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Chinese fossils reveal a huge animal explosion

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Chinese fossils reveal a huge animal explosion

The fossil record of Yunnan province dates back to 546-539 million years ago Fossils show ancient sea creatures from the Ediacaran period Fossils existed before the Cambrian explosion WASHINGTON, April 2 (Reuters) – An impressive collection of fossils from China reveals that the life of various animals in the early oceans of the Earth millions … Read more

‘It blew my mind’: Long-glacial ecosystem, including fossils of lion-sized armadillos and giant ground sloths, discovered in Texas ‘water cave’

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A person wearing a black suit and hard hat with a flashlight on it bends over a circular wall of a small cave.

While exploring a cave in central Texas, they unearthed a lost glacial ecosystem, including the remains of a giant tortoise and a lion-sized armadillo, among fossilized groundwater. In a study published on March 19 in the journal Quaternary Researchthe researchers say that the cave may contain the remains of animals that lived in a relatively … Read more