fossils
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Long-necked marine reptiles were common in the seas covering parts of what is now China during the Triassic period, and scientists have discovered fossils of several different species.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 29, 2026
"While teeth remain among the most informative fossils available, this work demonstrates that teeth cannot always tell us how the whole animal looked."
From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026
It has helped experts discover that fossils in museums across the continent had been wrongly grouped and were actually made up of two different species - Saurichthys and Birgeria.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
"Although British Triassic fossils have been studied for over 200 years, this is the first bone from Saurichthys ever found in these rocks."
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
By about half a million years ago, human fossils had diverged from older Homo erectus skeletons in their enlarged, rounder, and less angular skulls.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
