Huge ant fossil found in Princeton
Ahmet Mengüç
The fossil of a huge, ancient ant, the first of its kind to be found in Canada, was uncovered by a Princeton woman.
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Soft tissue, veins found in a dinosaur
Although while finding fossilized dinosaur bones is amazing, it’s even more amazing when researchers find evidence of soft tissue.
The biggest penguin to ever exist
Dilek Yazıcı
The biggest penguin to have ever lived, weighing more than 150 kilograms has been discovered in fossil form in New Zealand.
Fossil excavations in Kayseri, Türkiye
After a shepherd discovered the bone in Kayseri province of Türkiye, fossil excavations began in 2018 with the support of the municipality.
Obsidian handaxes from 1.2 million years ago found in Ethiopia
Elif Duluk
A ancient “knapping workshop” with 600 obsidian handaxes that date back at least 1.2 million years has been discovered in Ethiopia.
Large number of skulls discovered in Cueva Des Cubierta, a Neanderthal cave in Spain
In the Cueva Des Cubierta cave in Spain, a large number of animal skulls placed by Neanderthals were found.
Pterosaur with more than 400 teeth discovered in Germany
In Germany, scientists found a new kind of dinosaur(pterosaur) with more than 400 teeth that ate similarly to ducks and flamingos.
Fossilized flower found in amber
Scientists discovered fossil of a flower blooming in amber: a nearly 40 million year old flower. The largest fossilized flower that has ever been found.
Early evidence of mammoth slaying in Mexico comes from an Ice Age hunting camp
The oldest concrete proof of conflicts between Ice Age humans and megafauna in the Basin of Mexico can be found in this hunter gatherer hideaway.
On a Maryland beach, ABD, a 9 year old girl discovered a rare Megalodon shark tooth fossil
On Christmas morning, Molly Sampson told her mother that she wanted to go fossil hunting at a nearby beach and uncover an extinct megalodon fossil. She eventually succeeded in doing so.
