Scientists discovered a missing link in the evolution of an animal group called Perissodactyla, which contains “odd-toed ungulates”, animals with an uneven number of toes on their rear feet. The finding helps scientists establish connections between the present day horses, rhinos and tapirs and Perissodactyla. The earliest specimens belonging to the Perissodactylia group lived around 56 million … [Read more...]
Mystery of Dinosaur with Horrible Hands Solved
Deinocheirus mirificus, meaning “unusual horrible hand”, was one of the greatest mysteries in the world of paleontology. What researchers knew until now about the dinosaur that lived around 70 million years ago was that it had incredibly long arms for a bipedal creature. The name came after a group of researchers discovered two 8-feet long fossilized arms equipped with terrifying claws in the … [Read more...]
