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Modern Vs Archaic Mammals, a match-up decided by brains

December 15th, 2023 | by Guest Blogger

How do the brain sizes of modern and ancient mammals measure up

Cretaceous

Episode 140: Aquatic Spinosaurids

June 20th, 2022 | by Liz Martin-Silverstone

Dr Matteo Fabbri helps us answer vital questions about spinosaurid ecology

Cretaceous

Episode 105: Ferrodraco

November 15th, 2019 | by Liz Martin-Silverstone

Australia has many fossils from all ages, including several dinosaurs known exclusively from this time and place. However, they are [&hellip

Cretaceous

Episode 90: Ichthyornis

May 3rd, 2018 | by Liz Martin-Silverstone

Bird evolution has long fascinated palaeontologists. Despite crown-group birds (birds giving rise to modern lineages today) evolving during the Cretaceous, [&hellip

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Hundreds of pterosaur eggs help reveal the early life of flying reptiles

November 30th, 2017 | by Liz Martin-Silverstone

[This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article here.] A hoard of fossilised pterosaur eggs discovered [&hellip

Cretaceous

Abrupt extinction of toothed bird-like dinosaurs at the end of the Cretaceous

April 21st, 2016 | by Liz Martin-Silverstone

The extinction of non-avian dinosaurs at the end of the Cretaceous has always been a discussion favourite amongst vertebrate palaeontologists. [&hellip

Cretaceous

Episode 57: Wealden Fossils

January 1st, 2016 | by Liz Martin-Silverstone

The Wealden Supergroup of southern England is known for it’s Cretaceous fossils, particularly of dinosaurs, but also crocodilians, pterosaurs, lizards, [&hellip