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30 million years old cousin of chinchillas shows signs of enhanced hearing and living in groups
13 Jun 2024
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Paleontologists from the Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont (ICP), the University of Edinburgh (UK), the Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (Brazil), and the University of Toronto in (Canada) have shown that the early South American rodent Incamys, a fossil relative to living chinchillas had a unique combination of endocranial…
A doctoral thesis analyzes the phylogenetic implications of the craniodental morphology of the primate Pliobates cataloniae
12 Jun 2024
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The researcher from the Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont (ICP), Florian Bouchet, defended his doctoral thesis today. His research focused on analyzing the craniodental morphology of Pliobates using advanced techniques such as computed microtomography and three-dimensional geometric morphometrics to clarify the systematic status and closest phylogenetic relationships of this…
A new study published in Historical Biology describes the remains of a crocodyliform found in the mid-20th century in Pallars Jussà (Catalonia, North-East Spain). This analysis reveals that this specimen, dating back around 70 million years, belonged to a different species from the ones already known from the nearby coeval…
A journey back in time to discover the exceptional geological heritage of the Pyrenees
30 Apr 2024
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The University of Barcelona (UB) leads the VIGEOCULT project, in collaboration with the Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont (ICP), the association Geoparc Orígens, and the company Recursiva, SL. Supported by NextGeneration funds from the European Union, this project aims to create a natural and open museum that utilizes virtual…
How smart and behaviourally complex was Tyrannosaurus rex? An international team of paleontologists, behavioral scientists and neurologists reexamined brain size and structure in dinosaurs including the iconic T. rex. The research concludes that T. rex was ‘reptile smart’, and not as smart as a monkey as recently claimed in other…
A new study featured in Nature Communications by an international team led by researchers from the Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont (ICP-CERCA) has reconstructed the closest kinship relationships of the Miocene small-bodied primate Pliobates. Initially thought to be a basal ape preceding the divergence between lesser and great apes,…
The innovation plan in social sciences and humanities kicks off with a visit to Leiden University
01 Mar 2024
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The plan, aimed at seven CERCA centers, proposes to identify international challenges and best practices that advance innovation in their research fields.
Tomàs Marquès i Bonet, a researcher at the Institute of Evolutionary Biology (IBE) and Leader of Paleogenomics & Paleoproteomics Research Group, has been awarded the prize Ciutat de Barcelona in the Life Sciences category. The award is a recognition of excellence and international projection in creation and scientific research in…
A study led by researchers from the Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont (ICP) suggests that the high diversity and abundance of carnivorous dinosaurs, specifically spinosaurs and carcharodontosaurs, prevented the presence of tyrannosauroids during the Early Cretaceous in the Iberian Peninsula. The research has recently been published in the journal…
A research team the Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, and the Swedish Museum of Natural History has studied the paleobiodiversity of salamanders, newts, frogs, and toads during the middle Miocene and late Pliocene in Hambach (Germany). The high diversity of amphibians in both periods suggests…
