Long-lived fossil bones grow thousands of 'teeth'
Known as the Altamura Man, fossil skeletons clinging to calcium patches have long become a conundrum to head archaeologists for a long time.
Discovered an ancient fossil skeleton that grows thousands of "teeth" itself
Recently, scientists have decided to take DNA samples from this ancient fossil skeleton to test with the desire to find more information about the evolution of mankind.
Fossilized skeleton Altamura man with thousands of "teeth" covered the skull.
In October 1993, a group of scientists found the Altamura Fossil's skeleton in the limestone cave Grotta di Lamalunga , near the city of Altamura, Italy. The skeleton is found in a state filled with calcium plaque shaped like thousands of teeth.
In an earlier scientific study, based on the skull and shoulder structure, scientists thought of this assumption that the fossil skeleton belonged to the Neanderthal race, a species in the extinct genus . The earliest Neanderthals living in Europe were about 350,000 to 600,000 years ago.
Based on the skull on the skull, scientists estimated the fossil skeleton's age to be between 128,000 and 187,000 years . This person may have died of starvation and thirst after falling into a well and then stuck there.
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