The Story Reading ApeJurassic marine world unearthed in a farmer's fieldphys.org - Ben RobinsonThe discovery of an exceptional prehistoric site containing the remains of animals that lived in a tropical sea has been made in a farmer's field in …
The Story Reading ApeA Bizarre Three-Eyed Fossil Brain Just Changed Our Understanding of Insect Evolutionverified_publisherScienceAlert - Science AlertPerched at over 1,500 meters above sea level, it is difficult to imagine a time when the mountainside Walcott Quarry in Canada – the first excavation …
The Story Reading ApeWhy Giant Prehistoric Insects Ruled Earth Before the Dinosaursverified_publisherPopular Mechanics - Tim NewcombImagine a giant millipede crawling along the jungle floor with a leggy, eight-foot-long body. Next, consider an oversized dragonfly that can stretch its wings to an incredible 28 inches across. This may have been what life looked like in an oxygen-rich environment during a period of the early …
The Story Reading ApeWhat caused the Earth’s first mass extinction?cosmosmagazine.com - Lauren FugeNearly 500 million years ago in the late Ordovician period, a mass extinction wiped out 85% of marine species. Scientists have now used modelling to …
The Story Reading Ape'Lost extinction,' uncovered for the first time, claimed more than 60% of Africa's primatesLive Science - Mindy WeisbergerThe extinction snuffed out more than half of the species in five mammal groups. Fossils of the key groups used to unveil the Eocene-Oligocene …
The Story Reading ApeIncredibly Ancient Tardigrade From 16 Million Years Ago Is Like A Ghost Across Timeverified_publisherScienceAlert - Michelle StarrA fossilized tardigrade found in Dominican amber constitutes a rare branch of the family tree for these weirdly indestructible beasties. The specimen …