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A species is declared extinct after exhaustive surveys of all potential habitats eliminate all reasonable doubt that the last individual of a species, whether in the wild or in captivity, has died. [15] Recently extinct species are defined by the IUCN as becoming extinct after 1500 CE. [1]
Redescription and a study on the affinities of Bishara backa is published by Skutschas et al. (2024), who recover this species as a crown proteid. [192] Chuliver et al. (2024) describe a late-stage tadpole of Notobatrachus degiustoi from the Middle Jurassic La Matilde Formation (Argentina), representing the oldest tadpole reported to date. [193]
Mooney et al. (2024) describe a skeleton of Captorhinus aguti from the Richards Spur locality (Oklahoma, United States), preserved with integumentary structures interpreted as remnants of the epidermis, and showing surface morphologies of the skin consistent with variation in most extant and extinct reptiles. [143] Buffa et al. (2024) propose a ...
A bird species found in mainland Europe and the Mediterranean is thought to be extinct globally by a coalition of conservation groups.. The slender-billed curlew – a migratory shorebird that ...
The roughly 8-inch-long animal was discovered in the South China Sea, ... March 25, 2024 at 11:06 AM. Scientists onboard a submarine piloted themselves through the depths of the South China Sea ...
Kaharudin et al. (2024) present the first evidence of Pleistocene human occupation of the Tanimbar Islands, dating back approximately 42,000 years, and report evidence that early inhabitants of the Tanimbar Islands exploited macropods, which are now locally extinct and might represent the earliest case of animal translocation by humans reported ...
The species likely “suffered a massive population decline” of up to 80% or 90% due to the 2015 earthquake and landslides, the study said. Even still, its habitat “has not fully recovered.
Frese, McCurry & Wells (2024) describe pupae and uncased larvae of caddisflies from the Miocene McGraths Flat Lagerstätte (), including specimens with large compound eyes preserving details of the rhabdoms and corneal nanocoating and with other external and internal structures, and interpret the environment of the studied caddisflies as affected by cyclic catastrophic events.