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• Scientific Breakthrough Confirms Mammal Ancestors Laid Eggs Through 250-Million-Year-Old Fossil Discovery

  Published: Apr 15, 2026

  Section: Research

  A collaborative international research team has identified the first confirmed egg from a mammal ancestor, a 250-million-year-old Lystrosaurus embryo. Utilizing advanced synchrotro...

• Paleontological Breakthrough: First Mammal-Ancestor Egg Discovered, Solving a 250-Million-Year Mystery

  Published: Apr 10, 2026

  Section: Research

  An international research team has identified a fossilized egg and embryo belonging to Lystrosaurus, a resilient mammal ancestor that survived Earth’s most severe mass extinction....

• Synchrotron Scans Reveal 300-Million-Year-Old 'Oldest Octopus' Fossil Is Actually a Nautiloid Relative

  Published: Apr 8, 2026

  Section: Research

  Researchers at the University of Reading have used advanced light imaging to debunk the long-held belief that Pohlsepia mazonensis was the world's earliest octopus. The discovery o...

• Triassic Coelacanths Used Ossified Lungs as Underwater Auditory Sensors According to New Research

  Published: Mar 26, 2026

  Section: Research

  A study led by the University of Geneva and the Natural History Museum of Geneva has discovered that 240-million-year-old coelacanths possessed a unique auditory system centered in...