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Aquí tens la traducció al anglès, mantenint el format original i sense traduir el nom de l'Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont: ```html The Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont (ICP) officially joined Ecsite, the European network of science centers and museums, this February. This strategic membership connects the ICP…
A recent article describes new fossil remains of the tapirs that inhabited the Vallès during the Late Miocene (11–9 million years ago), including a juvenile cranium recovered thanks to the paleontological surveillance of construction works in Sabadell. These remains attest to the persistence of densely forested and humid environments throughout…
New study evaluates the phylogenetic potential of ancient tooth enamel proteins
04 Mar 2025
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A new study led by researchers from the Institut de Biologia Evolutiva (IBE, CSIC-UPF) and the Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont (ICP) has evaluated the potential of ancient tooth enamel proteins for phylogenetic analysis. The study, recently published in the journal Genome Biology and Evolution, explores the extent to…
A long glide: Fossil discovery unveils Eurasian giant flying squirrel in North America
25 Feb 2025
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An international team of researchers has uncovered new evidence of giant flying squirrels in North America during the Early Pliocene, expanding the understanding of these fascinating creatures' evolutionary history and ancient distribution. The study published in the Journal of Mammalian Evolution describes a new fossil specimen from Tennessee dating back…
New research on the inner ear morphology of Neanderthals and their ancestors challenges the widely accepted theory that Neanderthals originated after an evolutionary event that implied the loss of part of their genetic diversity. The findings, based on fossil samples from Atapuerca (Spain) and Krapina (Croatia), as well as from…
Sea or mountains: What did the Pyrenean dinosaurs prefer during the Cretaceous?
04 Feb 2025
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Researchers from the Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont (ICP-CERCA) and the Conca Dellà Museum have published a pioneering study on the habitat preferences of dinosaurs in southwestern Europe during the last 10 million years before their extinction, 66 million years ago. Published in the international journal Swiss Journal of…
Researchers from the Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont (ICP-CERCA) have analyzed various fossil dental remains revealing a surprising and previously unknown diversity of terrestrial vertebrate communities in Middle Triassic ecosystems (approximately 242 to 245 million years ago) in the Montseny region. The study describes a new reptile species unknown…
A review paper on the mysterious Miocene ape Oreopithecus, published in the occasion of the 150th anniversary of its original description, revisits its controversial kinship relationships within other apes. Further research on Oreopithecus is key to better resolving the muddled evolutionary history of Miocene apes as a whole.
An international research team led by the Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont (ICP-CERCA) and the Museu Balear de Ciències Naturals (MUCBO | MBCN) have described a fossil animal that lived between 270 and 280 million years ago in present-day Mallorca. The discovery is exceptional, not only because of the…
A new species of fossil plant from the grapevine family has been described in Catalonia
17 Sep 2024
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A research team involving the Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont (ICP-CERCA) and the Universitat de Barcelona has identified a new fossil species, Nekemias mucronata, through the study of nearly a hundred leaves found in Cervera (Lleida). The study, published in the journal Journal of Systematics and Evolution, provides new…
