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Tanzania: How to Eat an Elephant - Fossil Find in Tanzania Shows Oldest Signs of Butchering These Giant Mammals
5+ hour, 16+ min ago (483+ words) Imagine a creature nearly twice the size of a modern African elephant (which can weigh up to 6,000kg. This was Elephas (Paleoxodon) recki, a prehistoric titan that roamed the landscape of what is now Tanzania nearly two million years ago. Now,…...
Africa: New Fossil Proves Lucy's Species Coexisted With Another Relative Species
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (455+ words) Addis Ababa " A new fossil discovered at Woranso-Mille, Ethiopia, has revealed that Lucy's species co-existed with another relative species, Arizona State University researcher Yohannes Haile-Selassie reveled today. The Australopithecus deyiremeda, a little-known early human ancestor that lived 3.4 million years, was…...
South Africa: Chemical Evidence of Life Uncovered in SA Rocks 3.3bn Years Old
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (158+ words) [Daily Maverick] While there is fossil evidence of life older than 3.3bn years, this is the first time that its molecular chemical fingerprints have been detected through high-tech sleuthing. South Africa: Chemical Evidence of Life Uncovered in SA Rocks 3.3bn Years Old…...
South Africa: World's First Known Butt-Drag Fossil Trace Was Left By a Rock Hyrax in South Africa 126,000 Years Ago
6+ mon, 1+ day ago (681+ words) Rock hyraxes, known in southern Africa more often as "dassies", are furry, thickset creatures with short legs and no discernible tails. They spend much of their time sunning themselves on rocky outcrops. Another thing they sometimes do is drag their…...
South Africa: The Fossil Hunters of the Sterkfontein Caves
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (535+ words) There is growing recognition of the work they have done Itumeleng Molefe remembers the day his neighbours came rushing into his family's Rustenburg home, saying his father was famous because they had just seen him on TV. "People were screaming,…...
South Africa: Marine Fossil Found in South Africa Is One of a Kind, Thanks to Unusual Preservation
11+ mon, 1+ day ago (692+ words) [The Conversation Africa] A fossilised creature found in a South African roadside quarry 25 years ago has finally got an official name. The small, segmented, crustacean-like creature, dated to 444 million years ago, can now be introduced as Keurbos susanae. It belongs…...
Africa: Humans Lived in African Rainforests 150,000 Years Ago, Far Earlier Than Believed - New Research
11+ mon, 1+ week ago (748+ words) [The Conversation Africa] Our human species emerged in Africa around 300,000 years ago but scientists don't yet have a clear picture of what kind of natural environment we evolved in. Until recently, the dominant idea was that grasslands and savannahs were…...