Mixodectes pungens, a species of small mammal that inhabited western North America in the early Paleocene, was a mystery. What little was known about them had been mostly gleaned from analyzing ...

An 80-million-year-old fossil bird has been discovered with a skull so exquisitely preserved that scientists have been able to study the detailed structure of its brain. In both age and ...

Our bird skeleton collection, also called the avian osteology collection, is the largest of its kind in the UK. It contains around 16,600 specimens, including complete and partial skeletons and skulls ...

The Bearded Vulture is a unique bird that specialises in eating bone marrow by breaking bones and swallowing them whole ...

For more than 140 years, Mixodectes pungens, a species of small mammal that inhabited western North America in the early Paleocene, was a mystery. What little was known about them had been mostly ...

A 62-million-year-old skeleton sheds light on an enigmatic mammal Date: March 11, 2025 Source: Yale University Summary: For more than 140 years, Mixodectes pungens, a species of small mammal that ...