fossils
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"Through our study and examination of well-preserved fossils collected throughout the north Texas region, we have evidence of violence within this species to a degree not previously seen in other Tylosaurus specimens."
From Science Daily • May 23, 2026
By studying the sediments around the fossils, researchers can reconstruct the habitats where early Homo and Australopithecus lived.
From Science Daily • May 16, 2026
The 2025 Nature study reported Homo fossils at 2.78 and 2.59 million years ago, along with Australopithecus at 2.63 million years ago.
From Science Daily • May 16, 2026
A team of researchers from the UK and Thailand identified the species from fossils found beside a pond in north-eastern Thailand a decade ago.
From BBC • May 14, 2026
There were little fern-shaped fossils, and fossils that looked like scorpions stinging themselves to death.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
