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Unearthed 300,000-year-old elephant fossils
Archaeologists discovered the nearly intact fossil skeleton of a giant prehistoric elephant living in the New Territories.
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Prehistoric crocodiles in the ocean even a single bite can make a hole in the belly of the fish
Giant crocodile dominating the ocean in ancient Dakosaurus was first discovered in Germany. It has a reptile-like body and possesses terrible hunting skills, comparable…
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Giant armored fish specializing in open mouth waiting for bait
A research team at the University of Bristol and the University of Zurich found that Titanichthys, an armored fish longer than 5 meters in the late Devonian, was similar…
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Discovered super rare fossils of long-necked dinosaurs related to T-rex
In Victoria, Australia, archaeologists discovered fossils of a long-necked dinosaur, thought to evolve into a plant-eating species from their predatory ancestors.
Archeology
80 million-year-old creatures like 'aliens' are present throughout the Earth
Strange fossils appear in chalk on many continents, on the body with unusual ball-shaped structures never seen in any animal on earth.
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Africa's largest fossil footprints reveal how the ancients sought food
Scientists discovered hundreds of fossilized human footprints that lived about 5,760 to 19,100 years ago in Africa.
Archeology
Discovered 'vampire fish' with bizarre teeth
The 45 million-year-old fossil in Pakistan reveals an unprecedented history of a fish with only one tooth in its upper jaw.
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The earliest evidence of clever people in Europe
Archaeologists uncovered many stone tools, ornaments and fossils of clever people inside the Bacho Kiro cave.
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The strange shape of a 66 million year old 'crazy beast'
Scientists discovered the 66 million-year-old fossil of the world's oldest mammal, with a very bizarre shape.
Archeology
Scientists find a new unknown dinosaur horned genus
Fossils excavated in the state of Montana reveal the genus Stellasaurus, an unknown dinosaur, lived 75 million years ago.
Archeology
Discovered 22 giant sloths preserved in their own feces
Giant generations of sloths died of apparent hypoxia, after gathering at a swamp at a time in the late Ice Age.
Archeology
Find out the answer to the mystery of ancient Tully monsters
The Tully monster is known to be one of the most controversial ancient creatures because for decades no one has been able to explain exactly which species.
Archeology
400 million-year-old fossils are thought to be the key to plant evolution
Researchers have discovered a 400 million-year-old plant fossil that could reveal an important step in the way plants evolved in the past.
Archeology
This is a way to tell if a '7,000 year old manure' belongs to a dog or prehistoric person
It is known that humans and dogs lived together about 12,000 years ago. Therefore, fossil waste found, has long been a difficult question to answer when it is not easy t…
Archeology
Fish lizard discovered 'half a seal and a half tadpole'
The 248 million-year-old fossil of Cartorhynchus lenticarpus reveals features never before seen in fish or lizard (Ichthyosaur).