Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Scientists have found new evidence for how our fossil human relatives in South Africa may have used their hands. 3D color maps of cortical bone distribution in fossil and extant hominin phalanges. Image credit: Syeda
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – A recent study by scientists from Durham University and Yunnan University has led to a significant reclassification of a peculiar spiny fossil, initially believed to be one of the earliest molluscs. Specimens of Shishania. A and
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – A recent study published in Royal Society Open Science reveals that the Tyrannosaurus rex, which evolved in North America, has its direct ancestor originating from Asia. This ancestor crossed a land bridge connecting the continents
Eddie Gonzales Jr. – AncientPages.com – A 113-million-year-old hell ant that once lived in northeastern Brazil is now the oldest specimen known to science. The hell ant, which was preserved in limestone, is a member of Haidomyrmecinae, an extinct subfamily
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – The human face is notably different from that of our fossil relatives and ancestors. It is characterized by being significantly smaller and more gracile, highlighting the evolutionary changes that have occurred over time. Left: computed
Eddie Gonzales Jr. – AncientPages.com – A team of scientists led by Australian Museum and UNSW Sydney paleontologist Dr. Matthew McCurry has described a new species of 15-million-year-old fossilized freshwater fish, Ferruaspis blocks, that shows preserved stomach contents as well
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – The oldest known dinosaur fossils, dating back approximately 230 million years, have been discovered in southern regions such as Brazil, Argentina, and Zimbabwe. These fossils exhibit differences that imply dinosaurs had been evolving for some
Eddie Gonzales Jr. – AncientPages.com – Researchers from Oxford and Birmingham Universities discovered a huge expanse of quarry floor filled with hundreds of dinosaur footprints, forming multiple large trackways. Excavated footprint. Credit: Oxford University Museum of Natural History. In a
Eddie Gonzales Jr. – AncientPages.com – Research led by the University of Southampton has revealed that several groups of meat-eating dinosaurs stalked the Bexhill-on-Sea region of coastal East Sussex 135 million years ago. An Early Cretaceous floodplain in southeastern England,
Eddie Gonzales Jr. – AncientPages.com – A new study reports a new species of sauropod dinosaur that lived in Cuenca, Spain, 75 million years ago: Qunkasaura pintiquiniestra. General view of the Lo Hueco site during the excavation of Qunkasaura in
Eddie Gonzales Jr. – AncientPages.com – Theropod dinosaurs are a crucial group that includes famous predators like Tyrannosaurus, Allosaurus, and modern birds. Various theropod species existed during the Mesozoic Era, known as the age of dinosaurs. Reconstruction of Alpkarakush kyrgyzicus.
Eddie Gonzales Jr. – AncientPages.com – Researchers have found that the pterosaur likely used all four limbs to propel itself in the air, as seen in bats today. Image source The findings, published today in PeerJ, provide new insights into how
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – An international team of scientists has made a groundbreaking discovery in paleogenomics. They have identified fossilized chromosomes in the remains of a woolly mammoth that lived approximately 52,000 years ago. Fossil chromosomes are a powerful
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – During the age of dinosaurs, life thrived on the surface and beneath it. Recent paleontological findings have unveiled a new ancestor of Thescelosaurus, providing compelling evidence that these creatures partially inhabited underground burrows. This discovery
Eddie Gonzales Jr. – AncientPages.com – Recent research has called into question a widely circulated theory regarding the origin of the griffin, a mythological creature. Painting of a griffin, a lion-raptor chimera, alongside the fossils of Protoceratops, a horned dinosaur.
Eddie Gonzales Jr. – AncientPages.com – The discovery of a 246-million-year-old nothosaur vertebra on New Zealand’s South Island has provided valuable insights into the early evolution of sea-going reptiles in the Southern Hemisphere. During the onset of the Age of Dinosaurs,
