Galahad Crocodile: Lived 215 Million Years Ago and Could Run on Land
The Galahad crocodile, a distant ancestor of modern crocodiles, could run quickly on land and lived 215 million years ago during a time of significant ecological change.
The Galactic Orbit of the Solar System is Behind the Earth’s Great Extinction
The article discusses the Earth’s formation, the emergence of life, and the various mass extinction events over geological time, suggesting a connection between these extinctions and the solar system's galactic orbit.
TARMO SOOMERE ⟩ Allies are not left behind
Academic Tarmo Soomere discusses the urgent need to restore the health of ecosystems like fields, forests, and bogs in response to human demands that have triggered mass species extinction.
News from the Cambrian: After the first great extinction
A new Chinese fossil site reveals life forms from 512 million years ago, during the recovery of the biosphere from the first mass extinction of animals.
The catastrophe that changed everything: when the oceans had to die for us to exist
445 million years ago, a mass extinction wiped out 85% of marine species, which was crucial for the rise of jawed vertebrates, our distant ancestors.
Gigantic Eruptions Prepared the Way for the Largest Mass Extinction in Europe
The article discusses how gigantic volcanic eruptions contributed to the largest mass extinction in Europe by influencing climate conditions and possibly facilitating the spread of the plague.