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"Mysterious fossils of what may be a previously unknown type of human have been uncovered in caves in China, [fossils]that possess a highly unusual mix of bygone and modern human features, scientists ...

Ancient, fossilized teeth, uncovered during a decades-long archaeology project in northeastern Ethiopia, indicate that two different kinds of hominins, or human ancestors, lived in the same place ...

Ontario researcher thinks 890-million-year-old fossils may be ancient relatives of sponges Fossils that formed 890 million years ago in what is now the Northwest Territories may be by far the oldest ...

Donald G. MacVicar Jr., 21-year-old Amherst senior and chemistry major, got the idea in a college bull session. After he tested it in the laboratory, MacVicar decided he had the answer to a problem ...

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Archaeologists uncovered teeth from an ancient human ancestor in Ethiopia's Afar Region. - Amy Rector/Virginia Commonwealth University Ancient, fossilized teeth, uncovered during a decades-long ...