Fossils

Early Human Ancestor Found in Morocco Dates Back 700,000 Years May Be Major Missing Link

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Early Human Ancestor Found in Morocco Dates Back 700,000 Years May Be Major Missing Link

credit – JP Raynal released from the Programme Préhistoire de Casablanca Remains of an early human ancestor from a critically important period in our evolutionary history have been found in Morocco. Dated back 700,000 years using precise geo-magnetic methods, the assemblage of jawbones and teeth may come from the epoch during which African and Eurasian … Read more

Cave of Wonders: Where Prehistoric Bees Made Nests in the Bones of Animals Eaten by Colossal Owls – Good News Network

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Cave of Wonders: Where Prehistoric Bees Made Nests in the Bones of Animals Eaten by Colossal Owls – Good News Network

– credit, Lazaro Viñola López via SWNS Burrowing bees generally prefer to make their nests in the open, but some 20,000 years ago their ancestors lived in a cave where they used the bones of prey animals rather than soft soil. The groundbreaking discovery was made in a Caribbean cave that narrowly escaped being turned … Read more