Tag: Fossils
Lucy had neighbors: A review of African fossils
The left half of the lower jaw of Australopithecus deyiremeda (BRT-VP-3/14), a 3.5 to 3.3 million-year-old human ancestor species discovered by the Woranso-Mille project.Credit:...
Organizer of body axes: 600 million years old molecular principles
In humans and in animals, the correct position of tissues, organs and appendages is essential. Two body axes (the head-tail and the back-belly axes)...
Antarctic fossils reveal creatures weren’t safer in the south during dinosaur...
A study of more than 6,000 marine fossils from the Antarctic shows that the mass extinction event that killed the dinosaurs was sudden and...
Migration back to Africa took place during the Palaeolithic
The complete mitogenome of Pestera Muierii woman has been retrieved.Credit: E. Trinkaus and A. Soficaru
A research group has managed to retrieve the mitochondrial genome...
Early armored dinosaur from Texas lacked cousin’s club-tail weapon, but had...
First-ever CT scans of the skull of the Cretaceous creature Pawpawsaurus allowed reconstruction to evaluate the armored dinosaur's senses of hearing and smell. Credit:...
New horned dinosaur species with ‘spiked shield’
Artist illustration by Mike Skrepnick of Spiclypeus shipporum, a newly described genus and species of horned dinosaur. Here, the dinosaur roams across a floodplain...
Lead pollution reveals the ancient history of Naples
The archaeological excavation site in the ancient port of Naples is opposite the town square and a few meters below the present sea level.Credit:...
Clues to ancient giant asteroid found in Australia
Marble Bar sediments, a microcrystalline silicone-rich chert. Credit: A. Glikson
Scientists have found evidence of a huge asteroid that struck the Earth early in...
Pre-Clovis civilization in Florida; settlement 1,500 years earlier than previously believed
FSU Assistant Professor Jessi Halligan is the lead researcher on the project. During the diver, they recovered many mastodon and llama bones.Credit: Bruce Palmer/Florida...
Fossil dog: New species roamed eastern North America 12 million years...
A fossil found in Maryland was identified by a University of Pennsylvania doctoral student as belonging to a new species of ancient dog. The...
World’s oldest axe fragment found in Australia
World's oldest axe fragment, seen here under a microscope, is the size of a thumbnail. Credit: Australian Archaeology.
Australian archaeologists have discovered a piece of...
