Fossil Discovery Sheds Light on Bird Brain Evolution
A unique fossil discovery in Brazil provides new insights into bird brain evolution, while a study highlights drastic population declines in African elephants over the past 50 years. The skull of a bird species,
80 million-year-old dinosaur-era fossil bird offers insight into brain evolution
Interestingly, this fossil fills a 70-million-year-long gap in our knowledge between the early bird-like dinosaurs (Archaeopteryx) and modern birds.
'One-of-a-kind' skull fossil from Brazil reveals bird brain evolution
Researchers unearthed the skull of a previously unknown starling-sized bird species named Navaornis hestiae that was so well preserved they were able to digitally reconstruct its brain and inner ear anatomy based on the shape of the braincase.
Scientists Unearth a ‘Missing Link’ in Bird Brain Evolution in 80-Million-Year-Old Fossil
Navaornis fills a ~70-million-year gap in our knowledge of the evolution of the unique bird brain. Navaornis hestiae (centre) documents a previously unknown intermediate stage in the evolution of the central nervous system between the earliest birds (e.
Prehistoric ‘bird brain’ fossil reveals evolution of avian intelligence
A research team used state-of-the-art micro-CT scanning technology to reconstruct the bird’s skull and brain in remarkable detail.
Small fossil has big implications for bird brain evolution
Birds descended from the dinosaurs, but researchers have known relatively little about how the bird's brain took shape over millions of years. A new fossil sheds light on that mystery.
Exquisite bird fossil provides clues to the evolution of avian brains
Palaeontologists have pieced together the brain structure of a bird that lived 80 million years ago named Navaornis hestiae, thanks to a remarkably well-preserved fossil
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Bird brain from the age of dinosaurs reveals roots of avian intelligence
A ‘one of a kind’ fossil discovery could transform our understanding of how the unique brains and intelligence of modern ...
In the mountains of Venezuela, a UTA professor helps discover a new species of tiny gecko
It isn’t the world’s tiniest lizard, but the discovery of this odd-looking gecko by a University of Texas at Arlington professor is big news for science.
Biologists discover new species of gecko
A team of biologists led by The University of Texas at Arlington has discovered a new tiny lizard species in the Paria ...
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A skull was found in a house in 1978. After more than 40 years, they know who she was
So why was the skull in Batavia ... often used by medical students studying anatomy. A student at a medical school in St. Charles was killed by rioters in 1849 after he stole a woman’s ...
Researchers led by UTA discover new species of gecko
ARLINGTON, Texas — A team of researchers led by the University of Texas at Arlington has discovered a new species of gecko.
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UT Arlington biologist discovers new species of gecko
A team of biologists led by The University of Texas at Arlington has discovered a new tiny lizard species in the Paria ...
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A skull was found in a Batavia house in 1978. After more than 40 years, they know who she was
So why was the skull in Batavia ... often used by medical students studying anatomy. A student at a medical school in St. Charles was killed by rioters in 1849 after he stole a woman’s ...