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2.6 million-year-old jaw from extinct 'Nutcracker Man' is found where we didn't expect it
1+ hour, 55+ min ago (334+ words) A fossil jaw of a distant human relative was discovered much farther north than previously thought possible, revealing new information about diversity in human evolution. Fragments of a 2.6 million-year-old fossil jaw discovered in northeastern Ethiopia are transforming the picture of…...
Aberdeenshire fossil dating back 410 million years joins museum collection
3+ hour, 54+ min ago (415+ words) A 410-million-year-old fossil of a giant prehistoric organism which once loomed over north-east Scotland has been added to the collections of National Museums Scotland (NMS). The example of Prototaxites was discovered in a sedimentary deposit near the village of Rhynie…...
Endangered lizards were released into the Australian desert and, years later, underground tunnels, water retention, fertile soil, and clear signs of ecological recovery began to surprise scientists.
4+ hour, 4+ min ago (843+ words) The information was released through field studies conducted by Australian ecological research institutions, including surveys by CSIRO and recent analyses associated with Australia's National Recovery Plan, published from 2022 onwards and consolidated in 2023 reports. At 89 years old, Seu Orestes wakes up…...
Life Before Dinosaurs: The Museum of Idaho’s new prehistoric exhibit opens January 31
5+ hour, 54+ min ago (253+ words) The following is a news release from the Museum of Idaho: IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) " Starting January 31, the Museum of Idaho invites visitors to step far deeper into prehistory with the opening of Life Before Dinosaurs: Meet the Permian Monsters,…...
Afar fossil shows broad distribution and versatility of Paranthropus
5+ hour, 58+ min ago (1767+ words) Nature (2026)Cite this article Villase'or, A., Bobe, R. & Behrensmeyer, A. K. Middle Pliocene hominin distribution patterns in Eastern Africa. J. Hum. Evol. 147, 102856 (2020). Wood, B. & Strait, D. Patterns of resource use in early Homo and Paranthropus. J. Hum. Evolution 46, 119162 (2004). Wood, B. & Boyle, E. K. Hominin taxic diversity: fact or fantasy? Am. J. Phys....
A variety of early hominin species shared the Afar region of Ethiopia
5+ hour, 58+ min ago (424+ words) Carol V. Ward is in the Department of Pathology and Anatomical Sciences and in the Department of Anthropology, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri 65212, USA. There is immense interest in understanding the history and evolution of our species and that of our…...
An eye-popping discovery: early vertebrates had four eyes rather than two
5+ hour, 58+ min ago (349+ words) Michael S. Levine is at the Lewis-Sigler Institute for Integrative Genomics, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, USA. There is considerable interest in understanding how vision and image-forming eyes evolved, and scientists tend to take it for granted that most vertebrates have…...
Bird retinas function without oxygen – solving a centuries-old biological mystery
6+ hour, 41+ min ago (925+ words) Neural tissue normally dies quickly without oxygen. Yet bird retinas " among the most energy-demanding tissues in the animal kingdom " function permanently without it. This may be relevant in future treatment of stroke patients. image:The pecten is a vascular structure…...
2.6-Million-Year-Old Fossil from Ethiopia Shows Paranthropus Hominins Were Widespread | Sci.News
6+ hour, 55+ min ago (716+ words) Labeled MLP-3000, the new Paranthropus fossil was found in the Mille-Logya research area. The specimen consists of an edentulous mandibular corpus with preserved tooth roots and an associated partial molar crown. Geological and magnetostratigraphic evidence place the fossil securely between…...
New 2.6-Million-Year-Old Paranthropus Fossil Reshapes Understanding of Early Hominins | Newswise
6+ hour, 55+ min ago (500+ words) Professor Zeresenay Alemseged demonstrates how the fragments of the newly discovered mandible specimen fit together. Top: Multiple views of MLP-3000-1, the newly discovered Paranthropus partial left mandible and molar crown. Bottom: MLP-3000-1 in side-by-side comparison with mandible fossils from other…...