James Harden

The Fossil Of The Earliest Known Land Animal, 425 Myrs Old, May Has Been Discovered In Scotland. The Fossil, Called Kampecaris Obanensis (KO), About 2.5cm Long, Resembles Modern Day Millipedes, Though Not Ancestral. KO May Be The Oldest Animal From Fossil Records, But The Living Soil Warm Are Believed To Be Older, 450 Myrs Old, Than It.

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For The First Time, The Fossil Of A Flying Reptile, An Unusual Group Of Pterodactyls Known As Tapejarids, Which Existed In China And Brazil, Has Been Found On The Largest Island In England, Isle Of Wight. The Fossil, Named Wightia Declivirostris, Adds To Diversity Of Prehistoric Reptiles And Dinosaurs Found On The Island.

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The Oldest Known Salamander, Triassurus Sixtelae, Was Found In Kyrgyzstan Madygen Formation. This ~230–240 Ma Triassic Fossil Is A Stem-Salamander That Lived In Shallow Freshwater Lakes. It Extends The Salamander Lineage By ~60–90 Myrs Supporting Eurasian Origins For The Group. But Does Not Resolve The Overall Origin Of Modern Amphibians.

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A New Species Of Salamander, Said To Be The Biggest Amphibian In The World, May Have Been Discovered. The Discovery Was Made From A Salamander, Known As China Giant Salamander, Which Lived In London Zoo For 20 Years Before Being Preserved, For 74 Years, At The Natural History Museum. The Species Is Presumed To Still Live In The Wild.

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Embryonic Communication, Like In Amphibians And Reptiles, Isn’t New, But It’s Fascinating To Know That Well Developed Unhatched Chicks Can Sense Danger While Still In The Egg, And Communicate The Danger Signal With Each Other By Vibrating Their Shells. But How These Embryos Produce And Understand The Signal Still Puzzles Researchers.

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