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A for people who are interested in paleontology, archeology, and anthropology. Pseudoscience, ancient aliens, etc. discouraged.

A for people who are interested in paleontology, archeology, and anthropology. Pseudoscience, ancient aliens, etc. discouraged.

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Paleontology, Archeology, and Anthropology
Nov 23, 2020Nov 2020

Posted by JoeB
Yaviichnus inyooensis: A new complex burrow system from the Oligocene of southern Mexico. The behavior of burrowing has probably been present in Mammals since their early origins. Soil provides physical protection; it ...
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Paleontology, Archeology, and Anthropology
Nov 30, 2020Nov 2020

Posted by JoeB
Eomakhaira molossus: A new species of small saber-toothed Sparassodont Marsupial from the Early Oligocene of Chile. The Sparassodonta, an extinct group of Metatherians (Marsupials and their extinct relatives), were the ...
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Paleontology, Archeology, and Anthropology
Oct 24, 2020Oct 2020

Posted by JoeB
Exploring the relationship between Litopterns and Perissodactyls The Mammalian group Litopterna was coined by Florentino Ameghino in 1889, as a Suborder of the Perissodactyla, with the aim to include the aberrant ...
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Shared from General & Hellos
Aug 22, 2021Aug 2021

Posted by BirdMan1
Fossilized Brain!:
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Paleontology, Archeology, and Anthropology
Nov 29, 2022Nov 2022

Posted by Mooolah
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Paleontology, Archeology, and Anthropology
Sep 11, 2021Sep 2021

Posted by JoeB
A Rhamphorhynchine Pterosaur from the Late Jurassic of Chile. Pterosaurs first appeared in the Late Triassic, and persisted until the End of the Cretaceous. They are thought to have had a worldwide distribution for much...
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Paleontology, Archeology, and Anthropology
Mar 10, 2023Mar 2023

Posted by Charlene
This an interest read on the late Devonian extinction
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Paleontology, Archeology, and Anthropology
Nov 17, 2022Nov 2022

Posted by Beowulfsfriend
Hundreds of mummies and the pyramid of an unknown queen found near King Tut's tomb. "Hundreds of mummies and pyramid of an unknown queen unearthed near King Tut's tomb | Live Science"
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Paleontology, Archeology, and Anthropology
Aug 22, 2021Aug 2021

Posted by JoeB
Sengis (Elephant Shrews) from the Late Oligocene Nsungwe Formation of southwestern Tanzania. The Macroscelideans (also termed Sengis, or Elephant Shrews) are an enigmatic group of small insectivorous Mammals, known ...
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Paleontology, Archeology, and Anthropology
Mar 10, 2023Mar 2023

Posted by Charlene
This is an interesting read on the Late Devonian Extinction event..
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Paleontology, Archeology, and Anthropology
May 27, 2023May 2023

Posted by Beowulfsfriend
An article on pinpointing the oldest continously lived in city. My favorite line was on Jericho, which is a contender: 'The city of Jericho, known for an infamous war in the Old Testament that probably didn't happen.........." The article also raises...
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Paleontology, Archeology, and Anthropology
Sep 27, 2021Sep 2021

Posted by Notlost
First ankylosaur found in Morocco, with bone spikes rather than epidermal plates/spikes.
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Paleontology, Archeology, and Anthropology
Oct 3, 2021Oct 2021

Posted by Notlost
LINKCassowary husbandry
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Paleontology, Archeology, and Anthropology
Apr 21, 2022Apr 2022

Posted by JoeB
Dortoka vremiri: A new species of Dortokid Turtle from the Late Cretaceous of the Hațeg Basin, Romania. The Cretaceous deposits of the Hațeg Basin of Romania are noted for the production of a rich diversity of endemic...
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Paleontology, Archeology, and Anthropology
Apr 8, 2022Apr 2022

Posted by JoeB
The Cabeço da Amoreira burial: An Early Modern Era West African buried in a Mesolithic shell midden in Portugal. The Tagus and Sado valleys of central Portugal contain numerous shell middens, dating back to the Late ...
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Paleontology, Archeology, and Anthropology
Apr 5, 2022Apr 2022

