Holy bat skull! Fossil adds vital piece to bat evolution puzzle
Of all the mammals, bats have one of the poorest fossil records, with palaeontologists estimating that about 80 per cent of it is missing. This has made it difficult to…
Ginger pigment molecules found in fossil frogs
Palaeontologists at University College Cork (UCC) have found the first molecular evidence of phaeomelanin, the pigment that produces ginger colouration, in the fossil record. The new study reports the preservation…