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A new museum in Northern Greece: the Siatista Historical Paleontological Collection, the first record of a stegodon in Europe and the making of the straight-tusked elephant.
The Historical Palaeontological Collection of Siatista (HPCS), housed in a school building in Siatista, Kozani, Macedonia in Greece, was studied by the authors during the summer of 2009. The collection was assembled by local people from 1902 onwards, under the … Continue reading
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How Neanderthals made the very first glue
The world’s oldest known glue was made by Neanderthals. But how did they make it 200,000 years ago? Archaeologists have discovered three possible ways. Strange & Offbeat: Fossils & Ruins News — ScienceDaily
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Mystery of how first animals appeared on Earth solved
Research has solved the mystery of how the first animals appeared on Earth, a pivotal moment for the planet without which humans would not exist. Geology News — ScienceDaily
The first description of dinosaur fossils by Al-Andalusī in the twelfth century
Western sources refer to a few scholars who were the pioneers in describing huge fossilised animals that are now known to be the remains of the long extinct dinosaurs. Around 1677, the British scholar, Robert Plot, was widely believed to … Continue reading
First winged mammals from the Jurassic period discovered
Two 160-million-year-old mammal fossils discovered in China show that the forerunners of mammals in the Jurassic Period evolved to glide and live in trees. With long limbs, long hand and foot fingers, and wing-like membranes for tree-to-tree gliding, Maiopatagium furculiferum … Continue reading
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Amateur collectors in Japan discover country’s first and oldest fossil diving bird
Two brothers from a small town in Hokkaido, Japan, made the discovery of their lives — the first and oldest fossil bird ever identified in their country. Identified as a new species, it has been named Chupkaornis keraorum. Paleontology News … Continue reading
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Amateur collectors in Japan discover country’s first and oldest fossil diving bird
Two brothers from a small town in Hokkaido, Japan, made the discovery of their lives — the first and oldest fossil bird ever identified in their country. Identified as a new species, it has been named Chupkaornis keraorum. Strange & … Continue reading
Dinosaur-era plant found alive in North America for first time
A large species of green algae was discovered alive in North America for the first time ever, with the only previous record being fossils dating back to the time of the dinosaurs. Paleontology News — ScienceDaily
Ancient animal thought to be first air breather on land loses claim to fame
Some good scientific sleuthing by an undergraduate student has helped rewrite one of the earliest chapters in the planet’s evolutionary history. The research has shown that the millipede thought to be the world’s oldest known air-breathing land creature is in … Continue reading
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Ancient Swiss reptile shows its bizarre scale armor for the first time
Grisons, 241 million years ago — Instead of amidst high mountains, a small reptile suns itself on an island beach in a warm shallow sea, where many fish and marine reptiles frolic. This is the story told by an excellently … Continue reading