Tag Archive for 'Growth'

Life reconstruction of the pachycephalosaur individual CMNFV 22039 in an environment typical of the Upper Maastrichtian Frenchman Formation. Image credit: Kaitlin Lindblad.

Rare Fossil of Baby Dome-Headed Dinosaur Unearthed in Canada

Mar 2, 2026 by Enrico de Lazaro

For many years, the fossil record of pachycephalosaurs (dome-headed dinosaurs) has been dominated by fossilized skulls. The postcranial material of young...

Massospondylus carinatus. Image credit: Nobu Tamura, http://spinops.blogspot.com / Patty Jansen / Sci.News.

Small Triassic Dinosaur from Brazil Sheds New Light on Sauropodomorph Growth Strategies

Feb 16, 2026 by Sergio Prostak

Paleontologists have unearthed fossilized bones of one of the smallest sauropodomorph dinosaurs from the Late Triassic of southern Brazil, offering fresh...

Transgenic hybrid poplar with increased expression levels of BSTR enhanced photosynthesis efficiency and biomass under greenhouse conditions. Image credit: Feyissa et al., doi: 10.1016/j.devcel.2024.11.002.

Newly-Discovered Gene Enhances Photosynthetic Efficiency and Plant Productivity

Dec 4, 2024 by News Staff

Biologists have identified a new gene in California poplar trees (Populus trichocarpa) — named BOOSTER — that enhances photosynthesis and can...

Mammals in a Jurassic forest: the three animals on the left side represent the three newly discovered species - Shenshou lui, Xianshou linglong, and Xianshou songae; the other two represent a gliding species and another euharamiyidan, respectively, which were described earlier. Image credit: © Zhao Chuang.

Paleontologists Reveal Big Differences in Growth Patterns between Jurassic and Modern Mammals

Aug 7, 2024 by News Staff

In new research, paleontologists used synchrotron X-ray tomography of annual growth increments in the dental cementum of fossil mammals from three faunas...

Herrerasaurus ischigualastensis. Image credit: Kristina Curry Rogers.

Earliest Dinosaurs and Their Non-Dinosaurian Contemporaries Had Rapid Growth Rates, Study Says

Apr 8, 2024 by News Staff

Dinosaurs debuted on Earth’s stage in the aftermath of the Permian-Triassic mass extinction event, and survived two other Triassic extinction intervals...

A Macrospondylus bollensis mother keeps a watchful eye on her young. Image credit: Henry Sutherland Sharpe.

New Research Sheds Light on Enigmatic Jurassic Crocodile Relatives

Oct 17, 2023 by News Staff

In a study published in the journal Papers in Palaeontology, paleontologists from the State Museum of Natural History Stuttgart investigated growth rates...