Archeology
Detecting tiny crocodiles in the rock, suspecting strange creatures
Langenberg quarry, Germany is famous for its rich marine marine fossil remains in the late Jurassic period. This time, the quarry must rely on the help of scientists to…
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Archeology
The first fossil animal traveled on land
The first vertebrate fossil that traveled on land about 355 million years ago was found in Scotland.
Archeology
Human jaws evolved from ancient fish
Prehistoric fossils found in China include bones with jaw characteristics of modern vertebrates.
Archeology
The 250 million year old fossil of crocodile ancestors
Scientists discovered a 250 million-year fossil of a crocodile-like ancient carnivorous lizard, surviving a massive extinction event that wiped out 90% of Earth's creatu…
Archeology
Human feet and hands have evolved from ancient fish fins
Vertebrate animals turn to live on the ground instead of just living in the water is a major event of life history on earth.
Archeology
Vetulicolian - Strange creatures have distant relatives with humans
Scientists have just placed a bizarre marine creature living on the earth's oceans 500 million years ago into the group.
Archeology
Detecting aquatic ancestors of vertebrates
A tiny, non-living little fish more than 500 million years ago is providing extremely important evidence of the origin of vertebrates on Earth.
Archeology
Detecting dozens of zooplankton dinosaur eggs
This is the first time scientists have discovered thousands of footprints and many egg nests of the Theropoda dinosaur in the east of the Gobi Desert in Mongolia.
Archeology
Excavating fish fossils 429 million years old
The 429 million year old fossil fish in China may be the earliest creature with a recognizable face, thanks to the modern jaw frame.
Archeology
Find ancient vertebrate traces
Mr. Sebastian Voigt announced on June 13, German scientists have found fossils of an ancient vertebrate animal dating back more than 300 million years in the city of Boc…
Archeology
Discover the oldest flying fish in the world in China
Paleontologists in China said they discovered the oldest flying fish in the world. This is a strange creature that has hovered above the water about 240 million years ag…
Archeology
Prehistoric fish have teeth like humans
Scientists have found that prehistoric fish 400 million years ago began to have teeth like mammals.
Archeology
Identify the largest carnivorous dinosaur
LiveScience has published the results of the largest scientific study of carnivorous dinosaurs in history. Leading the list is the Spinosaurus dinosaur.
Archeology
Detecting turtle fossils mating
German scientists first discovered fossils of a vertebrate species - including humans - in a working position
Archeology
Human ancestors are ... eel?
An eel-like prehistoric creature found in Canada has been identified as the oldest ancestor of humans that science has ever known.