Latest articles by Nick Garland

fossils
almost 6 years ago by Nick Garland

Giant marine reptiles gave live birth in open ocean

For more than 100 years dust collected on fossils in Yale’s Peabody Museum marked as unidentified bird specimens. It wasn’t until recently that paleontologists discovered these were no bird fossils at all. They were baby marine reptiles called mosasaurs whose details hinted at an unexpected behavior.
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plants and animals
almost 6 years ago by Nick Garland

Cockroaches shall not inherit the Earth, beetles shall

Insects are resilient creatures. After a global apocalypse there may just be a showdown between the cockroaches and the beetles. New research suggests beetles could hold the edge in a fight to survive.
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plants and animals
almost 6 years ago by Nick Garland

Dolichorhynchops, the weird marine reptile with sharp pointy teeth

From the ichthyosaurs to the mosasaurs to the plesiosaurs, the marine reptiles of the Mesozoic were an interesting group of animals. Dolichorhynchops wasn’t the biggest but it sure packed a mean set of chompers.
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plants and animals
almost 6 years ago by Nick Garland

Tanystropheus, the long-necked Triassic weirdo

Originally mistaken for a flying reptile (pterosaur) when it was discovered in the 1800s, Tanystropheus had a neck that would put the Kayan giraffe women of Myanmar to shame.
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plants and animals
almost 6 years ago by Nick Garland

Tiktaalik was a fish out of water

How in the world did fish evolve into land-dwelling animals? Scientists knew that fish must have had to emerge from water on primitive feet but they couldn't find their missing link. Until they found Tiktaalik.
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