A new study maps for the first time the evolutionary history of the world’s terrestrial vertebrates: amphibians, birds, mammals and reptiles. It explores how areas with large concentrations of evolutionarily …read more Source:: Science
Tag: evolutionary
‘Living fossil’ may upend basic tenet of evolutionary theory
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•A research team has discovered the first conclusive evidence that selection may also occur at the level of the epigenome — a term that refers to an assortment of chemical …read more Source:: Science
Hurricanes drive the evolution of more aggressive spiders
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•Researchers who rush in after storms to study the behavior of spiders have found that extreme weather events such as tropical cyclones may have an evolutionary impact on populations living …read more Source:: Science
Mites and ticks are close relatives, new research shows
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•Scientists have reconstructed the evolutionary history of the chelicerates, the mega-diverse group of 110,000 arthropods that includes spiders, scorpions, mites and ticks. …read more Source:: Science
New species of early human found in the Philippines
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•Researchers have uncovered the remains of a new species of human in the Philippines, proving the region played a key role in hominin evolutionary history. …read more Source:: Science
New dinosaur with heart-shaped tail provides evolutionary clues for African continent
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•A new dinosaur that wears its ‘heart’ on its tail provides new clues to how ecosystems evolved on the African continent during the Cretaceous period. …read more Source:: Science
Crocodiles have complex past
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•A new study offers a different version to the evolutionary past of modern-day crocodiles and alligators. The study says crocodiles and alligators came from a variety of surroundings beginning in …read more Source:: Science
Oldest fossil of a flying squirrel sheds new light on its evolutionary tree
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•The oldest flying squirrel fossil ever found has unearthed new insight on the origin and evolution of these airborne animals. …read more Source:: Science
Did last ice age affect breastfeeding in Native Americans?
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•Biologists have been puzzled by the evolutionary adaptation behind a common tooth trait of northern Asians and Native Americans: shovel-shaped incisors. An analysis of archeological specimens shows that nearly 100 …read more Source:: Science
Ancient origins of viruses discovered
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•New research has found that many of the viruses infecting us today have ancient evolutionary histories that date back to the first vertebrates and perhaps the first animals in existence. …read more Source:: Science