The Good News Network: Positive Stories 24/7Early Human Ancestor Found in Morocco Dates Back 700,000 Years May Be Major Missing Link
HollyTurns out they just didn't want to be found
#stem #science #paleontology #dinosaurs #fossils #interesting
Scientists solve the mystery of Europe's missing dinosaurs. Spoiler alert! They were never actually missing
Ceratopsians were horned, beaked dinosaurs that once stomped their way all over North America and Asia during the Late Cretaceous period, about 80 million years ago. Their abundance in the fossil records of these continents, which were connected by land bridges and island chains near Europe (an island archipelago at the time), suggests they should also have roamed the European continent.
Early Human Ancestor Found in Morocco Dates Back 700,000 Years May Be Major Missing Link
#goodnews #inspiring #science #archaeology #paleontology #fossils #Morocco
Massimo Luciani#NetMassimo #paleontology #paleoanthropology #hominins #fossils #SahelanthropusTchadensis #Sahelanthropus
An article published in the journal "Science Advances" reports the results of a study concluding that Sahelanthropus tchadensis was capable of walking on two legs approximately 7 million years ago. A team of researchers examined available fossils of this early hominin, concluding that its species had some adaptations for bipedalism.
Moreno ColaiacovoFascinating #fossils from #Morocco help shed light on the transition from early hominins to the lineage that later gave rise to modern humans, #Neanderthals, and #Denisovans. 🦴
Some traits look ancient, others are newer. The mix suggests these individuals were part of an African population close to the root of our lineage.
Early hominins from Morocco basal to the Homo sapiens lineage | Nature
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09914-y
Ecotxe🛢️ Què fer davant 'petrooligarques' i egos poderosos?
Nosaltres ho tenim clar:
🔋 Més #mobilitat elèctrica, per erradicar la dependència del #petroli i altres combustibles fòssils
🤝 Més cooperació i convivència, com ens recorda la #UCTAIB:
➡️ https://url.pangea.org/m2601cc
I tu? Encara no has pujat a Ecotxe?
chestasYesterday at the Tessellated Pavement we were lucky to spot a fossil in the rocks. The rocks in this area aren't good for finding the oldest fossils. Tasmania has some fossils dating back 800 million years (sorry if I have any creationists in my followers). This is possibly a trace fossil of a bivalve mollusc and will date to between 60 million and 160 million years.
By the way, I'm no expert, so if anyone knows better, I am happy to learn 🙂
#Tasmania #lutruwita #fossils #sealife #geology #palaeontology
The Orkney NewsDiscovering the Tiny Fossils, Powerful Indicators of Past Marine Environments
schneckenhausDas Ghar-Dalam-Museum in Birżebbuga entstand 1885 als eine der ersten musealen Sammlungen Maltas im viktorianischen Stil. Es bewahrt nicht nur prähistorische Fossilien, sondern verkörpert selbst ein Stück Museumsgeschichte durch seine originale Ausstattung. Heute wirkt es wie ein erhaltenes Relikt vergangener Sammelpraktiken.
14.12.2025, #Malta #Birzebbuga #GharDalam #museum #victorian #history #fossils [3]
14.12.2025, #Malta #Birzebbuga #GharDalam #museum #victorian #history #fossils [3]
Die Höhle Ghar Dalam in Birżebbuga enthält pleistozäne Ablagerungen mit Knochenfunden von Flusspferden, Riesenhasen und Zwergelefanten. Während Kaltphasen des Quartärs sank der Meeresspiegel um bis zu 120 Meter, wodurch Malta über eine Landbrücke mit Nordafrika verbunden war und afrikanische Tierarten einwanderten, die beim anschließenden Anstieg des Meeresspiegels im Holozän hier strandeten und ausstarben.
14.12.2025, #Malta #Birzebbuga #GharDalam #archaeology #pleistocene #cave #fossils [3]
14.12.2025, #Malta #Birzebbuga #GharDalam #archaeology #pleistocene #cave #fossils [3]
