#NewSpecies!!!
New fossil buffalo from the late pliocene from #ethiopia just surfaced:

Syncerus ekosowan

Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/03F887B…
Publication: doi.org/10.5852/cr-palevol2026…
#ComptesRendusPalevol #SyncerusEkosowan

#FAIRdata
#science #OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #mammalogy #mammals #bovidae #buffalos #fossils #fossilfriday #paleo #paleontology #pliocene

🦇 NEW: A recent #Nature study analyzed #genomes from 103 bat species across all 21 living families, plus physical traits from dozens of species and #fossils.

The results place bat origins in #Europe around 65 million years ago, with later spread to #Africa, #Asia, the Americas and #Australia. The timeline for #echolocation’s emergence is still unsolved.

👉 smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/…

#bats #evolution #phylogenetics #echolocation #flight #mammals #conservation #paleontology #research #science #education

A set of fossilized #Mastodon teeth were found on the shores of Adams Lake near Kamloops!

It wasn’t #johnmastodon who found them though, it was Ron Storie. And boy... does he have a story now!

#BC #SocialBC #Archaeology #fossils
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☄️ NEW: About 66 mil. years ago a #space #rock struck near #Mexico’s #Yucatán Peninsula, leaving a thin global clay layer as its only trace.

High-precision #nickel #isotope measurements identify the impactor as a #CO #chondrite, an unusually rare carbonaceous #meteorite. Its low #sulfur content suggests airborne fine debris, not sulfur, may have caused the #extinction.

👉 scitechdaily.com/the-asteroid-…

#dinosaurs #asteroid #chicxulub #paleontology #geology #science #fossils #cretaceous #solarsystem #research

🦖 NEW: A team of paleontologists discovered the first known trackway from an adult T. rex in #NorthDakota’s #HellCreek Formation.

The four three-toed prints span approximately 7 m (23 ft) with a 4 m (13 ft) stride, suggesting the #dinosaur walked at about 7 km/h (4.5 mph). The finding, dated to 66.5 million years ago, provides rare behavioral evidence of how the apex predator moved across landscapes.

👉 gizmodo.com/massive-footprints…

#trex #paleontology #fossils #footprints #science #discovery #behavior #museum #ancient

“An exceptionally preserved fossilized tooth belonging to an ancient Pacific mastodon (Mammut pacificus) was recently discovered in a Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District (Midpen) preserve in San Mateo County.

The fossil was discovered in a creek bed by geomorphologist Brigid Lynch. What initially appeared to be an oddly shaped rock was later confirmed by palaeontologists to be an intact, adult Pacific mastodon molar.”

openspace.org/about/press/1000…

#mastodon #fossils

🪶 NEW: A cherry-sized nodule found in #Montana’s #HellCreek Formation held a 66-million-year-old feather, the best ever preserved from the age of #dinosaurs.

Researchers concluded it came from an aquatic diving bird, likely eaten by a large #predator whose fossilized dung encased it along with #fish scales and bone fragments. The team says #feather insulation may have helped some #birds survive the #asteroid impact.

👉 npr.org/2026/09/10/nx-s1-59635…

#dinosaurs #fossils #paleontology #evolution #extinction #cretaceous #science #coprolite #research #naturalhistory #nature #history #biology

*Megatherium* (1828–40) by Orra White Hitchcock.

Source: Amherst College

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#prehistoric #fossils #education #geology #fabric #paleontology #science #skeletons #megatherium #textiles #design #diagrams #art #publicdomain

#Lichen-like life 600 million years ago may push back origins of fungal-algal partnerships phys.org/news/2026-07-lichen-l…

Fungal–algal associations from the early #Ediacaran herald increasing symbiotic complexity before modern #lichens royalsocietypublishing.org/rsp…

"fungal filaments in the #fossils were found to interact with photosynthetic cells, surrounding or touching them along their sides... a new glimpse into how #fungi and #algae dating back more than 600 million years may have interacted"

‘A pioneering fossil hunter who was one of the first women to be employed by the Natural History Museum has been recognised with a national blue plaque.

Dorothea Bate, who died in 1951 aged 72, "transformed our understanding of prehistoric animals and ancient environments" through her research, Historic England said.’

bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2zx1…

#Herstory #history #fossils

🦗 NEW: Scientists reconstructed likely calls from 20 fossilized #insects representing nine #Jurassic species found in Inner #Mongolia and #China.

