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Peru announces crocodile fossil dating back more than 10 million years
Fossils of an ancient crocodile species have been discovered in Peru. Paleontologists believe the fossils date back more than 10 million years.
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Humans Unknown Hiding in Asia for 100,000 Years
Scientists call this mysterious new species of human being the Juluren, or
Archeology
Unknown sea monster revealed in abandoned quarry in China
A terrifying skeleton discovered on a cliff in China's Yunnan province has been identified as a completely new species of sea monster that lived 245 million years ago.
Archeology
145 million year old fossil cypress forest along the English coast
The Petrified Forest of Dorset is a stretch of coastal southern England dotted with limestone mounds containing the remains of late Jurassic cypress trees.
Archeology
Hiking, accidentally found a 280 million year old lost world
An Italian woman's accidental discovery has helped scientists unearth an entire ecosystem belonging to the world before the dinosaurs.
Archeology
There is a 130,000 year gap in human evolutionary history, so what happened during this period?
This 130,000 year period in human evolutionary history is considered a fossil error and no one can explain exactly what happened to humans during this time.
Biology
Did you know: Where did the first seeds come from?
From the delicate dandelion to the majestic oak tree, millions of plant species use seeds to reproduce and grow. But where did the first seeds come from?
Archeology
New discovery of 380 million year old giant fish fossil
For the past 85 years, the coelacanth has been known as the
Archeology
'Dragon Man': Ancient Species Unleashes Mystery About Human Origin!
In recent years, archaeologists made a major discovery in China's Pingyao County: An entirely new species of ancient human, dubbed
Archeology
The truth about the world's top 'dinosaur gold mine' in China
Scientists have just discovered what makes Yixian, a world where dinosaurs seem to have frozen in time.
Archeology
Fossils shed light on history of ancient pterosaurs
About 147 million years ago, in the skies above Bavaria, ancient flying reptiles pterosaurs with a wingspan of about 2 meters.
Animal world
Whale Tapeworm - The World's Longest Parasite
Tetragonoporus calyptocephalus, formerly known as Polygonoporus giganticus, is a giant tapeworm that lives deep in the intestines of whales.
Archeology
Argentina discovers world's oldest dinosaur tadpole fossil
Based on phylogenetic analysis of modern amphibian larvae, the fossils helped identify Notobatrachus tadpoles as very close to the group that includes all living frogs a…
Archeology
Strange creature discovered that turned into gold after 450 million years
Fossils of strange Ordovician creatures have emerged intact with every cell replaced by gold, but are