Snapping turtle - Otic notch at back of skull allows anterior expansion of jaw muscles. ‘Modified anapsid’ condition increases power of bite. Holes arose in dermal roof, muscles pass through roof to ...
We study the function and evolution of the musculoskeletal system of vertebrates. We look at the evolution of the skull and its relation to feeding behaviour in dinosaurs, birds, crocodiles and ...
The skull of a teen from the 1800s was found more than 45 years ago during a home renovation project in suburban Chicago – thanks to the advancement of DNA technology, we finally know her name.
The skull fossil is the only known specimen of its species, so only non-destructive techniques were used during the study The "oldest example of a well-preserved vertebrate brain" has been ...
This is the oldest skull of a Barbary lion found in the UK. The lion was part of the royal zoo in the Tower of London 700 years ago. Workmen digging in the old moat around the Tower of London in 1937 ...
Crystal skulls are not uncommon or terribly mysterious. Thousands are produced every year in Brazil, China, and Germany. But there are a handful of these rather macabre objects that have fueled ...
A giant fossil skull found in India’s Kashmir valley decades ago belongs to an unknown “straight-tusked” extinct elephant species, scientists say. The skull, along with nearly 90 stone tools ...
A series celebrating 200 years of dinosaurs continues as palaeontology undergraduate Harry Bridger shares his experience investigating dinosaur eye size.