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over 5 years ago by Paige Madison

Australopithecus deyiremeda: Lucy's Neighbors

New fossils from the Afar region of Ethiopia, named Australopithecus deyiremeda, suggest that Lucy’s species lived at the same time and place as at least one other hominin species. A team led by Yohannes Haile-Selassie discovered the 3.4 million year old jaw fragments less than 23 miles from sites where Au. afarensis fossils have been found.
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over 5 years ago by Jackson Chambers

Where did snakes come from?

A new study of lizards and snakes suggests that the iconic elongated body plan that snakes are famous for originated on land in the southern hemisphere approximately 128 million years ago.
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over 5 years ago by Julio Lacerda

Predatory cockroach found in dinosaur age amber

The majority of living cockroaches are scavengers, feeding on detritus along the forest floor or inside our kitchens. But 100 million years ago, a terrifying roach hunted other insects with spiky limbs.
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almost 6 years ago by Katherine Kurowski

Madagascar’s underwater graveyard yields ancient giant lemurs

What is possibly the largest hoard of giant lemur remains has been discovered in an underwater cave in southwestern Madagascar. These remarkably preserved skulls and skeletons may just help researchers uncover the mystery shrouding Madagascar’s major plant and animal extinctions.
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almost 6 years ago by Nick Garland

"Scissor-tooth shark" Edestus thrashed its prey to death

New research into the feeding habits of a long-extinct mysterious fish reveals that it may be the first animal ever known to use vertical thrashing of external teeth to kill its prey. And it had some seriously crazy teeth.
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