Which adaptations were likely present in the earliest hominoids? 1) A deficient fossil record. There are few Oligocene sites in Africa that represent the appropriate time period, and although ...

The fossil, found in rocks dating back to the Oligocene epoch of the Cenozoic era, is exceptionally well-preserved, offering ...

rerehua and other fossils from the region may clarify the phylogeny of odontocetes related to waipatia [an extinct genus of dolphin from the late oligocene]." The new species' name, Aureia rerehua ...

Associate Professor Trevor Worthy said it was "rare to find even one bone from a fossil eagle" due to their ... The find dates from the Oligocene period, when the local climate would have been ...