Archeology
Detecting the last ancestral fossils of humans and monkeys
Archaeologists have discovered a fossil skeleton of an ancient primates that is believed to be the last common ancestor of humans and monkeys.
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Humans were once at risk of extinction
During 1 million years of history, humans have had periods of
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Humans carry the genes of Neanderthals?
A recent study concluded that our ancestors could not resist the charm of Neanderthals from 10,000 years ago ...
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Discovering fossil birds in the Gobi Desert
Scientists have discovered fossils of a new bird at the site of the Gobi Desert in Mongolia, dating from about 70 to 75 million years ago.
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Population footprints of dinosaur money in Italy
Scientists at the Trento Museum of Natural History, in northern Italy, said they found the footprints of animals believed to be the ancestors of dinosaurs.
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Ancestor 'thirty years old
According to research by scientists, the ancestors of tigers are an ancient carnivore that lives in the third century today 65 - 25 million years ago.
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Extinct dinosaurs make ostriches stop flying
Ostrich becomes a heavy and incapable bird after its dinosaurs, their main enemies, disappear forever from the earth.
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Charles Darwin's ancestors were originally from Africa
The evolutionary father Charles Darwin could never have imagined that DNA technology could help determine his ancestors' origins tens of thousands of years ago.
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Asians originate from Southeast Asia
A study published Dec. 12 said that Asians now have ancestors originating in Southeast Asia.
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Four-winged dinosaurs have relatives with birds?
What remains of the four-winged dinosaur, Anchiornis huxleyi, reinforces the notion that the ancestors of birds are bipedal dinosaurs that lived in the millions of years…
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Discovery of fossil history of 4.4 million years old
On October 2, American scientists announced the discovery of the oldest fossil skeleton of the human ancestor, Ardi, of the genus Ardipithecus ramidus, which is 4.4 mill…
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New fossils show primates that have ancestors in Asia
A newly discovered fossil primate in Myanmar revealed that the common ancestor of humans, apes and gibbons may have evolved from Asian primates, not African ones, as man…
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Femur is the power symbol of the ancient Zapotec?
For the ancient Zapotecs, the ancestor's femur was carried as an expression of power.
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The North Pole sinks in the dark winter 53 million years ago
The ancestors of tapirs and ancient relatives of rhinos above the Arctic Ring 53 million years ago lived in the darkness for 6 months each year with more mild weather co…
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Detecting common ancestor fossils of humans and modern primates
Scientists have recently discovered ancestral fossils of humans with a lifespan of 47 million years. Unearthed at Messel Pit, Germany, this fossil named Darwinius masill…