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The mysteries of the ancient supercontinent of the Earth
More than a century ago, German scientist Alfred Wegener (1880-1930) proposed the idea of an ancient supercontinent after combining some evidence together.
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Archeology
Detection of giant shark fossils 300 million years
The 300 million-year fossil of a giant shark shows that they are nearly as long as a bus and much larger than today's white sharks.
Archeology
Reptilian skull recreates 300 million years old
Scientists have recreated an unusual fossil excavating a Czech Republic coal mine into the skull of a species known as the reptile.
Archeology
Giant prehistoric crocodile
Paleontologists have just announced the discovery of a new crocodile species. This reptile as a prehistoric monster waving on rivers now belongs to Colombia during the P…
Archeology
300 million year wheel is the alien?
A resident of Vladivostok (Russia) has discovered a wheel-shaped piece of metal with teeth pressed in the coal he used to heat the house.
Archeology
Fossil animal world's smallest footprint
Scientists have discovered the smallest fossil footprint of animals in Canada. This fossil is believed to be of a salamander-like animal that lived 315 million years ago.
Archeology
3D images of pupae over 300 million years
Experts from the University of Manchester (UK) used 3D technology to study 305 million-year-old pupae. British scientists say high-resolution CT scans have allowed them…
Archeology
Found a yard of mammoth bones in Serbia
Archaeologists have recently discovered an area with skeletons of at least five rare-feathered mammoths. Researchers believe that the mammoth mammoths associated with th…
Archeology
Huge giant turtle by car
Archaeologists have found fossils of giant turtles living in South America 60 million years ago. This fossil was discovered at a coal mine in Colombia called Carbomemys…
Archeology
Life of 250 million years was wiped out by volcanoes
250 million years ago about 96% of marine life and 70% of terrestrial organisms were wiped out, researchers believe that the cause is due to the formation of large coal…
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Detecting giant crocodile fossils 6 meters long
A new group of American researchers found fossils of a 6m-long, extinct giant crocodile in a coal mine in Colombia.
Archeology
Chinese miners dig up flying saucers
When digging coal mines in China's Jiangxi Province, the workers discovered a strange block of rock, in the shape of a disk, in the middle of the protrusion. Continue di…
Archeology
America: discovered fossil tropical forests 300 million years ago
The American Geological Society on April 23 said that US and British scientists have discovered a fossil tropical forest 300 million years ago at a coal mine in Illinois…
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The history of fires was discovered thanks to coal.
British scientists have discovered the history of fires by studying ancient coal lumps around the world. Fossil samples show the range of influences of the crowd