor had the strongest bite of any mammal pound-for-pound
The earliest mammals are often portrayed as minor elements of Mesozoic ecosystems, often literally in the shadows of dinosaurs as they scurried…
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Mammals PLOS Paleo Top 10 OA Fossil Vertebrates #6: Xenokeryx amidalae
Next in the countdown of the winners of the PLOS Paleo Open Access Fossil Vertebrates of the past year is Xenyokeryx amidalae…
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Mammals PLOS Paleo Top 10 OA Fossil Vertebrates #10: Microleo attenboroughi
As we approach the end of 2016, PLOS Paleo wants to recognize the winners of our recent Top 10 Open Access Fossil…
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Climate Change Is a saber-tooth cat’s roar worse than its bite?
Maybe….if it’s cold outside. When the climate changes, organisms change with it. Environmental stresses can impact an organism by limiting ideal living…
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Mammals How did wombat noses evolve?
One of the great questions in life. Clearly, this had been plaguing Alana Sharp, a postdoctoral researcher from Australia, so much that…
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Mammals Little Leo Attenborough: A new mini marsupial lion from Australia
Researchers from the University of New South Wales in Australia have discovered a new miniature marsupial lion and published it in the…
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Mammals Size Does Matter: Using the size of fossil marine mammals to estimate primary productivity in ancient oceans
As if we need another reason to justify paleontology as an important field of science, here’s a good one: information regarding the…
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Mammals What does the Hawaiian lava-tube bat tell us about bat paleobiogeography?
Note: This guest post was contributed by Matthew Jones, a graduate student at the University of Kansas. This guest post reflects the…
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Mammals Don’t Call Me Tarpan
Note: This guest post was contributed by Andrea Castelli. Andrea had published this in an earlier version elsewhere, but has updated it…
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Dinosaurs 190 million years of tetrapod biodiversity
Tetrapod is the name given to any vertebrate animal with four (tetra) legs (pod). There are more than 30,000 living species of…
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Interview Author Interview: Kelsey Stilson on Gnarly Rhino Bones
Rhinos are an amazing group of animals, and have a rich fossil history, too. During the past 40 million years, they have…