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This Giant Gold Nugget Was Found in California
Gold nugget weighing 70 ounces found by an unidentified man in Butte County in California The “Butte Nugget” was recovered sometime in the summer of 2014 by an unnamed prospector in California using a metal detector. He was expecting to … Continue reading
Giant sloth was vegetarian: Diet of fossil megatherium decoded
Scientists have examined the diet of the extinct Giant Sloth Megatherium. Based on analyses of the collagen in the fossil bones, the researchers concluded in their study that Megatherium subsisted on an exclusively vegetarian diet. Until recently, there had been … Continue reading
Giant sloth was vegetarian: Diet of fossil megatherium decoded
Scientists have examined the diet of the extinct Giant Sloth Megatherium. Based on analyses of the collagen in the fossil bones, the researchers concluded in their study that Megatherium subsisted on an exclusively vegetarian diet. Until recently, there had been … Continue reading
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Giant salamanders, geckos and olms: Vanishing species diversity in Siberia
Scientists have studied the development of the amphibian and reptile fauna in Western Siberia during the past twelve million years. In their study, they demonstrate that the species diversity of both groups of animals was noticeably higher in the past … Continue reading
Pastor finds 706-carat giant diamond in Sierra Leone
A 706-carat diamond is pictured on March 16, 2017 in Freetown, Sierra Leone © Saidu Bah / AFP A pastor working in the mines of eastern Sierra Leone has unearthed a 706-carat diamond. The large stone was discovered by Emmanuel … Continue reading
Giant Crystal Cave’s Mystery Solved
PHOTOGRAPH COURTESY OSCAR NECOECHEA How the crystals were able to grow so big. Its walls studded with crystal “daggers,” the Cave of Swords is closer to the surface, at a depth of nearly 400 feet (120 meters). While there are … Continue reading
The oldest fossilized big penguin
Scientists have discovered what they assume could possibly be the earliest stays of a penguin ever discovered. Together with colleagues from New Zealand, Senckenberg scientist Dr. Gerald Mayr described a lately found fossil of an enormous penguin with a physique … Continue reading
The oldest fossilized big penguin
A just lately found fossil of an enormous penguin with a physique size of round one hundred fifty centimeters has been described in a brand new article. The new discover dates again to the Paleocene period and, with an age … Continue reading
Rare fossils of big rodents increase questions
Adult and juvenile stays of an enormous rodent species (Isostylomys laurdillardi) have been uncovered by researchers, within the Río de la Plata coastal area of southern Uruguay, elevating questions on classification inside dinomids. Paleontology News — ScienceDaily