Posted by JoeB
Covidifructus multicarpellatus: A multicarpellate fruit from the Late Cretaceous of South Bohemia. The earliest Flowering Plants are thought likely to have produced flowers with several carpels (ovule-bearing female ...
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Paleontology, Archeology, and Anthropology
Oct 15, 2021Oct 2021

Posted by Notlost
LINKAnalysis of ancient teeth questions theory that Native Americans originated from Japan | Live Science
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Paleontology, Archeology, and Anthropology
Dec 21, 2021Dec 2021

Posted by JoeB
Bailongia longicaudata: A new species of Artiopod from the Middle Cambrian Guanshan Biota of Yunnan Province, China. The Middle Cambrian Guanshan Biota of Yunnan Province, China, preserves a wide range of soft-bodied ...
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Paleontology, Archeology, and Anthropology
Dec 25, 2021Dec 2021

Posted by JoeB
Turtle shells, Frankinsence, and Myrrh: Trade between the nomads of Somaliland and the empires of the ancient world. Nomadic pastoralists are known to have been important to the economics of the ancient world, operating...
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Paleontology, Archeology, and Anthropology
Dec 27, 2021Dec 2021

Posted by JoeB
Patagoniapteris artabeae: A new species of Dipteridacean Fern from the Triassic of Argentina. The Family Dipteridaceae today contains ten species of Ferns divided into two genera, found in tropical and subtropical areas...
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Paleontology, Archeology, and Anthropology
Dec 31, 2021Dec 2021

Posted by JoeB
Investigating ancient burials in western Africa. The organised disposal of the dead is considered to be an important step in the development of Human cognition, an activity driven by the needs of the living to cope with...
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Jan 3, 2022Jan 2022

Posted by NoSheep
- 10 Amazing Archaeological Discoveries: Swords, Skulls and Mysterious Mummies
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Apr 21, 2020Apr 2020

Posted by t1nick
Why Bats Are One of Evolution’s Greatest Puzzles Paleontologists seek the ancestors that could explain how bats became the only flying mammals. Palaeochiropteryx By Riley Black SMITHSONIANMAG.COM APRIL 21, 2020 8:00AM
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Paleontology, Archeology, and Anthropology
Apr 26, 2020Apr 2020

Posted by t1nick
24 APRIL, 2020 - 18:56 ASHLEY COWIE Chieftain and Seated Companion Illustrate Complex Prehistoric Burial Rituals
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Paleontology, Archeology, and Anthropology
May 1, 2020May 2020

Posted by t1nick
Ancient Greek Site Where Men were Buried with their Horses to be Restored. Tasos Kokkinidis 6 days ago
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Posted by JoeBKite-like structures in the western Sahara Desert.

Posted by TriphidAn Aussie Indigenous Message Stick.

Posted by TriphidIndigenous Australian Aboriginal Rock art dated somewhere between 20 and 30 thousand years old.

Posted by TriphidIndigenous Australian Aboriginal Rock art dated somewhere between 20 and 30 thousand years old.

Posted by TriphidIndigenous Australian Aboriginal Rock art dated somewhere between 20 and 30 thousand years old.

Posted by TriphidIndigenous Australian Aboriginal Rock art dated somewhere between 20 and 30 thousand years old.

Posted by JoeBDortoka vremiri: A new species of Dortokid Turtle from the Late Cretaceous of the Hațeg Basin, Romania.

Posted by JoeBThe Cabeço da Amoreira burial: An Early Modern Era West African buried in a Mesolithic shell midden in Portugal.

Posted by JoeBMusivavis amabilis: A new species of Enantiornithine Bird from the Early Cretaceous Jehol Biota of northeastern China.

Posted by JoeBTorosaurus in Canada.

Posted by JoeBStone tools from the Borselan Rock Shelter, in the Binalud Mountains of northeastern Iran.

Posted by JoeBDating the Lantian Biota.

Posted by JoeBBashanosaurus primitivus: A new species of Stegosaur from the Middle Jurassic of Chongqing Municipality, China.

Posted by JoeBDetermining the time of year when the Chicxulub Impactor fell.

Posted by JoeBSão Tomé and Príncipe: Possibly the last country on Earth never to have been visited by a working archaeologist.

Posted by JoeBMambawakale ruhuhu: A new species of Pseudosuchian Archosaur from the Middle Triassic Manda Beds of Tanzania.

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