Citizen science is evolving in classrooms, as students contribute to understanding the ancient ecology of sharks through ...

The bird, named Inkayacu paracasensis, lived during the late Eocene period. It had a long, straight beak, much longer than that of its modern relatives. The fossil was found in Reserva Nacional de ...

If emissions continue unabated, carbon dioxide levels could meet or exceed values associated with past warm climates, such as the Cretaceous period (100 million years ago) or the Eocene epoch (50 ...

Learn about the time period that took place 65 to 23 million years ago. 3 min read At the dawn of the Paleogene—the beginning of the Cenozoic era—dinosaurs, pterosaurs, and giant marine ...

known primarily from the Eocene, which might be closely related to tarsiers and anthropoids Paleocene - a geologic epoch from ~65.5 to ~55.8 million years ago Pliocene - a geologic epoch from ~5.3 ...

Analyses of pollen and spores and the remains of tiny creatures have given a climatic picture of the early Eocene period, about 53 million years ago. The study in Nature suggests Antarctic winter ...

The crocodile, Plalaysuchus Petroleum, comes from the Eocene period and was found perfectly preserved. The 92cm long skeleton, which was unearthed in China, is expected to fetch up to £15,000 at ...

Palaeophis colossaeus was a massive sea snake from the lower Eocene era, reaching lengths comparable to a school bus and ruling the ancient oceans. This extinct species lived in the Tethys Sea ...