Tag: Species in News

In News  According to a paper published in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, a newly found fossil indicates that Vishnuonyx had travelled as far as Germany.  About  Researchers from the Universities of Tübingen and Zaragoza have discovered the fossil of a previously unknown species, which they have named Vishnuonyx neptuni, meaning ‘Neptune’s Vishnu’.  The species […]

In News  In a rare discovery, teeth of a new species of hybodontshark  of the Jurassic age have been reported for the first time from Jaisalmer by a team of officers from the Geological Survey of India (GSI). About  Origin:  Hybodont sharks have been reported for the first time from the Jurassic rocks (approximately, between […]

In News Researchers from the National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS) have zeroed in on a rare mutation that results in large, merged stripes that cause the tiger to appear black in Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR). About The rare mutation behind this has been found in Transmembrane Aminopeptidase Q or Taqpep gene. The main cause […]