Dinosaur-like sea reptile suffered from arthritis too
May 16th, 2012 - 6:19 pm ICT by IANS
Brussels, May 16 (IANS) Scientists found signs of a degenerative condition similar to human arthritis in the jaw of a pliosaur, a dinosaur-like ancient sea reptile that lived 150 million ... Read more...
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Oxygen breathing bugs older than thought
October 20th, 2011 - 2:36 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, Oct 20 (IANS) Oxygen-breathing bugs thrived on land 100 million years earlier than estimated, according to the latest evidence unearthed by scientists.
The most primitive form of aerobic respiring ... Read more...
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Study suggests that ichthyosaurs might have been food for the Sea monster Kraken
October 11th, 2011 - 11:04 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Oct 11 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A new study suggests that ichthyosaurs, which were previously thought to be on top of the ancient sea food chain, might have been a meal for ... Read more...
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Ancient sea monsters lived without been discovered for millions of years
May 26th, 2011 - 10:47 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, May 26 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Scientists have discovered that they underestimated the size of some ancient monsters. The researchers say the animals also lived much longer than they initially thought.For ... Read more...
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Fossils of oldest flying reptile found in Texas
March 2nd, 2011 - 4:31 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, March 2 (IANS) Fossils discovered in Texas from a flying reptile known as pteranodon that died 89 million years ago may be the oldest of its kind in the ... Read more...
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89mn-yr-old flying reptile fossils could be ‘world’s oldest Pteranodon’
March 2nd, 2011 - 12:07 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 2 (ANI): Fossils of 89mn-yr-old flying reptile found in Texas indicate that it could be the world's oldest Pteranodon.The bones were identified by palaeontologist Timothy S. Myers at Southern Methodist ... Read more...
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Ancient 8-foot sea scorpions not as frightening as previously thought
January 3rd, 2011 - 2:25 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 3 (ANI): Huge ancient sea scorpions, believed to be terrors of the seas 470 million to 370 million years ago, long before the dinosaurs appeared, might actually have been timid ... Read more...
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Coast Guard steps up vigil with new station
September 30th, 2010 - 4:04 pm ICT by IANS
Raigad (Maharashtra), Sep 30 (IANS) The Indian Coast Guard, along with the Indian Navy and other agencies, would spare no efforts to safeguard the nation from any external threat from sea, Coast ... Read more...
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Ancient sea creature points to parallel evolution with humans
February 2nd, 2009 - 1:51 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 2 (ANI): A new study has suggested that tiny sea creatures called placozoans evolved in parallel to those organisms that later developed into humans, a finding that could radically ... Read more...
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Even ancient sea creatures had a thing for bling
May 9th, 2008 - 2:49 pm ICT by admin
London, May 9 (ANI): And you thought only humans had a thing for bling. New research has found fossilised sea creatures that coated themselves in tiny diamonds created in the asteroid ... Read more...
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Solved: the Antarctic ice sheet mystery
February 29th, 2008 - 2:26 pm ICT by admin
London, Feb 29 (IANS) The mystery surrounding the formation of the Antarctic ice sheet - particularly its effect on ocean temperature - has been solved. Or so contends a new study. Cardiff ... Read more...
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New evidence of climate change may help explain mystery behind Antarctic ice sheet
February 29th, 2008 - 1:16 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Feb 29 (ANI): Scientists have found new evidence of climate change that may help explain some of the mystery surrounding the appearance of the Antarctic ice sheet.Ice sheet formation in ... Read more...
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Fossil of most massive sea reptile dubbed T. Rex of the Ocean unearthed
February 27th, 2008 - 12:57 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Feb 27 (ANI): The fossil of a massive ancient sea reptile dubbed as T-Rex of the Ocean, which was discovered on a remote Arctic island in 2006, has been determined to ... Read more...
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Oxygenation events in ancient oceans may have sparked spread of complex life
February 26th, 2008 - 12:35 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Feb 26 (ANI): A new study has suggested that the rise of oxygen and the oxidation of deep oceans between 635 and 551 million years ago may have had an impact ... Read more...
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Giant scorpions 460 million years ago were larger than humans
November 21st, 2007 - 1:22 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Nov 21 (ANI): Biologists have discovered a giant fossilized claw of an ancient sea scorpion in Germany, which when alive, would have been much taller than the average man. This suggests ... Read more...
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Ancient sea sediments give evidence of supernova blast
November 14th, 2007 - 8:29 am ICT by admin
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