Most produced low-frequency #sounds similar to modern #crickets, while Sigmaboilus peregrinus may have chirped at 20-22 kHz. The #findings suggest ultrasonic #communication existed before #bats and may have evolved in response to several #predators.

👉 smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/…

#paleontology #dinosaurs #katydids #evolution #acoustics #fossils #science #biology #ai #nature #research #entomology #research

💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: 🦗🪐 A 324-million-year-old fossil from West #Texas, collected in 1985 and shelved in a #museum drawer for decades, was recently reexamined under polarized light and identified as "Chosha praecursor", an #insect ancestor with 24 legs. Nine pairs of paddle-like limbs may have helped it swim or scuttle through shallow seas.

👉 sciencenews.org/article/insect…

#evolution #fossils #paleontology #science #hexapods #prehistoric #nature #wildlife #news #naturalhistory #arthropods

💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: 🦪⏳ Over two decades, scientists #carbon-dated over 7,500 #marine fossils from #ocean beds around the world.

The shared #data showed which environmental factor drives time averaging – the mixing of #fossils from different periods in a single sediment layer. The results show that #sedimentation rate matters most, setting limits on what fossil data can tell us about the past.

👉 eurekalert.org/news-releases/1…

#paleontology #carbondating #science #marinebiology #biology #geology #radiocarbon #earthscience #naturalhistory #nature #history #news #sedimentation #fossilrecord

💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: 💩🌊 Scientists at #Flinders University and #Germany’s #Karlsruhe Institute of #Technology argue fossilized feces, or #coprolites, helped fuel the #Cambrian Explosion 540 million years ago.

As early #animals evolved complex guts, their pellets carried nutrients through ancient #oceans, accelerating #ecosystem growth. The #study drew on deposits from more than 35 sites worldwide.

👉 phys.org/news/2026-08-fecal-re…

#paleontology #fossils #evolution #science #biology #nature #earth #history #research #marinebiology

💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: 🐸🦴 Spea labreae is a newly named spadefoot toad from La Brea Tar Pits, the first extinct Ice Age amphibian found there.

Paleoecologist Alberto Cruz spotted its unusual #bones while reviewing a collection untouched for nearly 30 years. The team also found a toad whose closest living relatives now live 2,400 km (1,500 mi) away, a clue to how #LosAngeles’s #climate changed at the end of the last #iceage.

👉 phys.org/news/2026-08-species-…

#laeabretarpits #paleontology #amphibians #climatechange #fossils #naturalhistory #nature #history #museum #toads #science #pleistocene

Sectional View of the Crust of the Earth (1828–40) by Orra White Hitchcock.

Source: Amherst College

pdimagearchive.org/images/ef50…

#diagrams #fossils #education #geology #fabric #science #textiles #art #publicdomain

es wird Zeit, dass #putin bzw. #russland endlich kapituliert und die Segel streicht. Die Menschenleben, die verlorenen Heimaten... So wie unsere vielen #milliarden €, die im sozialen Bereich und im #klimaschutz deutlich besser aufgehoben wären als in teuren #waffen...
#fossils werden immer wieder für #krieg sorgen... So war es und so wirds auch weiterhin sein.
Von daher 👉 #erneuerbareenergien fördern!

#stopthewar #peace #russia #ukraine #idiocracy #unabhangigkeit

Nautilus Shell (1828–40) by Orra White Hitchcock.

Source: Amherst College

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#fossils #education #nature #marine #geology #fabric #biology #science #shells #textiles #art #publicdomain

💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: 🐋🦴 Chinese scientists piloting the submersible Fendouzhe in the southeast #IndianOcean found fossil sites spanning 1,200 km at depths up to 7,000 m.

The #bones belong mostly to beaked #whales, with the oldest dating back 5.3 million years. Living #jellyfish, brittle stars, and bone-boring #worms still call these ancient carcasses home, allowing whale fall to serve as a #deepsea #ecosystem.

👉 popsci.com/environment/whale-g…

#fossils #marinebiology #science #beakedwhales #paleontology #submersible #nature #pliocene #ocean #expedition

💁🏻‍♀️ ICYMI: 🦖🪶 Archaeopteryx lithographica is a famous transitional #fossil that shows the evolutionary connection between #dinosaurs and #birds.

