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Recent reporting, analysis and explainers from the Paleontology desk.
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A fossil from southeastern China represents a newly described Late Jurassic avialan with a mix of bird-like and troodontid-like features. Its short forelimbs and comparative anatomy support a terrestrial, flightless lifestyle.
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A bioRxiv preprint reports that UV and laser light reveal leaf venation and shape invisible under white light in about half of the fossil leaves surveyed. The authors say the images could improve fossil identification and support future AI-based analysis.
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A bioRxiv preprint reports nanoscale chemical mapping of a roughly 150-million-year-old Giraffatitan brancai tooth. The researchers identified magnesium, organic-matter clusters and unexpected Cu3As particles in the enamel, offering clues about tooth formation and fossilisation.