@bocascientificinc.bsky.socialAncient human #fossils and tools were found in a cave in southwestern China, giving a glimpse into the lives of the mysterious Denisovans. For years, the only evidence of the Denisovans was from #DNA and fragmentary fossils. #evolution
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@proseandpassion.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy9-Sep-2026
#Fossils from #embryo to adult suggest how enigmatic, bird-like troodontid #dinosaurs grew
Study of #Montana hip and leg bone fossils might support designation as primary example of #Troodon formosus
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1142541
#science #evolution #development #birds
@botsocamerica.bsky.socialNew #AJB research details how #fossils show the first occurrence of #Austrocedrus in Antarctica, demonstrating that the genus was an element of Antarctic forest ecosystems during the Late Cretaceous.
New #AJB research by @kpfeiler.bsky.social et al.
doi.org/10.1002/ajb2....
@edwardsdna.bsky.socialTo Researchers' Surprise, This Giant Dinosaur Laid Eggs in a Cold Climate: A new study suggests that titanosaurs used rotting vegetation to keep their eggs warm much like crocodiles do today @SmithsonianMag #Dinosaur #Titanosaurs #Paleontology #Eggs #Fossils
@boingbot.bsky.socialThis close-up photo of chalk looks like tiny alien spacecraft
https://boingboing.net/2026/09/10/chalk-under-microscope-coccolithophores.html
#chalk #fossils #geology #microscope #Nature #Science #boingboing
@esconi.bsky.socialThrowback Thursday #334: Gorgeous George in 1976 #fossils #paleontology #FieldMuseum #dinosaurs #GorgeousGeorge #Daspletosaurus
This is "Gorgeous George", when he was on display in the main gallery in 1976. He and the…
https://esconi.org/2026/09/throwback-thursday-334-gorgeous-george-in-1976/
@pdimagearchive.bsky.social*Megatherium* (1828–40) by Orra White Hitchcock.
Source: Amherst College
https://pdimagearchive.org/images/b2898644-2288-489a-8fa5-3e7e1b0808fa
#prehistoric #fossils #education #geology #fabric #paleontology #science #skeletons #megatherium #textiles #design #diagrams #art #publicdomain
@eartharchives.orgFossilized teeth from at least seven shark species have been discovered in the Egyptian desert, hinting at its complex, watery past.
Image credit: Tarek Yassin.
@gkergoat.bsky.socialGreat talk this morning #Ento26 @royentsoc.bsky.social by @cocomacro.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk on the diversification dynamics of ants in deep time !
@eartharchives.orgAncient teeth and human DNA reveal a surprising history of insect eating, suggesting Neanderthals consumed insects more regularly than modern humans in northern Eurasia.
@eartharchives.orgA rare set of dinosaur tracks in British Columbia dates to about 89–86 million years ago, offering a glimpse of duck-billed dinosaurs and predators living along an ancient seaway.
@columbiaup.bsky.socialWhat makes trilobites so fascinating more than 500 million years after they first appeared? In this Q&A, Andy Secher discusses his lifelong interest in these ancient creatures and his new book, TRILOBITES A-TO-Z. buff.ly/Porh8te
#Trilobites #Paleontology #Fossils #NaturalHistory #Paleozoic
@brianbrachiopod.bsky.socialWhen the stowaway sees dangers ahead that the pilot clearly doesn't, is it time to re-evaluate the definition of 'stowaway'?
(He's right- supertunicative powers).
@johnmoffitt.bsky.social
@flojohorman.bsky.social
#PaleoArt #SciArt #Fossils #Travel #PalaeoArt
@napkinaninations.bsky.socialThe next video is still coming together, but prehistoric insects were apparently making their own rules.
Meet Chosha praecursoran early insect that lived more than 300 million years ago, and rocking 24 legs instead of six.
So what were all those extra legs for?
@romanpiso.bsky.social
@astrobiology.bsky.social