Dr. Jingmai O'Connor explains how this specific specimen from the Field #Museum demonstrates the #Jurassic origins of flight through its unique feathers. The fossil took over 1,270 hours to uncover and shows details previously unknown in other specimens.

👉 Learn more: zurl.co/KNjiH

#animals #bones #flying #fossils #history #naturalhistory #paleontology #science #technology #tech #womeninstem #tksst #video

🦖🪶 Archaeopteryx lithographica is a famous transitional #fossil that shows the evolutionary connection between #dinosaurs and #birds.

Dr. Jingmai O'Connor explains how this specific specimen from the Field #Museum demonstrates the #Jurassic origins of flight through its unique feathers. The fossil took over 1,270 hours to uncover and shows details previously unknown in other specimens.

👉 Learn more: seethis.tv/post/chicago-archae…

#animals #bones #flying #fossils #history #naturalhistory #paleontology #science #technology #tech #womeninstem #tksst #video

💁🏻‍♀️ ICYMI: 🦖🦴 Watch over 150 million years of #fossil evidence from around the world in this #data viz from the American Museum of Natural #History. You can see when and where #dinosaurs appeared on #Earth as the continents shifted from the Late Triassic onward.

👉 Learn more: seethis.tv/post/every-dinosaur…

#animals #birds #cretaceous #dataviz #fossils #informationdesign #jurassic #maps #nature #paleontology #pangea #science #spinosaurus #titanosaur #triassic #trex #tksst #video

🦖🦴 Watch over 150 million years of #fossil evidence from around the world in this #data viz from the American Museum of Natural #History. You can see when and where #dinosaurs appeared on #Earth as the continents shifted from the Late Triassic onward.

👉 Learn more: seethis.tv/post/every-dinosaur…

#animals #birds #cretaceous #dataviz #fossils #informationdesign #jurassic #maps #nature #paleontology #pangea #science #spinosaurus #titanosaur #triassic #trex #tksst #video

Geologic Strata at Gill, Massachusetts (1828–40) by Orra White Hitchcock.

Source: Amherst College

pdimagearchive.org/images/7a3c…

#diagrams #strata #fossils #education #geology #fabric #science #rocks #textiles #art #publicdomain

💁🏻‍♀️ ICYMI: 🎻✨ What does it mean to be made of stardust and mud, of #fossils and #fire? This animated #music #video for "Little Old You" by The Okee Dokee Brothers weaves #geology, #astronomy, and the #water cycle into something tender and human.

👉 Learn more: thekidshouldseethis.com/post/l…

#animation #clouds #earth #ecology #kids #mountains #nature #ocean #rain #song #space #universe #tksst

🎻✨ What does it mean to be made of stardust and mud, of #fossils and #fire? This animated #music #video for "Little Old You" by The Okee Dokee Brothers weaves #geology, #astronomy, and the #water cycle into something tender and human.

👉 Learn more: thekidshouldseethis.com/post/l…

#animation #clouds #earth #ecology #kids #mountains #nature #ocean #rain #song #space #universe #tksst

Professor Owen—On his Favourite Hobby (1870) by Firmin Gillot, from The Period: An Illustrated Review of What Is Going On.

Source: Wellcome Collection

Available to buy as a print.

pdimagearchive.org/images/d9b0…

#caricatures #fossils #paleontology #natural-history #dinosaurs #victorian-science #art #publicdomain

👁️👁️ More than 500 million years ago, some of the very first #vertebrates may have navigated the world with four eyes.

New #research suggests two of those eyes eventually evolved into the pineal gland – the part of our modern #brains that regulates #sleep.

👉 smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/…

#paleontology #evolution #fossils #biology #science #Smithsonian #history #nature #stem

With its massive horns and beak-shaped mouth, Triceratops is one of the Museum’s most recognizable dinosaurs. The skull of this 65-million-year-old ceratopsian measures about 8 ft (2.4 m) long—almost a third of its body length. Yet it was much lighter than it looks. In its beak-shaped mouth, Triceratops had between 144 and 160 teeth, which it replaced completely between two and four times over its lifetime.

Photo: © AMNH

#photography
#fossils
#triceratops

Fossils of sea lilies can be found in rivers in England, and they were once believed to be fairy coins. They are also called "star stones" and are said to bring victory over enemies.

@BiancoDavinci #globalmuseum #fossils