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Modern people have a new ancestor
Archeology

Modern people have a new ancestor

The discovery of a 30,000-year-old fossil proved that Neanderthals and modern humans are not the only human species on Earth.

December 17, 2018
Herbivorous dinosaurs received ancestors
Archeology

Herbivorous dinosaurs received ancestors

Scientists at Texas Tech University have discovered a complete fossil of a dinosaur believed to be the ancestor of the largest herbivorous dinosaur on Earth.

December 17, 2018
Discovered animals appear before dinosaurs
Archeology

Discovered animals appear before dinosaurs

A cat-sized, three-footed creature that once existed on Earth first appeared about 250 million years ago and can evolve into a tyrant, bird of prey Velociraptor

December 17, 2018
New discovery of the extinction of dinosaurs
Archeology

New discovery of the extinction of dinosaurs

Previously, scientists always believed that Chicxulub crater craters in the Gulf of Mexico were the result of a collision between Earth and Chicxulub and it was this imp…

December 17, 2018
Meteorites make dinosaurs extinct
Archeology

Meteorites make dinosaurs extinct

Scientists have come to the final conclusion that a giant meteorite fell to Earth as the cause of the extinction of dinosaurs 65 million years ago.

December 17, 2018
Detecting Jurassic dinosaur bones
Archeology

Detecting Jurassic dinosaur bones

The skeleton of a new dinosaur, appearing on Earth about 195 million years ago, has just been discovered in South Africa.

December 17, 2018