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Archaeology
Ancient Fossil Unveils ‘Dragon’ From 240 Million Years Ago
Researchers in China have unveiled the remarkable fossils of an ancient sea creature commonly known as the "Chinese dragon."
This creature, known as Dinocephalosaurus orientalis, lived around 240 million years ago during the Triassic period. It had an incredibly long...
Environment
470 Million Year Old Fossil Site Uncovered in France
Two amateur paleontologists stumbled upon almost 400 really well-preserved fossils in Southern France. These fossils are around 470 million years old.
Scientists from the University of Lausanne, along with teams from CNRS and other countries, checked out this new fossil...
Archaeology
18-Million-Year Old Petrified Trees Unearthed on Lesvos, Greece
Excavations for rainwater drainage pipes brought to light fourteen more petrified trees in the Petrified Forest on the island of Lesvos recently.
"The trunks were in a very good state of preservation—they are impressive logs laid on successive strata, one...
Animals
Scientists Discover Fossils of the Heaviest Animal on Planet Earth
A remarkable discovery has been made by scientists, uncovering a potential contender for the fossils of the heaviest animal known on Earth. This extraordinary creature is an ancient whale that no longer exists today, and it is estimated to have...
Greek News
Fossils in Greece Suggest Human Ancestors Evolved in Europe, Not Africa
A recent analysis of fossils recovered in the 1990s in the village of Nikiti in northern Greece supports the controversial idea that apes, the ancestors of humans, evolved in Southeastern Europe instead of Africa.
The 8 or 9-million-year-old fossils had...
Archaeology
50,000 Year Old DNA Provides First-Ever Glimpse of Neanderthal Family
Fifty thousand year old DNA has provided the first-ever glimpse of a Neanderthal family. The remains located in a Siberian cave also revealed the fact that they traveled in small, family-oriented groups.
Researchers were able to take new genetic analysis...
Animals
Elephants Once Roamed Greece’s Pinios River Valley
Today's placid scenes along the shores of Greece's Pinios River belie its ancient history as the home of hippopotamuses, bison and elephants.
Archaeology
Two-Million-Year-Old Fossils Found on Greek Island of Lesvos
Two-million-year-old fossils were recently uncovered in the Petrified Forest on the Greek island of Lesvos in a surprise find that shows that very large mammals including horses, cattle, deer, and antelope once grazed its verdant slopes.
The bones of these...
Africa
1.5 Million Year Old Fossil Evidence of Multiple Migrations Out of Africa
A 1.5 million year old fossil is rewriting the "Out of Africa" theory once again, as vertebrae unearthed in Ubeidiya, Israel appear to show that individuals from a pre-human species came in one of multiple waves out of the...
Archaeology
Homo Sapiens Fossils 36,000 Years Older than Previously Believed
Fossils of the earliest Homo sapiens are much older than previously believed. Credit: Sailko, CC BY 3.0Scientists announced in Nature on Wednesday that the remains of the oldest known Homo sapiens fossil is 36,000 years older than previously believed.
The...