Scientists have extracted DNA from the teeth of mammoths that roamed the Earth 1.2 million years ago. The prehistoric DNA samples, which were recovere… Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/344000/worlds-oldest-mammoth-dna-recovered…
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Prehistoric ‘sea dragon’ fossil unearthed
Palaeontologists have identified a new prehistoric sea creature that lived in what is now the English Channel. The Jurassic-era creature, which was di… Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/342395/prehistoric-sea-dragon-fossil-unearthed…
Ancient ‘swamp king’ monster croc once terrorized Australia
The ‘swamp king’ was over 16 feet long and much broader than modern-day crocodiles. Source: https://www.livescience.com/prehistoric-monster-crocodile-discovered.html
Terrestrial relative of pterosaurs discovered
Palaeontologists have shed new light on the evolutionary history of these prehistoric flying reptiles. At a time when dinosaurs of all shapes and size… Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/341900/terrestrial-relative-of-pterosaurs-discovered…
Simon Baron-Cohen: Why autism and invention are intimately related
The prehistoric cognitive revolution that saw an explosion of inventions was driven by a new, pattern-seeking network in the brain – and that’s highly correlated with autism today, says researcher Simon Baron-Cohen Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24833113-700-simon-baron-cohen-why-autism-and-invention-are-intimately-related/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Wide-eyed prehistoric shark hid its sharpest teeth in nightmare jaws
New analysis of jaws from a shark that lived 370 million years ago revealed a horrific twist (literally) to the predator’s toothy grin. Source: https://www.livescience.com/ancient-shark-nightmare-jaws.html
Clovis made stone tools for only around 300 years
The Clovis, some of North America’s earliest inhabitants, only made stone tools during a brief 300-year period from 13,050 to 12,750 years ago, new research shows. Source: https://earthsky.org/human-world/clovis-stone-tools-300-years…
10,000-year-old footprints show journey of squirmy toddler and caregiver
A nearly mile-long set of tracks across the playa of the desert Southwest reveals the journey of a caregiver and a toddler more than 10,000 years ago. Source: https://www.livescience.com/human-footprints-prehistoric-toddler-caregiver.html
What if all humans on Earth had albinism?
What might the world be like if everyone on Earth had albinism, from prehistoric times until now? Source: https://www.livescience.com/what-if-all-humans-had-albinism.html
Prehistoric desert footprints are earliest evidence for humans on Arabian Peninsula
Scientists have discovered human footprints embedded on an ancient lake surface in the Nefud Desert in Saudi Arabia that are around 120,000 years old. Source: https://www.livescience.com/earliest-evidence-for-humans-on-arabian-peninsula-146445