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444-Million-Year-Old Inside-Out Fossil Without Head And Legs Found In South Africa
Two fossils of an ancient arthropod named Keurbos susanae have been discovered in South Africa. The creature lived 444 million years ago during the Late Ordovician period. Its soft tissues, including muscles and guts, were found preserved but its shell, legs and head were missing. Researchers believe the species lived in low-oxygen conditions. The ...
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How Did Earth Become So Colourful? New Research Gives Us Some Clues
Picture a primordial Earth: a world of muted browns, greys and greens. Fast forward to today, and Earth teems with a kaleidoscope of colours.
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300-Million-Year-Old Fossils Reveal What Worlds Biggest Arthropod Looked Like
The giant arthropod 'Arthropleura', which roamed the Earth over 300 million years ago, combined traits of millipedes and centipedes, new fossils have revealed.
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Scientists Reconstruct Face Of Car-Sized Insect That Roamed Earth 340 Million Years Ago
Despite its massive size, the creature's diet was likely just vegetation from the forests it lived in.
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Head of Prehistoric Car-Size Millipede Finally Discovered, Sheds Light on Unsolved Evolutionary Link
The first fossilised head of Arthropleura, a prehistoric millipede-like creature, has been unearthed. This car-sized arthropod lived 346 to 290 million years ago. The discovery of its head helps solve a long-standing evolutionary mystery regarding its relationship with modern arthropods like millipedes and centipedes. The fossil reveals Arthropleur...
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KFC Faces Backlash After Customer Finds Dead Spider In Meal
UK man discovered a dead arthropod on the lettuce, after taking a big bite of his meal at KFC outlet in Newport, South Wales.
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Brains Too Can Get Fossilised: Study
Seven newly discovered fossils of a 520-million-year-old arthropod species provide the strongest yet evidence that brains too can get fossilised, a phenomenon that was long thought as implausible, scientists say.
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444-Million-Year-Old Inside-Out Fossil Without Head And Legs Found In South Africa
Two fossils of an ancient arthropod named Keurbos susanae have been discovered in South Africa. The creature lived 444 million years ago during the Late Ordovician period. Its soft tissues, including muscles and guts, were found preserved but its shell, legs and head were missing. Researchers believe the species lived in low-oxygen conditions. The ...
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How Did Earth Become So Colourful? New Research Gives Us Some Clues
Picture a primordial Earth: a world of muted browns, greys and greens. Fast forward to today, and Earth teems with a kaleidoscope of colours.
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300-Million-Year-Old Fossils Reveal What Worlds Biggest Arthropod Looked Like
The giant arthropod 'Arthropleura', which roamed the Earth over 300 million years ago, combined traits of millipedes and centipedes, new fossils have revealed.
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Scientists Reconstruct Face Of Car-Sized Insect That Roamed Earth 340 Million Years Ago
Despite its massive size, the creature's diet was likely just vegetation from the forests it lived in.
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Head of Prehistoric Car-Size Millipede Finally Discovered, Sheds Light on Unsolved Evolutionary Link
The first fossilised head of Arthropleura, a prehistoric millipede-like creature, has been unearthed. This car-sized arthropod lived 346 to 290 million years ago. The discovery of its head helps solve a long-standing evolutionary mystery regarding its relationship with modern arthropods like millipedes and centipedes. The fossil reveals Arthropleur...
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KFC Faces Backlash After Customer Finds Dead Spider In Meal
UK man discovered a dead arthropod on the lettuce, after taking a big bite of his meal at KFC outlet in Newport, South Wales.
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Brains Too Can Get Fossilised: Study
Seven newly discovered fossils of a 520-million-year-old arthropod species provide the strongest yet evidence that brains too can get fossilised, a phenomenon that was long thought as implausible, scientists say.
