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  Fossils of leaves reveal how Antarctic ice softened 23 million years ago

  World | October 20, 2016 16:44 IST

  The fossilised leaves recovered from a crater lake in New Zealand have indicated just how Antarctic ice melted 23 million years ago, a scientist revealed on Thursday. The leaf fossils found at Foulden Maar,

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  Researchers studying 3-D printed fish fossil to reveal origin of human teeth

  World | October 02, 2016 16:53 IST

  In an effort to divulge the evolutionary origins of human teeth, researchers are examining three-dimensional print of a 400 million year old fish fossil. The printed fish fossil was found around Lake Burrinjuck in southeast

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  Australian scientists find evidence of world's oldest fossils

  World | September 01, 2016 11:00 IST

  Australian scientists claim to have spotted the world's oldest fossils. Along with the fossils, they have also found signs that diverse life forms lived on Earth upto 3.7 billion years ago. The fossils were discovered

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  Early animals may have caused first mass extinction, say researchers

  World | July 31, 2016 7:17 IST

  In a new study, researchers, it has been discovered that new fossil found in southeast African country of Namibia reinforces the theory suggesting that the world’s first mass extinction was caused due to the planet's

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  Not just a protective cover: 260 million-year-old fossil reveals why turtles evolved shells

  World | July 18, 2016 12:02 IST

  Washington: Contrary to the belief that turtles used and evolved their shells in order to protect themselves, findings of a new study reveal that the shells are used as a tool for burrowing underground to

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  90 million-year-old fossil shows how snakes lost their legs

  World | November 30, 2015 6:31 IST

  London: Snakes lost their limbs when their ancestors evolved to wriggle through burrows, and not in order to live in the sea, according to a new analysis of a 90 million-year-old reptile fossil skull.Comparisons between

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  100 million year old fossils found in Australia

  World | July 21, 2015 9:12 IST

  Sydney: The discovery of fish fossils estimated to be 100 million years old has excited Australian paleontologists who said on Tuesday that it filled missing pieces in their knowledge of the period.The discovery of the

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  Fossilised skull of young ape unearthed in China

  World | September 05, 2013 18:10 IST

  Beijing: A six-million-year-old fossilised cranium of a juvenile ape has been unearthed in China in a rare find that has paleontologists hoping it may help unravel the mystery of human origins.The remains found in southwest

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  23 million year old lizard fossil found in Mexico

  World | July 08, 2013 11:34 IST

  San Cristobal de las Casas (Mexico), July 8: Mexican scientists are studying a complete fossil of a lizard that lived some 23 million years ago and whose soft tissue remains have been preserved in amber.The