Did you know the first 3 geological periods of the Phanerozoic are named after Wales?
Cambrian = "Welsh" in Latin,
Ordovician = A pre-Roman tribe in mid/northern Wales,
Silurian = A pre-Roman tribe in southern Wales.
The Cambrian Explosion was a time when life on earth went crazy and loads of new animals appeared. This important time in history is named after Cymru.
Also, Cambrian Explosion would make an amazing Welsh metal band name.
The furthest north-westerly point of Neanderthal range is known to be Wales!
Part of a Neanderthal jaw-bone and 2 teeth of an 11-year-old boy were found in Bontnewydd Palaeolithic Site, with teeth from at least 4 other Neanderthals.
The presence of a wolf was discovered in the same cave at around the same time.
No way of knowing for sure, but wouldn't it be lovely to imagine a boy and his dog living in the cave together?
Can't believe I forgot about our Welsh dinosaur friends!
All dinosaurs discovered in Wales are found in the Vale of Glamorgan. The rocks in the rest of the country are OLDER THAN DINOSAURS!
Will Hayward wrote a great article in 2018. Link below.
These dinos are between 200 and 250 million years old, and new species and fossils are still being found today!
Have you ever found a fossil anywhere?
https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/dinosaurs-found-wales-mapped-14533246
In a cave near Talacharn (Laugharne), archaeologists found bones and teeth from hyenas, woolly rhinoceros and mammoths.
In the same cave, known as Coygan Cave, they also found hand axes made and used by Neanderthals around 35,000 years ago.
Mammoths, rhinoceros and hyenas in Cymru?!
Sadly, the cave was destroyed by quarrying. But the fantastic finds are preserved at the National Museum of Wales.
Daf Smith 4 
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