All articles tagged with #prehistoric life
Researchers discovered rare dinosaur mummies in Wyoming, including a juvenile duck-billed dinosaur, preserved without skin but with skin impressions on clay, providing new insights into dinosaur appearance and preservation methods.
Recent fossil discoveries in southern Africa, particularly in Zambia and Tanzania, have provided new insights into the diverse ecosystems of the late Permian period, just before the catastrophic end-Permian extinction, helping scientists understand which species survived and how ecosystems responded to this mass extinction event.
Researchers discovered thousands of microscopic fossils from the Cambrian period in the Grand Canyon, including a new species named Kraytdraco spectatus, resembling a 'Star Wars' creature, revealing insights into early animal evolution and the canyon's prehistoric environment.
Archaeologists have discovered 140,000-year-old fossils, including Homo erectus skull fragments and over 6,000 animal remains, beneath the sea off Indonesia, revealing a once-thriving landmass called Sundaland that supported diverse ecosystems and early human activity, reshaping our understanding of prehistoric Southeast Asia.