Carlos Albuquerque

Carlos Albuquerque

Guest Writer

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fossils
October 27, 2017

Prehistoric bat munched on mammals

Known from fossils found in Eocene-aged rocks in Europe and Africa, this ancient bat didn’t eat fruit or insects, like most living bats. Instead its teeth show it focused on larger targets.
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fossils
May 22, 2017

The “tropical beast” from Argentina

Most modern mammals are either placentals or marsupials. These two lineages (and their extinct relatives) are collectively known as therian mammals, and achieved global dominance during the Cenozoic. Earlier mammal groups (including most therians outside of Placentalia or Marsupialia) became extinct along with the dinosaurs, thus rendering the term “Age of the Mammals” somewhat ironic.
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fossils
October 31, 2016

Pleurosaurus, the Jurassic marine-dwelling relative of the tuatara

Of all the prehistoric reptile groups, few are given as much disservice as the sphenodonts. Currently represented only by New Zealand’s iconic tuatara, these animals were once widespread, living on most continents. Some, like Homoeosaurus, are even a darling of prehistory books, almost always portrayed as tuatara clones.
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