#Ancient crocodiles walked on two legs like dinosaurs

“#Ancient crocodiles walked on two legs like dinosaurs” A reconstruction of the ancient landscape of South Korea with crocodile track-makers. Credit: Dr Anthony Romilio An international research team has been stunned to discover that some species of ancient crocodiles walked on their two hind legs like dinosaurs and measured over three meters in length. University…

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#Oldest relative of ragworms and earthworms discovered

“#Oldest relative of ragworms and earthworms discovered” a, Technical drawing showing proportions, body regions and gross anatomy. The colour scheme is as in Fig. 1f. The dorsal view (left) and right lateral view (right) are shown. Parapodia in the thorax that were not observed but inferred are shown in grey. b, Life reconstruction showing D….

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#Ancient bird figurine recovered from refuse heap the oldest instance of East Asian 3-D art

“#Ancient bird figurine recovered from refuse heap the oldest instance of East Asian 3-D art” Photograph and 3D μ-CT reconstitution of the miniature bird figurine discovered at Lingjing (Henan Province, China), dated to 13 500 years ago. Credit: Francesco d’Errico and Luc Doyon A small bird carving—the oldest instance of East Asian three-dimensional art ever…

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