A huge flightless bird known as Genyornis newtoni once roamed the Australian Outback along with a host of other giant animals. Now scientists have unearthed what may be the first reliable evidence that humans contributed to the extinction of these … Continue reading
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Journal Club: Charred fossilized eggs suggest that humans contributed to Australia’s megafaunal extinction
Categories: Anthropology | Applied Biological Sciences | Evolution | Journal Club
Tagged Australia, birds, fossils, megafauna
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Journal Club: Study reveals most comprehensive snake family tree to date
Snakes are incredibly diverse, with more than 3,400 living species found on land and in the water. But little is known about how the first serpents looked and behaved. Now scientists at Yale University have reconstructed what the ancestor of … Continue reading
Categories: Evolution | Genetics | Journal Club
Tagged evolutionary history, family tree, fossils, snakes
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