Bones uncovered in Mexico are likely the oldest human remains ever found in the Americas, according to a new study published in the journal Plos ONE. A team of international researchers uncovered the first specimen -- which dates back 13,000 years -- in a cave in the Yucatan Peninsula during a dig in 2007. Three years later, divers then found a similar set of remains in the … [Read more...] about Looted Skeleton Could be Oldest in the Americas
Unusual New Dinosaur Find May Be Evolutionary “Missing Link”
Paleontologists are considering a major redraw of the dinosaur family tree following a new look at fossilized remains of an unusual herbivorous dinosaur unearthed in Chile 13 years ago. Researchers suggested that this dinosaur may be a long-sought “missing link” between two major categories of dinosaurs. The creature was the size of a kangaroo and looked like a velociraptor, … [Read more...] about Unusual New Dinosaur Find May Be Evolutionary “Missing Link”