Scientists have found the earliest-known evidence of mammals at the seashore, in a former water lagoon at the Hanna Formation of Wyoming. Footprints left by two species of mammals – one identified and one not – were made 58 million years ago, according to analysis by the US experts. The identified mammal species is Coryphodon, a primitive … Read more
The fossilised remains of a dinosaur sitting on a nest of eggs, complete with embryos preserved inside, has been unearthed from China, a study has reported. The find — a world first — is an oviraptorosaur, one of a group of bird-like, theropod dinosaurs that thrived from 130–66 million years ago, during the Cretaceous Period. According … Read more
The fossilised tooth of a Neanderthal child found in a cave near Jerusalem could be proof our cousins made it into Africa as Cairo is just 400km away, study claims. Archaeologists from the Max Planck Institute re-examined the fossil record from Shuqba Cave – 28km northwest of Jerusalem – including a child’s tooth. The tooth was … Read more
Cuddling may date back further than we thought, as scientists have unearthed the remains of a 75.5 million-year-old burrow containing the fossils of snuggling rodents. US palaeontologists made the find — the oldest evidence of social behaviour among mammals — in a noted dinosaur nesting site called Egg Mountain, in Montana. The small mammals — … Read more
Cuddling may date back further than we thought, as scientists have unearthed the remains of a 75.5 million-year-old burrow containing the fossils of snuggling rodents. US palaeontologists made the find — the oldest evidence of social behaviour among mammals — in a noted dinosaur nesting site called Egg Mountain, in Montana. The small mammals — … Read more
The remarkable prehistoric journey of a terrified mother and her toddler across a muddy riverbed frequented by ancient predators has been unearthed by scientists. Fossilised footprints show a small adult, most likely a woman but possibly a teenage male, trekking for almost a mile across the hunter hotbed 13,000 years ago. Analysis shows the adult … Read more
A newly discovered fossilised ape tooth found in India is the earliest known ancestor of the modern-day gibbon and it lived 13 million years ago, study finds. The fossil belongs to a new species of ape named Kapi ramnagarensis and was discovered by fossil hunters at the Ramnager dig site in northern India. Experts from … Read more
Giant fossilised tree discovered in Peru reveals how the environment in the Andes mountains has changed drastically during the past 10 million years The tree was found in Peru and researchers say it dates back 10 million years Researchers say the tree fossil came from a high-altitude site in southern Peru The area it grew … Read more
Fossilised foot of a three-toed dinosaur that lived in Brazil 115 million years ago is identified as belonging to a new species that may be a forerunner of today’s birds The specimen was found in the Pedra Branca mine in Brazil’s Ceará State in 2008 Extraction and preparation of the fossil was complex and took 12 … Read more
An 18-foot armoured dinosaur that died 110 million years ago feasted on fern leaves as part of its final meal, according to a study of its remains. The fossilised plant remains were discovered inside the guts of the bone-plated Borealopelta markmitchell by scientists from the University of Saskatchewan. The huge armoured beast weighed up to one-and-a-half … Read more