Tag Archives: Pacific
Ancient Denisovan DNA excavated in modern Pacific Islanders
The archaic Denisovan and Neanderthal DNA that persists in modern individuals from the Pacific islands of Melanesia could be a source of new information about early human history, according to a report published this Thursday in the Early Release edition … Continue reading
Ancient Denisovan DNA excavated in modern Pacific Islanders
Archaic Denisovan and Neanderthal DNA that persists in modern Pacific islanders of Melanesia, far from the Siberian cave where Denisovan fossils have been found, is a source of information about early human history. Equally informative are genome regions where DNA … Continue reading
Tiny new North Pacific fossil whale from 30 million years ago
A new species of fossil baleen whale that lived in the North Pacific Ocean 30 to 33 million years ago has been described. The whale, named Fucaia buelli by the researchers, is transitional between ancient toothed whales and the baleen … Continue reading
Researchers describe new North Pacific fossil whale
A new species of fossil baleen whale that lived in the North Pacific Ocean 30 to 33 million years ago has been described by researchers from New Zealand’s University of Otago. read more (e) Science News – Paleontology & Archaeology
How the Earth’s Pacific plates collapsed?
Professor Arculus, The Australian National University. Credit: Charles Tambiah & MNF Scientists drilling into the ocean floor have for the first time found out what happens when one tectonic plate first gets pushed under another. The international expedition drilled into … Continue reading
New fossils intensify mystery of short-lived, toothy mammal found in ancient North Pacific
New fossils from the Aleutian Islands intensify the mystery surrounding a toothy, hippopotamus-sized mammal unique to the North Pacific. The oddball creature suction-fed shoreline vegetation, say paleontologists. The Unalaska Island animal is a new genus and species of Desmostylia. The … Continue reading
New fossils intensify mystery of short-lived, toothy mammal found in ancient North Pacific
The identification of a new species belonging to the marine mammal group Desmostylia has intensified the rare animal’s brief mysterious journey through prehistoric time, finds a new study. read more (e) Science News – Paleontology & Archaeology
Pacific atolls devastated now grow back
IMG title=”” alt=”” src=”http://www.mineralfossil.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/wpid-f671a9c9509ab591416f5cf6964b1fc4.jpg” IMG class=”hide” alt=”Atolli Pacifico devastati ora ricrescono” src=”http://www.mineralfossil.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/wpid-f671a9c9509ab591416f5cf6964b1fc4.jpg”(ANSA) – SYDNEY, FEB 21 – is a chain of small coral islands ‘ grown after being devastated by a typhoon that a century ago killed all the inhabitants … Continue reading