Devon Cave Unearthed with Remains of Megafaunas and Other Ice Age Species From 60,000 Years Ago
Remains of a wooly mammoth, a rhino, and a wolf unearthed on a building site
Scientists Find Hints of a Hidden Mass Extinction 30 Million Years Ago
THE PREHISTORIC ROCK ART OF TASSILI N’AJJER, ALGERIA
A Moredon couple has made one of the most extraordinary archeological finds in history when they discovered preserved fossils of mammoth in a quarry to the north of the town.
Neville and Sally Hollingworth, part-time fossil hunters, immediately realised the magnitude of their find and called in archeologists from DigVentures as reinforcements – who soon unearthed five ice-age mammoths in an extraordinary state of preservation.
The couple’s find was so remarkable that David Attenborough and evolutionary biologist professor Ben Garrod will be presenting a BBC One documentary on it – Attenborough and the Mammoth Graveyard – which will air on December 30
“German” Neanderthals Altered Ecosystem 125,000 Years Ago, Study Shows
FINALLY, SCIENTISTS FIND THE OLDEST SPERM IN THE WORLD
The Ice Age creature was discovered in the thawing permafrost in the Yakutia region in Russia’s extreme north in August. It is thought to be the best-preserved woolly rhino found there yet.
Fossil discovery shows some Australian ‘thunder birds’ had painful bone infection before species went extinct
Key points:
What caused the demise of the thunder bird isn’t entirely settled
Analysis of fossils found in South Australia has revealed some of the birds had a bone disease
Scientists found the dating of the fossil site coincided with severe drought
This mihirung paringmal (giant bird), sometimes called a “thunder bird” (Genyoris newtoni), weighed five to six times that of an emu, was 2 metres tall, and had a huge beak.
A blood sample believed to be the oldest in the world has been found in an ancient mummified foal, boosting hopes of bringing extinct species back to life.