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- How the Ampelomeryx grew: Discovering the life history of this relative of giraffes that lived in the Penedès
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ICP News
How the Ampelomeryx grew: Discovering the life history of this relative of giraffes that lived in the Penedès
28 April 2026
A research team from the Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont (ICP-CERCA) has led the paleohistological study of Ampelomeryx ginsburgi, a giraffomorph ruminant from the Middle Miocene recovered at the Els Casots site (Penedès). Through microscopic analysis of bone tissues,...
The radius of Pliobates and the origin of ape locomotion
A study led by ICP researchers analyzes the morphology of the radius (one of the...
Oriol Monclús-Gonzalo defends his doctoral thesis on the locomotor evolution of primates
Oriol Monclús-Gonzalo, researcher at the Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont (ICP), has defended his doctoral...
Mini-pig with a big story: A Dog-Sized Pig roamed Ancient Kenya
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