Tag: Fossils
Scientists track oldest known lizard in Italian Alps
Scientists said Wednesday they had tracked down the oldest known lizard, a tiny creature that lived about 240 million years ago when Earth had...
90,000-year-old finger discovered from Saudi desert
RIYADH: A fossil finger bone dating back about 90,000 years that was unearthed in Saudi Arabia’s Nefud Desert is pointing to what scientists are...
North America’s oldest human footprints discovered in Canada
MONTREAL: Human footprints found on an island off the coast of western Canada date back to around 13,000 years ago, making them the oldest...
Scientists discover Egyptian dinosaur with European ties
PARIS: A long-necked dinosaur unearthed in Egypt has yielded the first evidence of contact between African and European dinosaurs shortly before the creatures disappeared...
Oldest human fossil outside Africa found in Israel
MIAMI: The oldest remains of a modern human outside Africa have been dug up in Israel, offering evidence of what genetic studies have already...
Fossil of extinct giant burrowing bat discovered in New Zealand
WELLINGTON: The fossilised remains of a giant burrowing bat that lived millions of years ago has been found in New Zealand, an international team...
Los Angeles subway construction unearths ‘rare’ fossil trove
LOS ANGELES: The fossilized remains of creatures that roamed southern California 10,000 years ago were discovered by a crew digging for a subway extension...
Fossils suggest hominids may have lived alongside modern humans
Primitive hominids may have lived in Africa at the same time as humans, researchers said Tuesday, in new findings that could change the understanding...
