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World’s oldest turtle shells found next to trash dump could provide clues to ancient reptile’s origins
Plucked from a pit of grey clay next to a rubbish dump in southern Poland, fossilised turtle shells resembling the battle-scarred shields of ancient warriors are the world’s oldest and most complete. Dating back 215 million years, experts say they could provide invaluable clues in solving the riddle of the…
New ‘missing link’ dinosaur discovered in Argentina
BUENOS AIRES – Fossils of a recently discovered dinosaur species in Argentina is a “missing link” in the evolution of the long-necked giants that roamed the earth millions of years ago, paleontologists said. Long-neck, long-tail plant-eaters like Diplodocus, Brachiosaurus and Brontomerus — the largest land creatures ever to walk on…
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