A recent study published in The Anatomical Record describes a new partial skeleton known for Homo habilis, the earliest named species in the genus Homo. Despite being within the human genus, the fossil skeleton retained ape-like, primitive upper limb features, yet hints...
A team from the Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont and the Museu de la Conca Dellà has analyzed a unique fossil record: several bird eggs dating back 12 million years ago preserved in an extraordinary way. These birds, related to current partridges,...
A new study led by researchers at Columbia University’s Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, with the involvement of ICP-UAB researcher Valentí Rull, has identified a century-long...
A study led by ICP researchers analyzes the morphology of the radius (one of the two forearm bones) of the pliopithecoid primate Pliobates cataloniae, from the Miocene of the Iberian Peninsula, and evaluates its implications for locomotor evolution in apes.
Small mammals are closely linked to climate, and their fossils allow scientists to reconstruct past precipitation and climatic conditions. A study by the Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont...
A research article published in the American Journal of Biological Anthropology by an international team led by researchers from the Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont (ICP-CERCA) describes a...
The recent description of tetraconodont pig remains from the Late Miocene of Sant Quirze confirms the distinctiveness of a species described more than a hundred years ago, which had remained unnoticed until recently. The study shows the uncertain kinship...
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...
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...
The fossil pollen analysis is of particular importance in the deciphering of the origin and evolution of ecosystems, and it allows us to gain a global perspective on these processes. The Institut...
