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The Palaeolithic Art of Europe: Palaeoart in the Most Literal Sense

29/11/2019 Darwin's Door

Discover some of the oldest art known to us in this feature-length article.

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Posted in: Feed, Prehistoric Planet Filed under: Art, France, Homo, Ice Age, neanderthalensis, Neanderthals, Palaeolithic, pleistocene, sapiens

How Flight Evolved in Insects: Why Flies Can Bug You So Much

15/11/2019 Darwin's Door

The first in a series all about the evolution of flight, but how did this develop in insects?

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Posted in: Feed, Prehistoric Planet Filed under: Arthropods, Carboniferous, Flight, Hexapoda, Insects, Meganeura

The Lapworth Museum of Geology: A Review

01/11/2019 Darwin's Door

Here’s our take on the Lapworth Museum of Geology.

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Posted in: Feed, Reviews Filed under: Allosaurus, Deinonychus, Lapworth, museum, review, smilodon, Velociraptor

Terror Birds: Flightlessness Made Terrifying

31/10/2019 Darwin's Door

The final part of the Everything Dark and Horrifying 2019 series explores the terrifying birds of South America.

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Posted in: Feed, Prehistoric Planet Filed under: neogene, paleogene, Phorusrachidae, predator, south america, terror birds

Helicoprion: Nature’s Swimming Buzzsaw

24/10/2019 Darwin's Door

The third part of the Everything Dark and Horrifying 2019 series explores the toothy fish which puzzled people for generations.

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Posted in: Feed, Prehistoric Planet Filed under: helicoprion, Permian, ratfish, teeth

Dinosaur Fight Club

18/10/2019 Darwin's Door

A battle frozen for all time. How did this unique fossil come about, and what does it tell us about these dinosaurs?

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Posted in: Feed, Prehistoric Planet Filed under: Cretaceous, Mongolia, Protoceratops, Velociraptor

Titanoboa cerrejonensis: A Very Bad Thermometer

17/10/2019 Darwin's Door

The second part of the Everything Dark and Horrifying 2019 series explores the largest snake ever discovered.

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Posted in: Feed, Prehistoric Planet Filed under: Boa, Palaeoclimate, Paleocene, Snake

The Giant Arthropods of the Carboniferous

10/10/2019 Darwin's Door

The first part of the Everything Dark and Horrifying 2019 series explores the giant arthropods of the Carboniferous.

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Posted in: Feed, Prehistoric Planet Filed under: Arthropleura, Arthropods, Carboniferous, Halloween, Meganeura, Megarachne

Assynt and Skye 2019: A Palaeo Perspective

04/10/2019 Darwin's Door

Read our recap all about our recent trip to Assynt and Skye.

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Posted in: Feed, Fieldwork and Events Filed under: Assynt, Field Work, Jurassic, Last Glacial Maximum, Quaternary, Scotland, Skye

The Ordovician Period

20/09/2019 Darwin's Door

Dive into the Ordovician and explore the GOBE and a major mass extinction event.

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Posted in: Feed, Time Tour Filed under: End-Ordovician Mass Extinction, GOBE, ordovician, trilobite

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