Synapsida

In 1675, German physician Johann Paterson Hain published a detailed description of the bones of what he believed to have been a dragon. Such...

Moulting is a feature of mammalian physiology that will be familiar to pet owners worldwide. While it's not present in all mammals, it ...

One of the most widespread behaviour patterns among non-human primates is their habit of grooming one another. Technically referred to as ...

Oribi The term "dwarf antelope" can reasonably be applied to many different kinds of antelope that are smaller than, say a typical...

Arsinoitherium Because the Oligocene is so much further back in time than the later epochs, especially the Pliocene and Pleistocene, there a...

Well, here we are again with another biennial look-back at the last 100 posts, highlighting what may have been missed and taking a brief pee...

Trinomys Hair is one of the key defining features of mammals. Apart from cetaceans, such as dolphins, no mammals are entirely hairless, alt...