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A blast from the past. A paper by Yingqi Zhang and Terry Harrison revisiting Gigantopithecus blacki - the largest (known) hominoid that ever lived.

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February 10, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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Please sign and share this student-led petition to save Ancient History here at Cardiff University

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January 30, 2025 at 1:07 PM
The differences between intraspecific and interspecific competition, with examples. #Biology #Ecology

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The differences between intraspecific and interspecific competition, with examples.
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January 20, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Austral Ecology released an open access article last year by Dylan M. Westaway, Mirinda Thorpe, and Iestyn Hosking on a predation event and shelter site use by a heath monitor (Varanus rosenbergi).

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Predation event and shelter site use by a threatened monitor lizard, Varanus rosenbergi, in the Little Desert, Victoria
We report the first record of a heath monitor depredating a painted dragon, as well as the first record of heath monitors repeatedly using a hollow log for shelter. Including logs as a habitat resour...
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January 10, 2025 at 4:11 PM
International Journal of Molecular Sciences has released an Open Access article on venom immunity of varanid (monitor) lizards, and how it is gained and lost through multiple lineages due to differences in diet and presence of venomous snakes.

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A Russian Doll of Resistance: Nested Gains and Losses of Venom Immunity in Varanid Lizards
The interplay between predator and prey has catalyzed the evolution of venom systems, with predators honing their venoms in response to the evolving resistance of prey. A previous study showed that th...
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December 13, 2024 at 2:18 PM
Open Access palaeontology journal Fossil Studies has a paper by Nicholas R. Longrich and Evan T. Saitta on the taxonomic status of very, very controversial taxon Nanotyrannus lancensis, which is believed by many palaeontologists to be juvenile specimens of T.rex.

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Taxonomic Status of Nanotyrannus lancensis (Dinosauria: Tyrannosauroidea)—A Distinct Taxon of Small-Bodied Tyrannosaur
Tyrannosaurs are among the most intensively studied and best-known dinosaurs. Despite this, their relationships and systematics are highly controversial. An ongoing debate concerns the validity of Nan...
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November 29, 2024 at 4:38 PM
Scientific Reports has an open access article on a newly discovered mummified sabre-toothed cat (Homotherium latidens) cub from the Upper Pleistocene

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November 16, 2024 at 3:55 PM