[ad_1] Saa Fomba, an American youtuber, documented in video a dangerous undertaking: he jumped from a bridge over 30 meters without any protection. The Pennybacker Bridge is located in Austin, Texas and spans Lake Austin. It is recognized by the large arches in its structure, from where the young man, …
Read More »Fossil reveals a strange toothed “toucan” who lived next to dinosaurs
[ad_1] The discovery of a creature described as resembling a “dandelion toucan” that lived some 68 million years ago has overturned hypotheses about the diversity of birds that lived alongside dinosaurs. Less than nine centimeters (3.5 inches) long, the delicate skull of the bird scientists have dubbed Falcatakely forsterae it …
Read More »The controversial 7-million-year-old skull may not have been as human as we thought
[ad_1] The question of whether a 7-million-year-old primate nicknamed “Toumai” walked on two or four legs has sparked drama among paleontologists, complete with a missing femur. From the discovery of Sahelanthropus tchadensis’s first fossil in 2001, it has often been cited as our first known hominin ancestor. Initial analysis suggested …
Read More »Archaeologists discover the ancient skull of distant human cousin Paranthropus robustus
[ad_1] A two-million-year-old skull of a distant broad-toothed human cousin has been unearthed in an archaeological dig led by Australia deep into a South African cave system. Key points: Paranthropus robustus walked the Earth around the same time as Homo erectus The fossil discovery provides the first high-resolution evidence for …
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