Archeology

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Discover the oldest dinosaur protein
Archeology

Discover the oldest dinosaur protein

A recent study has found that fossil feet of platypus dinosaurs living 80 million years ago have the oldest proteins stored in soft tissues.

December 17, 2018
Fossil turtle pregnant
Archeology

Fossil turtle pregnant

Paleontologists said they discovered the fossil of a turtle about 75 million years old.

December 17, 2018
Mysterious corpses of laughter
Archeology

Mysterious corpses of laughter

Scientists believe that they have found the cause of many corpses since ancient times on an island in Italy with a strange smile.

December 17, 2018
Ida fossils were exaggerated
Archeology

Ida fossils were exaggerated

Scientists seem to regularly mold themselves, and sometimes push themselves to obscurity. Those times also make a little noise.

December 17, 2018
Hobbit isn't good at running?
Archeology

Hobbit isn't good at running?

The ancient hobbits' feet contain clues that the tiny fossil being discovered on the island of Flores, Indonesia has a very different way of walking than modern humans,…

December 17, 2018