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Ancient anthropod with gnarly claws discovered in Burgess Shale
Researchers in Canada have found a new species that points to how modern species like millipedes, crabs, insects and others came to be. They have named the creature they discovered Tokummia katalepsis (artist’s impression pictured). This specimen of Tokummia katalepsis … Continue reading
A Massive Lake of Molten Carbon The Size of Mexico is Discovered Under The US
Scientists uncovered a huge reservoir of molten carbon situated under the Western US, 217 miles (350km) beneath the Earth’s surface Situated under western US, 217 miles (350km) beneath the Earth’s surface Upper mantle could contain up to 100 trillion metric … Continue reading
5 dinosaur eggs were just discovered at a construction site in China
Photos: Fossilized dinosaur eggs found in China The round shaped eggs that belonged to plant-eating dinosaurs from the Cretaceous period are being studied by scientists. Fossilised dinosaur eggs from 70 million years ago have been unearthed on a building site … Continue reading
Three new species of extinct South American marsupials discovered
The discovery of three extinct species and new insights to a fourth indicates a little-known family of marsupials, the Palaeothentidae, was diverse and existed over a wide range of South America as recent as 13 million years ago. Fossils of … Continue reading
Moabosaurus discovered in Utah’s ‘gold mine’
Move over, honeybee and seagull: it’s time to meet Moabosaurus utahensis, Utah’s newly discovered dinosaur, whose past reveals even more about the state’s long-term history. The bones of the 125-million-year-old dinosaur were extracted over the course of four decades from … Continue reading
A decorated raven bone discovered in Crimea may provide insight into Neanderthal cognition
The cognitive abilities of Neanderthals are debated, but a raven bone fragment found at the Zaskalnaya VI (ZSK) site in Crimea features two notches that may have been made by Neanderthals intentionally to display a visually consistent pattern, according to … Continue reading
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Oldest plant-like fossils discovered are 1.6 billion years old
X-ray tomographic picture (false colors) of fossil thread-like red algae. Credit: Stefan Bengtson Scientists at the Swedish Museum of Natural History have found fossils of 1.6 billion-year-old probable red algae. The spectacular finds, publishing on 14 March in the open … Continue reading
Iceland Spar: The Rock That Discovered Optics
Iceland spar The Icelandic sagas of the 10th century record the details of Viking voyages. They describe a mysterious “sunstone”, which Scandinavian seafarers used to locate the Sun in the sky and navigate on cloudy days. Iceland spar, formerly known … Continue reading
four hundred million yr previous gigantic extinct monster worm found in Canadian museum
A beforehand undiscovered species of an extinct primordial big worm with terrifying snapping jaws has been recognized by a world staff of scientists. Paleontology News — ScienceDaily
four hundred million yr previous gigantic extinct monster worm found in Canadian museum
A beforehand undiscovered species of an extinct primordial big worm with terrifying snapping jaws has been recognized by a world staff of scientists. Strange & Offbeat: Fossils & Ruins News — ScienceDaily
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