A fish washed ashore in Oregon. It was a recently discovered species
The rarely seen species of sunfish is called the hoodwinker sunfish, alluding to its ability to fool people.
Source: washingtonpost.com
Zoological Journal News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana
Stay updated with breaking news from Zoological Journal. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
Top News In Zoological Journal Today - Breaking & Trending Today
Evolutionary history of extinct duck revealed
The study's findings show mergansers arrived in the New Zealand region at least seven million years ago from the Northern Hemisphere, in a separate colonisation event to that which led to the Brazilian merganser.
Source: sciencedaily.com
Origins of extinct duck revealed | University of Otago
A new University of Otago-led study has uncovered the origins of a mysterious lineage of mergansers in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Source: otago.ac.nz
The Newly Discovered Giant Flores Stork
A new species of stork has been identified from Flores, which is the Indonesian island on which the famous "hobbit" fossils have been found. The "hobbit" is a form of hominid (human relative) that seems to be a diminutive form of Homo erectus but different enough from that widespread species to give it a distinct taxonomic status, Homo floresiensis.
Source: scienceblogs.com
Fossil named after Kermit the Frog sheds light on amphibian evolution, scientists say
Scientists described the fossilized skull of Kermitops gratus, a creature that lived in what is now Texas about 270 million years ago, naming it after Kermit the Frog because of its resemblance to the iconic Muppet character.
Source: fox10phoenix.com