Tag: Fossils
Rare Discovery: Massive Mammoth Tusk Found in Mississippi Streambed
In a remarkable discovery, a 600-pound mammoth tusk was found in Mississippi by amateur fossil collector Eddie Templeton. The tusk, belonging to a Columbian mammoth, was found partially submerged in a streambed in rural...
Uncovering the Smallest Human Arm Bone: A Key Piece of the Hobbit Origin Puzzle
A recent discovery of fossils on the Indonesian island of Flores has provided new insights into the origins of the diminutive protohumans known as Homo floresiensis, or the so-called Hobbits. The fossils, dating back...
Revolutionary Device Enables South American Paleontologists to Share Fossils Globally
PaleoScan operates at Plácido Cidade Nuvens Museum of Paleontology (known by the Portuguese abbreviation MPPCN) in Brazil. For a typical procedure, multiple fossils are placed together on the calibration board to be scanned simultaneously.
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