Tag: Fossil analysis
Unlocking Ancient Secrets: How Tooth Rings in Fossilized Teeth Reveal Mammal Growth
When you were a child, you may have learned that you can count tree rings to find out how old the tree is. Biologists and forensic scientists use a similar concept but with teeth....
Uncovering the Smallest Human Limb Bone in Homo floresiensis: New Insights
In a groundbreaking discovery that has reshaped our understanding of human evolution, scientists have recently uncovered incredibly rare fossils on the Indonesian island of Flores, including an adult limb bone so small that it...