24,000 or 34,000 years ago, ancient adornments used by people living in what is now Europe were analyzed. And it has been proven that 9 different cultures lived in the region.
Tag: paleontology
Fossil thought to be a plant for years was actually a baby turtle
A fossil thought for years to be a plant turned out to be a baby turtle, and puzzled researchers named it “Turtwig” after a Pokemon character who was half turtle and half plant.
Extinct sea creature fossils provide insights into ancient geography
Researchers have unearthed fossils of numerous extinct marine creatures that lived hundreds of millions of years ago, and these fossils could help understand ancient geography.
Evidence found that Neanderthals hunted cave lions
Re-analysis of a cave lion skeleton has revealed that Neanderthals may have hunted cave lions.
34 million year old whale skull discovered in Alabama
An Alabama teenager made a great discovery on his farm. A 34 million year old whale skull. It is estimated to be about 20 meters long.
A new ape fossil found at an 8.7 million year old site in Türkiye
A new fossil ape discovered at an 8.7 million year old site in Turkey is questioning long accepted beliefs about human origins.
Paleontologists discover two new sabertooth cat species
Researchers have discovered two new sabertooth species by studying one of the biggest Pliocene fossil collections at Langebaanweg.
50 million year katydid fosil found with internal organs
A 50 million year old katydid fossil has been found with a well preserved internal organs. This level of preservation of any internal organ has probably never before been seen in a fossil of this type.
300,000 year old human footprints found in Germany
Three fossil human footprints of Homo Heidelbergensis discovered among prehistoric elephant tracks at the Schöningen site in Lower Saxony.
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.