About 400,000 years ago, early humans in Europe, Asia and Africa lived alongside giant straight-tusked elephants, far bigger ...

A study by researchers Nikolaos Gerakakis and Prof. Dimitrios Makris has successfully reconstructed the skull of an extinct dwarf hippopotamus that once roamed the island of Crete, using innovative 3D ...

Researchers from the University of Western Attica successfully reconstructed the skull of the extinct dwarf hippopotamus, ...

More information: Robert S. H. Smyth et al, Re-evaluation of Pterodactylus antiquus and Diopecephalus kochi : two troublesome taxonomic concepts, Journal of Systematic Palaeontology (2024). DOI ...

In other words, this means P. antiquus and P. namadicus were two distinguishable species inhabiting different regions. However, a Palaeoloxodon skull discovered in Turkmenistan breaks this mold.

Logan County Historical Society will meet at 7:00 p.m., on Jan. 13, 2025, at Christ United Methodist Church, in the Fellowship Hall. Please park in the west parking lot and enter through the west ...

Reference: “Re-evaluation of Pterodactylus antiquus and Diopecephalus kochi: two troublesome taxonomic concepts” by Robert S. H. Smyth and David M. Unwin, 17 December 2024, Journal of Systematic ...

New 3D model of Crete’s dwarf hippopotamus skull Skull restoration unlocks secrets of prehistoric evolution Digital tools used to reconstruct Hippopotamus creutzburgi ...

Growth stages of Pterodactylus. From tiny ‘flaplings’ no larger than a sparrow, most known specimens represent ‘teenagers’ comparable in size to a pigeon. Fully grown individuals boasted ...

Our knowledge of fossil crustaceans from the tropics has increased considerably during recent decades, thanks to novel findings and the re-examination of museum specimens. However, several previous ...