fossils
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The researchers expect that additional fieldwork in North Africa and the Middle East will uncover more fossils that clarify how modern apes originated and began to diversify.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 24, 2026
At first, researchers placed the Ajimu fossils in the genus Andrias, which contains the largest amphibians alive today.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 24, 2026
Cryptobranchidae fossils have been discovered throughout the Northern Hemisphere.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 24, 2026
The new findings raise the possibility that some of those fossils may actually represent numerous species that have yet to be recognized.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 24, 2026
Another possibility is that the rocks there contain fossils of extinct animals and plants.
From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins
