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  2. 2024 in paleoichthyology - Wikipedia

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    Brownstein, Near & Dearden (2024) reconstruct the evolutionary history of holocephalans, and argue that, while key features of the holocephalan body plan evolved in the Paleozoic, the group entered deep ocean waters and diversified there only after the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event. [40] Böttcher (2024) argues that preservation of ...

  3. Bird species thought to be extinct in first recorded case - AOL

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    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 ...

  4. 2024 in paleontology - Wikipedia

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    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]

  5. 2024 in paleoentomology - Wikipedia

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    The type species is A. nudialaria. Caloptilites [2] Gen. et sp. nov Valid Fischer Eocene Baltic amber. Europe (Gdańsk Bay region) A member of the family Gracillariidae. The type species is C. eos. Eoeriocottis [3] Gen. et sp. nov Valid Nel, Ngô-Muller & Nel Eocene Baltic amber Europe (Baltic Sea region)

  6. Rare skull of an extinct, massive ‘thunder bird’ discovered ...

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    The last of the mihirungs went extinct around 45,000 years ago. The only skull, found in 1913, was incomplete and badly damaged, raising questions about the giant bird’s face, habits and ancestry.

  7. 2024 in reptile paleontology - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  8. Mountain creature — feared extinct after a quake — found ...

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    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.

  9. A new tarantula species is discovered in Arizona: What to ...

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    A new tarantula species, Aphonopelma jacobii, was recently discovered in Arizona. Researchers say they are docile and have striking colors. A new tarantula species is discovered in Arizona: What ...