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‘All you need are your eyes’: a stretch of Victorian shore is a magnet for fossil fossickers
22+ hour ago (1018+ words) Experts and novices alike hunt for specimens that could change our understanding of evolution " and all only a short day trip from Melbourne Between the cliffs and the sea at Jan Juc, on Victoria's Surf Coast, researchers scour the shore…...
Little Foot hominin fossil may be new species of human ancestor
1+ week, 4+ day ago (518+ words) Australian researchers think the skeleton found in South Africa is not the same species as two found in the same South Africa cave system Little Foot, one of the world's most complete hominin fossils, may be a new species of…...
Endoscopy finds Neanderthal noses not as adapted to the cold as expected
2+ week, 1+ day ago (243+ words) Study on skull of Altamura Man could be blow to adaptation theories about Neanderthals and their extinction One sign of a really cold day is the sharp sting of freezing air in your nose. It was believed that the noses…...
DNA reveals stone age teenager as chewer of 10,500-year-old ‘gum’
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (452+ words) The prehistoric birch tar found in Estonia contained traces of saliva that were analysed by genetics experts A piece of stone age "gum" chewed by a teenage girl 10,500 years ago has been discovered by archaeologists in Estonia. The Institute of…...
Jurassic review – a roaring clash of logic and lies with duelling dinosaurs
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (584+ words) Soho theatre, LondonTim Foley's conspiracy-fuelled comedy pits reason against delusion as a palaeontology lecturer faces a dean who believes Jurassic Park is realLogic and reason are torn to shreds in Tim Foley's sharp, silly satire about fossils and fake news....
Neanderthals and early humans ‘likely to have kissed’, say scientists
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (625+ words) Study from University of Oxford looks into evolutionary origins of kissing and its role in relations between species From Gal'pagos albatrosses to polar bears, chimpanzees to orangutans, certain species appear to kiss. Now researchers suggest Neanderthals did it too " and…...
55m-year-old eggshells unearthed in Queensland may be older relative of infamous ‘drop crocs’
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (529+ words) Scientists believe new discovery to be the oldest crocodilian eggshells ever found in Australia Scientists have identified what are believed to be the oldest crocodilian eggshells ever found in Australia, unearthed in a grazier's back yard in regional Queensland. The…...
‘These weird crocs were all over the place’: Australia’s oldest crocodile eggshells unearthed in Queensland back yard
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (538+ words) New research suggests 55m-year-old eggshells likely belong to extinct mekosuchine crocodiles, nicknamed "drop crocs" for theory they climbed trees to hunt Scientists have identified what are believed to be the oldest crocodilian eggshells ever found in Australia, unearthed in a…...
Retired Australian teacher discovers the oldest fossil of its kind in southern hemisphere – and a new species
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (751+ words) Robert Beattie, 82, has found specimens of a 151m-year-old midge that challenge what we know about how the insects evolved As a boy, holidaying with his family in the New South Wales coastal town of Gerringong, Robert Beattie found a shell…...
Researchers discover new tyrannosaur species in ‘duelling dinosaurs’ fossil
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (492+ words) Analysis of Montana fossils shows the battling predator was a fully grown Nanotyrannus, not a young T rex The fossilised remains of two dinosaurs locked in combat have unleashed a fresh drama, suggesting diminutive specimens thought to be teenagers of…...