As Dr Alan Grant in Jurassic Park, Sam Neill portrayed a scientist who was authentic, normal and relatable. For many budding paleontologists, it was life changing.
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Contrary to the idea that apes evolved their upright posture to reach for fruit in the forest canopy, the earliest known ape with this stature, Morotopithecus, lived in more open grassy environments.
The geological and biological archives of the Earth shed light on both the distant past of our planet and allow us to imagine its future.
Plants, in their fossil forms, can reveal a great deal about past environments and climates.
Ferns came along more than 200 million years before the dinosaurs walked the Earth. They were food for plant-eating dinosaurs and they’re really great survivors. Heather, age 8, wants to know more.
The fossilized plant Montsechia relied on water to disseminate its genetic material and may rewrite the book on when and how the first flowering plants evolved.
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Emeritus Professor of Geological Sciences and Paleobotany, Indiana University
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Palaeontologist, Rhodes University
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Senior Research Associate, School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Anthropology, University of Minnesota
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Chercheur à l’Institut de systématique, évolution, biodiversité (ISYEB), Muséum national d’histoire naturelle (MNHN)
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Associate Professor in Ancient DNA, University of Otago
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Professor of Anthropology, University of Michigan