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New fossil remains of pigs from 11 million years ago described at the Creu de Conill site
25 Apr 2023
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An international team led by the Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont (ICP) has described various fossil remains of pigs dating back 11.2 million years from the Creu de Conill site (Terrassa, Catalonia). Most of these belong to the extinct species Propotamochoerus palaeochoerus, although remains of Parachleuastochoerus valentini have also…
The ICP team grows with four new hires thanks to the “Primera Experiència” Program
19 Apr 2023
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Last March, the Institut Català de Paleontologia (ICP) hired four young people to join its team under the Primera Experiència Professional program in Public Administration.
In late March, Italian researcher Leonardo Sorbelli defended his PhD thesis conducted over the past few years at the Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont. The PhD candidate was awarded with the highest score for his research on suids and bovids from several early and middle Pleistocene sites in Catalonia…
Research published in the journal PLOS ONE has shed light on the locomotion of large-bodied rhinesuchid amphibians. This research shows that these animals, which were the dominant predators in freshwater ecosystems more than 250 million years ago, swam in a manner similar to extant crocodiles. The investigation has focused on…
BRIDGES 2022: BRIDGES 2022: a landmark meeting to promote a fairer scientific system and a more diverse academic environment
13 Sep 2022
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From 12 to 16 de September, the first international online and onsite conference BRIDGES 2022 will be held in Gandía. It is a landmark meeting to promote a fairer scientific system and a more diverse academic environment.
New research published today in eLife by researchers from the Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont (ICP) and the University of Bristol (UB) moves back the moment of the radiation of squamates ―the group of reptiles that includes lizards, snakes and worm lizards― to the Jurassic, a long time before…
The skeleton of Abditosaurus kuehnei is the most complete titanosaur fossil discovered so far in Europe. This herbivorous dinosaur was about 18 meters in length and weighted 14 tons. The research published in Nature Ecology & Evolution is led by researchers from the Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont and…
The amber “stone” from Myanmar includes an extraordinarily well-preserved skeleton of a new Cretacic species of lizard. The international research team included Arnau Bolet, a paleontologist at the Institut Catala de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont (ICP).
A paleohistological study provides evidence that this species attained maturity at the age of 15 years and had a minimum lifespan of 68 years. This dwarf elephant P. falconeri is an iconic example of how faunas evolve in islands. The research led by the Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont…
The vertebral air cavities of large pterosaurs disclose key adaptations for flight
27 Sep 2021
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A new study published in Scientific Reports by an international research team led by paleontologists from the Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo (Brazil), the Museu Nacional of the Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), the Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Stuttgart (Germany), the Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de…
