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A new study published Wednesday in PLOS One describes two species of lemur-like creatures, the first primate-like animals known to have inhabited the Arctic in the Eocene Epoch.
While Eocene arctic dwellers did not have to deal with extreme temperatures, life in the warm Arctic wasn't without its challenges. Due to the tilt of the Earth's axis, the sun doesn't rise on the ...
A new study of the High Arctic climate roughly 50 million years ago helps to explain how ancient alligators and giant tortoises were able to thrive on Ellesmere Island well above the Arctic Circle ...
Basal primatomorpha colonized Ellesmere Island (Arctic Canada) during the hyperthermal conditions of the early Eocene climatic optimum. PLOS ONE . Vol. 18, January 25, 2023. doi: 10.1371/journal ...
During the Eocene Epoch, some 53 million years ago, Ellesmere Island in the high Arctic resembled cyprus swamplands and was home to prehistoric turtles, alligators and other animals, according to ...
Fifty Million Years Ago, the Arctic Was a Warm Swamp Drop yourself into a modern-day swamp, and that's what the ancient Arctic looked like. Publish Date: 2/25/20 Topic: Planet Earth Planet Earth NOVA ...
Primates, Beard said, “would be one of the last animals you would predict would show up on an Arctic island,” but using fossils collected by paleontologist Mary R. Dawson in the 1970’s, whom Beard ...
A new study of the High Arctic climate roughly 50 million years ago led by the University of Colorado at Boulder helps to explain how ancient alligators and giant tortoises were able to thrive on ...
The new study, which looked at temperatures during the early Eocene period 52 to 53 million years ago, also has implications for the impacts of future climate change as Arctic temperatures continue to ...
Flowering plants and hippo-like creatures once thrived in the Arctic, where the tundra and polar bears now prevail. IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser.
The researchers went back to the island in 2010 and 2012 to collect more shark teeth. They estimate that the teeth date to the late-early or middle Eocene epoch, or about 53 to 38 million years ...
Think you know what the Arctic looked like during the Eocene Epoch? Play NOVA’s Polar Lab to find out: You might be surprised by the plants and animals that used to call it home. Aired 02/05/2020 ...