Tag: paleontology
The mini monster is not our ancestor – knowledge
A spiky creature reminiscent of a mini-monster with a large mouth and no anus does not belong to the earliest human ancestors, contrary to what was thought. This is what…
Paleontology: Bone finds show a diverse diet of the Neanderthals
paleontology Bone finds show a varied diet of the Neanderthals The bone of a ptarmigan lies under a magnifying glass in a display case in the Prehistoric Museum in Blaubeuren.…
Paleontology: “Ahlen Mammoth” returns to the Geomuseum Münster
It is 5.20 meters long and 3.20 meters high: the “Ahlen Mammoth” is coming back to the Geomuseum Münster. However, it is still unclear when visitors will be able to…
Dinosaur fossil to be brought back to Brazil – Knowledge
After a long dispute, the state government of Baden-Württemberg decides that the remains of the dinosaur Ubirajara jubatus were probably not acquired legally. The fossil is now to be brought…
What sounds did dinosaurs make? – Knowledge
Paleontologist Michael Habib explains which animals produced the first sounds and how you would know you’ve landed in the Cretaceous period: the dinosaur brass band. When Michael Habib talks about…
Paleontology: Why giraffes have such a long neck – Knowledge
The long neck of the giraffe is still considered a prime example of evolutionary adaptation to living conditions – perfectly developed to harvest leaves in treetops. But now an international…
Why giraffes have such a long neck – Knowledge
The long neck of the giraffe is still considered a prime example of evolutionary adaptation to living conditions – perfectly developed to harvest leaves in treetops. But now an international…
Pterosaurs in Jurassic World: Quetzalcoatlus flew very badly – Knowledge
A warning light comes on in the cockpit, a scream and he’s there. A giant pterosaur falls from the sky, attacks the heroes’ plane, shreds its turbines with its meter-long…
Volker Klüpfel and Michael Kobr: Affenwärme, the new Kluftinger thriller – Munich
“We would like to emphasize that there is nothing to see here.” It sounds strange at first, the capitalized sentence at the entrance to the Hammerschmiede clay pit in Pforzen…
Pterosaurs had colorful feathers – knowledge
It’s usually quite simple: Birds have feathers, other creatures don’t. But that only applies to the present. Because even a few dinosaurs and pterosaurs probably had feathers. The extent to…