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What ‘Lucy,’ One of the World’s Most Important Fossils, Has Taught Scientists in the 50 Years Since Her Discovery
The famous early human is still providing lessons to anthropologists about prehistoric Earth and its inhabitants ...
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Extinct hominid from 200,000 year ago in China is likely new human species
A new species of hominin or humans has been discovered in Northern China with an unforgettable ... However, according to ...
Prehistoric Stone Circle Discovery Similar to 'Early' Stonehenge
Evidence of two previously unknown prehistoric stone circles has been uncovered in southern England—with one site seemingly ...
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World’s largest worm lizards’ teeth crushed snail shells 50 million years ago
A brand new species and genus of a legless reptile has been identfied in a fossil bed in Tunisia that slithered at an unbelievable 3 feet long with very strong jaws.
Record-Breaking Giant Worm Lizard From 50 Million Years Ago Discovered
The new species would have resembled the iconic "sandworms" from the science fiction franchise "Dune", one researcher said.
Ancient Fossil Discovery Reveals That Early Humans Ate Elephants 300,000 Years Ago
Scientists have linked a fossilized elephant skull from Kashmir with another from Turkmenistan, identifying them as a distinct species of Palaeoloxodon. These findings could fill gaps in the ...
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New dinosaur species found, so large it would've eaten T-Rex for lunch
In an exciting paleontological discovery, researchers have identified a massive prehistoric predator that far surpassed the ...
Beer bottles, prehistoric tools and even bones could lurk under your yard
You never know what you'll find if you dig in your yard — anything from an old beer can to a prehistoric tool like the ones ...
2 Stone Age circles discovered on English moorland may have been part of a 'sacred arc'
Two previously unknown Neolithic stone circles have been found in England, and they may have been part of a "sacred arc," an ...
Neanderthals made weapons from glue; 60,000-year-old cave discovery stuns scientists
Birch tar, a sticky, dark substance, served as a powerful adhesive, allowing the Neanderthals to craft tools and weapons with ...
50-million-year-old ‘worm lizard’ — the ‘largest’ ever — found as new species in Tunisia
Researchers found the right side of the 50-million-year-old amphisbaenian’s upper jaw and the left side of its lower jaw, ...
‘Sword tail’ creature — hundreds of millions of years old — is new species in Germany
Today, the wandering albatross holds the title of largest flying creature on the planet. The Antarctic traveler can reach ...