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Southern Africa’s youngest dinosaur tracks unearthed on Western Cape coast
4+ hour, 54+ min ago (789+ words) Key topics:New dinosaur tracks found in Western Cape, dating 132 million years ago.Brenton Formation tracks suggest diverse Cretaceous dinosaur presence.More Cr...
Antelope fossils uncover the diverse world of early human ancestors
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (554+ words) Fossil antelope teeth reveal stable, mixed habitats in the Cradle. Sudden woodland-to-grassland shift 1.7M yrs ago is challenged. Early humans and animals thrived via dietary flexibility and adaptation. Understanding what the environment looked like millions of years ago is essential for…...
Ancient dassie’s 126,000-year-old “butt-drag” fossil found in SA — a world first
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (707+ words) The trace is the world's earliest known "butt-drag" fossil, preserved in South Africa. Researchers link the mark to a rock hyrax (dassie), a small mammal common in southern Africa. The find sheds light on locomotion, behaviour, and environmental conditions 126,000 years…...
Ancient “Butt-Drag” discovery: Dassie’s 126,000-year-old mark rewrites fossil history
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (769+ words) World's first fossilised hyrax butt-drag found on SA's Cape coast 126,000-year-old trace offers rare glimpse into Pleistocene animal life Hyrax urine and dung form hyraceum, a natural archive of ancient ecology By Charles Helm and Lynne Quick Rock hyraxes, known…...
Ice Age cave reveals how early humans lived on SA’s lost Serengeti
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (1116+ words) Ice Age sea levels exposed vast plains supporting rich ecosystems and hunters. Knysna Cave reveals continuous human use, tool innovation, and shifting diets. Robberg tools show widespread tech sharing and social links across southern Africa. The Earth of the last…...
Newly named 444-million-year-old marine fossil found in SA is one-of-a-kind
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (475+ words) Fossil found in South Africa named Keurbos susanae after 25 years Harsh, anoxic conditions key to fossil's mineralisation and survival Palaeontologist Sarah Gabbott explains what's so unusual about her'discovery, which she named as part of the process of describing it scientifically....
🔒 RW Johnson: Dinosaurs, evolution and historical irony
11+ mon, 3+ week ago (962+ words) Religious dogma clashed with early science, but fossils and discoveries reshaped humanity's understanding of Earth's history. Religious teachings clashed with scientific discoveries on Earth's age. Fossil finds challenged biblical accounts, fueling the rise of modern geology. Darwin's evolution theory faced…...