Tag: Gondwana
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112-Million-Year Time Capsule: Insects Frozen in Ecuadorian Amber
A Window into a Warm, Humid Gondwana Forest In a remarkable paleontological find, scientists have uncovered a 112-million-year-old time capsule preserved in amber from the Hollín Formation in Ecuador. This discovery, led by Xavier Delclòs and his team, offers a rare glimpse into a southern Gondwanan ecosystem during a pivotal moment in Earth’s history when…
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112-Million-Year-Old Amber Time Capsule Reveals Insects
New Find in Ecuador: A 112-Million-Year-Old Amber In a discovery that reshapes our understanding of ancient life in the Southern Hemisphere, researchers have identified a 112-million-year-old amber sample from the Hollín Formation in Ecuador’s Oriente Basin. Amber, fossilized tree resin, becomes a rare window into the past when it traps organisms at a moment in…
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112-Million-Year-Old Time Capsule Reveals Southern Hemisphere Insects in Amber
A Time Capsule from the Cretaceous North Meets the Southern Hemisphere In a breakthrough that broadens our view of ancient ecosystems, scientists have uncovered a 112-million-year-old amber time capsule in Ecuador. This exceptional find sheds light on life in the Southern Hemisphere during a pivotal era when continents were drifting apart from the ancient supercontinent…
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Ancestors of Flightless Birds Once Flew Across Oceans, New Study Finds
A new twist on how flightless birds spread across continents For generations, scientists have wondered how flightless giants like ostriches, emus, and kiwis ended up on continents as distant as Africa, Australia, and South America. The traditional view tied this broad dispersal to the ancient supercontinent Gondwana, arguing that its breakup around 150 million years…
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Ancient Flight-Enabled Ancestors Carried Flightless Birds Across Oceans
Rewriting the dispersal tale: oceans, not just drift Birds are celebrated for their aerial prowess, yet a surprising twist in their story emerges from new research. Scientists have found that the ancestors of today’s flightless giants, including ostriches, emus and kiwis, were once capable of long distance flight across open oceans. This challenges the traditional…
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Flightless Birds: Ancestors Once Flew Across Oceans
New genetic data reshapes the story of flightless birds Birds are often celebrated for their ability to conquer the skies, but a growing body of research suggests the opposite may be true for the ancestors of today’s flightless giants. A new study points to a surprisingly recent shift from flying ancestry to ground-dwelling endurance, proposing…