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Fossils of ancient 'super-koala' found
5-8-2012 |
6
A large koala-like species of wombat the size of a sheep would have graced treetops 15 million years ago.
Fossil foot reveals new human species
3-29-2012 | 36
The fossilised bones from a 3.4 million-year-old human ancestor have been found in Africa.
Fossil of extinct owl discovered in Madeira
3-28-2012 | 1
Scientists describe how the scops owl species flourished but was driven to extinction by humans.
Fossils of new human species found in China
3-16-2012 | 23
The fossil remains of what is believed to be a new species of human have been unearthed.
Giant penguin fossil found in New Zealand
2-29-2012 | 15
Fossils have been discovered of an ancient penguin which stood taller than the Emperor penguin.
Scientists recreate prehistoric cricket song
2-8-2012 | 11
The sound made by the Jurassic era insect has been recreated thanks to the discovery of its fossil.
Remains of giant dinosaur found in Antarctica
12-22-2011 | 24
The fossil remains were that of a gigantic Titanosaur that would have roamed the Earth 70m years ago.
Fossil nest of baby dinosaurs discovered
11-18-2011 | 10
A 70-million-year-old fossilised nest containing 15 jeuvenile dinosaurs has been found in Mongolia.
Evidence of dinosaur migration discovered
10-27-2011 | 0
Fossil dinosaur teeth have revealed evidence that some species of dinosaur would have migrated.
3.4 billion-year-old fossils discovered
8-22-2011 | 16
Geologists have unearthed fossilized single cell organisms that lived over 3 billion years ago.
Pacific eel discovery is "living fossil"
8-17-2011 | 14
A living fossil has been discovered in the form of a Pacific eel with unusually primitive features.
World's oldest wood fossil discovered
8-14-2011 | 10
The ancient wood belonged to a small herb and would have grown over 400 million years ago.
Giant "phoenix" bird lived with dinosaurs
8-11-2011 | 10
The fossilised remains a previously unknown giant prehistoric bird have been discovered by scientists.
Massive prehistoric crocodile fossil found
7-17-2011 | 16
Terminonaris would have been 25ft in length and walked the Earth some 100 million years ago.
New evidence for dinosaur catastrophe
7-13-2011 | 10
A triceratops fossil may be key evidence in proving that a massive impact wiped out the dinosaurs.
Scientists observe dinosaur pigments
7-2-2011 | 15
Dinosaur fossils may finally reveal their true colours thanks to a sophisticated x-ray technique.
Prehistoric fossil shows signs of epic battle
5-6-2011 | 5
A 120-million-year old ichthyosaur jawbone shows signs of attack by a member of the same species.
Huge prehistoric ants thrived in hot climate
5-5-2011 | 20
The fossil of a giant ant that would have been the size of a hummingbird has been discovered.
Largest ever spider fossil discovered
4-21-2011 | 17
A giant prehistoric spider fossil has found with a 6-inch legspan that lived 165 million years ago.
Ancient giant rabbit fossil discovered
3-24-2011 | 23
The remains of a giant species of rabbit six times the size of today's rabbits has been discovered.
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