Known From Fossils First
Such is the case with this story, the tale of living animal species previously known only from fossils. The Mountain Pygmy-possum, Burramys parvus, was first described by Robert Bloom in 1896, based on a handful of jaws he collected from Pleistocene …
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Museum to display some Snowmass fossils
In addition to viewing the items, visitors also will be able to hear about some of the research being conducted using Snowmass findings and touch real and cast fossils from the dig. The exhibit runs Feb. 15 through May 27 at the Denver Museum of Nature …
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Fossils hold evidence of sexual selection
Among today's animals, a male peacock's flashy feathers are an example of the ornamentation that plays a part in sexual selection. "Using observations of modern animal behavior we can draw analogies with extinct animals and infer how certain features …
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