As far back as the time of the dinosaurs, 66 million years ago, forests recovered from fires in the same manner they do today, according to a researchers. During an expedition in southern Saskatchewan, Canada, the team discovered the first fossil-record evidence of forest fire ecology — the regrowth of plants after a fire — revealing a snapshot of the ecology on earth just before the mass extinction of the dinosaurs. Leer más.





Researchers have discovered the first three-dimensionally preserved pterosaur eggs in China. The eggs were found among dozens, if not hundreds, of pterosaur fossils, representing a new genus and species (Hamipterus tianshanensis). The discovery reveals that the pterosaurs — flying reptiles with wingspans ranging from 25 cm to 12 m — lived together in gregarious colonies. Leer más.
![]() | La Generalitat y el Ayuntamiento de Valencia han reintroducido a partir de este jueves, coincidiendo con la celebración del Día Mundial del Medio Ambiente, 50 ejemplares de tortuga mediterránea en el parque natural de El Saler, según han informado en sendos comunicados las administraciones local y autonómica. Leer más. |
A tragedy that claimed the lives of hundreds of pterosaurs 120 million years ago is now providing a slice of prehistoric life, revealing that these dinosaur-era flying reptiles were extremely social creatures. Leer más.