Latest articles by Vasika Udurawane

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almost 4 years ago by Vasika Udurawane

The evolution of plants part 1: The first conquerors of land

We live on a green planet. Today we may take them for granted, but plants are the most important living things on Earth. Their colonization of land made it possible for all animal life to survive, from the smallest ants to the largest dinosaurs. What were the first of these tough, green pioneers? And how did they find their way onto land in the first place?
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fossils
about 4 years ago by Vasika Udurawane

Top thirteen fossil stories of 2016

This is a list of the most scientifically influential fossil stories of 2016. Not only do we have new species turning up at a breakneck pace, like a “three-eyed” Triassic reptile and an invertebrate that carried its young like kites, but we have also gained a new perspective of how life on Earth even began with the oldest fossil remains of all time.
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over 4 years ago by Vasika Udurawane

Dinosaurs south of the border

For millions of years, dinosaurs dominated the conifer forests and plains of ancient Mexico. They were also on ground zero during the earth-shattering cataclysm that ended their 165-million-year reign.
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over 4 years ago by Vasika Udurawane

Brazilian dinosaur was king of the abelisaurs

Huge predatory dinosaurs were everywhere during the Late Cretaceous. And now, it is Brazil’s turn to reveal its monster. Called Pycnonemosaurus, this forgotten predator was the largest of the abelisaurs, a family of decidedly strange and poorly known predators.
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fossils
over 4 years ago by Vasika Udurawane

Cracking the secrets of Spinosaurus

Ninety-five million years ago, a gigantic predatory dinosaur roamed the swamps and riversides of the prehistoric Sahara. For more than a century, Spinosaurus aegyptiacus took on many forms as scientists struggled to reconstruct it. Now with new material, there might be a chance to end it.
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