News articles tagged with 'palaeontologist'
Study pits man verse machine in piecing together 425-million-year-old jigsaw
— 17 Nov 2009 15:39 | Geology and palaeontologyA new study pitting academic expertise against a computer in recreating a 425 million-year old jigsaw puzzle has discovered that there is no substitute for wisdom born out of experience... — full story
The last European hadrosaurs lived in the Iberian Peninsula
— 6 Nov 2009 11:24 | Geology and palaeontologyA few million years before the catastrophic event that led to the extinction of dinosaurs (with the exception of birds), several species of hadrosaurs coexisted in the Iberian Peninsula.... — full story
New analyses of dinosaur growth may wipe out one-third of species
— 31 Oct 2009 14:14 | Geology and palaeontologyPalaeontologists from the University of California, Berkeley, and the Museum of the Rockies have wiped out two species of dome-headed dinosaur, one of them named three years ago - with... — full story
Chinese and American palaeontologists discover a new Mesozoic mammal
— 10 Oct 2009 10:28 | Geology and palaeontologyAn international team of palaeontologists has discovered a new species of mammal that lived 123 million years ago in what is now the Liaoning Province in northeastern China. The newly... — full story
Scientists find evidence of iridescence in 40 million-year-old feather fossil
— 26 Aug 2009 09:57 | Geology and palaeontologyKnown for their wide variety of vibrant plumage, birds have evolved various chemical and physical mechanisms to produce these beautiful colours over millions of years. A team of palaeontologists... — full story
Island life - a probable reason for hobbit's small brain
— 6 May 2009 17:00 | Geology and palaeontologyThe hobbit, Homo floresiensis, may have had a tiny brain because it lived on an island, according to a new study published in the recent (7 May 2009) issue of the scientific journal... — full story
New sequences from hadrosaur dinosaur confirm that ancient protein is preserved over time
— 1 May 2009 14:44 | Geology and palaeontologyAncient protein dating back 80 million years to the Cretaceous geologic period has been preserved in bone fragments and soft tissues of a hadrosaur, or duck-billed dinosaur, according... — full story
Prehistoric turtle goes to hospital for CT scan in search for skull, eggs, embryos
— 16 Apr 2009 13:30 | Geology and palaeontologyMichael Knell carried a 75-million-year-old turtle into Bozeman Deaconess hospital recently, then laid it carefully on the bed that slides into the CT scanner. Hardly an ordinary patient,... — full story
Mini dinosaurs prowled North America
— 21 Mar 2009 17:10 | Geology and palaeontologyMassive predators like Albertosaurus and Tyrannosaurus rex may have been at the top of the food chain, but they were not the only meat-eating dinosaurs to roam North America, according... — full story
New York State Museum palaeontologist receives high honour
— 20 Feb 2009 14:20 | Geology and palaeontologyNew York State palaeontologist Dr Ed Landing has been elected a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Sciences (AAAS), a high honour bestowed upon a select group... — full story