News tagged with fossil teeth
Archaeologists discover saber-toothed vegetarian
Surprised scientists have discovered the remains of a saber-toothed vegetarian.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Mar 24, 2011 |
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Ancient teeth raise new questions about the origins of modern man
Eight small teeth found in a cave near Rosh Haain, central Israel, are raising big questions about the earliest existence of humans and where we may have originated, says Binghamton University anthropologist ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Feb 09, 2011 |
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Scientist describes toothy microfossils
They had rows of sharp, interlocking conical teeth that, while not affixed to a jaw like we know, would rake prey into their mouths kind of like the creature in the movie "Alien."
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Oct 29, 2010 |
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These crocs were made for chewing? Mammal-like crocodile fossil found in East Africa (w/ Video)
Fossils of an ancient crocodile with mammal-like teeth have been discovered in the Rukwa Rift Basin of Tanzania, scientists report in this week's issue of the journal Nature. The unusual creature is changi ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Aug 04, 2010 |
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Researchers uncover 'oldest' dog remains in Swiss cave
Researchers have found that fragments of a dog's skull and teeth discovered in a cave in Switzerland date back more than 14,000 years in what could be the oldest known remains of man's best friend.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Aug 02, 2010 |
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Odd Mosaic of Dental Features Reveals Undocumented Primate
(PhysOrg.com) -- It's in the teeth. An odd mosaic of dental features recently unearthed in northern Egypt reveals a previously undocumented, highly-specialized primate called Nosmips aenigmaticus that lived ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
May 10, 2010 |
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Jaws -- 4 million BC
It might sound like a mashup of monster movies, but palaeontologists have discovered evidence of how an extinct shark attacked its prey, reconstructing a killing that took place 4 million years ago.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Mar 16, 2010 |
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Study Pits Man v Machine in Piecing Together 425-Million Years Old Jigsaw
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study pitting academic expertise against a computer in recreating a 425 million-year old jigsaw puzzle has discovered that there is no substitute for wisdom born out of experience.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Nov 16, 2009 |
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Plesiosaur a victim of shark attack
(PhysOrg.com) -- An 85 million-year-old plesiosaur fossil has been found with over 80 shark's teeth, suggesting the animal was the victim of sharks in a feeding frenzy. The find is perhaps the most spectacular example of ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Oct 06, 2009 |
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Fossil bone bed helps reconstruct life along California's ancient coastline
In the famed Sharktooth Hill Bone Bed near Bakersfield, Calif., shark teeth as big as a hand and weighing a pound each, intermixed with copious bones from extinct seals and whales, seem to tell of a 15-million-year-old ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Jun 08, 2009 |
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Fossil teeth of browsing horse found in Panama Canal earthworks
Rushing to salvage fossils from the Panama Canal earthworks, Aldo Rincon, paleontology intern at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, unearthed a set of fossil teeth. Bruce J. MacFadden, curator of ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Jun 08, 2009 |
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Ancient mammals shifted diets as climate changed
A new University of Florida study shows mammals change their dietary niches based on climate-driven environmental changes, contradicting a common assumption that species maintain their niches despite global ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Jun 03, 2009 |
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53 million-year-old high Arctic mammals wintered in darkness
(PhysOrg.com) -- Ancestors of tapirs and ancient cousins of rhinos living above the Arctic Circle 53 million years ago endured six months of darkness each year in a far milder climate than today that featured ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jun 01, 2009 |
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