fossil record

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Dr. Baab argues the broader fossil record still points toward an African origin for the species: "The oldest fossils belonging to Homo erectus are from Africa, and the new fossil reconstruction shows that transitional fossils also existed there, so it makes sense that this species emerged on the African continent. But the DAN5 fossil postdates the initial exit from Africa, so other interpretations are possible."

From Science Daily

Dr. Morris serves as the first Dinosaur Institute Postdoctoral Fellow, focusing on how developmental processes shape evolutionary changes and how skull anatomy shifts over time in the fossil record.

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"This project was an exciting collaboration to study developmental patterns in the fossil record directly."

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"This innovative technique helps us to read the deep time fossil record in a new way," she said.

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With this telescope, they also found two smaller galaxy clusters within Abell 3667 that are in the process of merging, another piece of the fossil record of this cluster's history.

From Space Scoop