A fossil later confirmed to be a new ancient fish species and named Whiteia anniae Photo: Courtesy of Xu Guanghui Xu Guanghui, a research fellow with the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and ...

Coelacanths, or coelacanthiformes, belong to the order of sarcopterygian fishes (vertebrates with fleshy limbs). First appearing in the Devonian geological era, these fish have remained relatively ...

We revised the scoring of 112 morphological characters in 46 coelacanth genera, yielding a phylogeny that remains stable over 420 million years Our analysis groups Paleozoic coelacanths into a ...

Bird lice have existed on the planet for around 100 million years. They survive on the skin, feathers, and scabs of bird populations around the planet. While they appear to be true lice to the ...

Most of the nation’s scientists contend evolution is a well-established scientific theory that convincingly explains the origins and development of life on earth. These scientists and others dismiss ...

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The prehistory of New Jersey might as well be called the “Tale of Two Jerseys.” The southern half of New Jersey was covered by a shallow sea, which was home to creatures like trilobites and ...

Wildlife exploitation is considered a predominant factor driving global biodiversity loss and zoonotic disease transmission, in addition to a range of concerns for animal welfare and ecosystem health.

Department of Biochemistry and Structural Biology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, United States Microtubules, are formed of the protein tubulin, which is a ...

As the Total Energies AFCON finally kicks off this January in Cameroon, get to know the interesting nicknames of the African countries that will be participating in the tournament. 24 countries from ...

The nicknames of all the National Teams that will be competing at the January showpiece in Cameroon. AFCON 2021: Ghana draws Morocco, Comoros and Gabon in Group C As the Total Energies AFCON finally ...