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Triceratops are only as big as a dog
Strange relatives of the triceratops reveal the effects of continental division on evolution.
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Archeology
Primitive crocodiles used to run on land like horses
Primitive crocodiles existed 100 million years ago, they are not only good swimmers but also run on land as fast as horses.
Archeology
Discover an ancient mouse that is as big as a dog
The mouse is 10 times the size of modern mice living in East Timor about 1,000 years ago, and is the largest rat ever discovered by archaeologists.
Archeology
Fossils show that modern people come to Asia earlier than Europe
Fossil teeth found in a cave in southern China show that ancient people from Africa migrated to Asia tens of thousands of years earlier than Europe.
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
Fossil turtle nose fossil found 76 million years
Researchers discovered fossils of an ancient turtle with a pig-like nose, living at the same time as the tyrant dinosaur, in Utah, USA.
Archeology
New discovery: Hand fin ever had lungs
This is not the first time that finfish scoff at science. During the 19th century, this 2m long fish and 100kg weight were classified as extinct species.
Archeology
Unexpected fossil detection of marine reptiles has 4 nostrils
This marine reptile is also known as the fish lizard. The strange thing is that its very 'weird' nose, unlike any reptile ever.
Archeology
Portrait of human ancestors
The Natural History Museum Senckenberg in Frankfurt, Germany has exhibited
Archeology
Prehistoric beavers used to dominate the world after the dinosaur era
A new specimen of fossils discovered in New Mexico has helped scientists gain more knowledge about mammals that appeared after the extinction of dinosaurs 65 million yea…
Archeology
Fetal intact in fossil horses 48 million years
According to news on News Discovery, a new study confirms the discovery of fossils of an ancient 48 million year old horse in Germany. Specifically, they are found in a…
Archeology
Discover new human relatives in South Africa
1400 pieces of bone, 140 teeth of a new human species, named Homo Naledi, have been discovered in a cave deep in the ground in Africa.
Archeology
4 questions about new human relatives
The discovery of new human relatives called Homo naledi (H. naledi) in a deep cave in South Africa raises many questions around their existence.
Archeology
Revealing new ancestors of modern dolphins
Fossils of a new dolphin have revealed the process of dolphins moving from oceans into rivers.
Archeology
The mystery of the last years of mammoths
A Dutch researcher has examined the jaw of prehistoric mastodon. This 2.5 million-year-old fossil can provide an understanding of the primordial causes of primitive elep…