Fossils reveal rapid land recovery after end-Permian extinction around 252 million years ago
Tropical riparian ecosystems—those found along rivers and wetlands—recovered much faster than expected following the ...
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Fossils reveal rapid land recovery after end-Permian extinction
Fossil evidence from North China suggests that some ecosystems may have recovered within just two million years of the ...
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How dinosaur extinction triggered fruit evolution and shaped human survival
In the spirit of “everything is connected,” a new study found that the extinction of the dinosaurs paved the way for the emergence of fruit, which nourished our primate ancestors. Tapping into this ...
How dinosaur extinctions created an environment that contributed to our fruit-eating primate ancestors
The extinction of the largest dinosaurs to walk the Earth may have played a critical role in creating an environment that helped fruits evolve, thereby indirectly shaping the evolution of our own ...
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Ithaca’s ‘Museum of the Earth’ fighting its extinction
The PRI is an independent non-profit organization started about 100 years ago. It opened the Museum of the Earth in 2003 and operates the Cayuga Nature Center. In 2004, Cornell University and the PRI ...
‘A 300-million-year journey’: Ancient Life exhibit opening at NM Museum of Natural History & Science
A new exhibit featuring nearly 300 never-before-seen fossils will open at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science ...