Palaeontology - The Parnassian (Page 6)

The well-preserved mummified head of a cave lion cub with fur lies on a white table, with a person's hand visible nearby.

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Cave lion cub possibly 50,000 years old found in Yakutia

Bozhe! In Yakutia, a cave lion cub has been found that may be 50,000 years old. The kitten's body and fur are in excellent condition, and its estimated age is 1.5 to 2 months

Black and white X-ray style image of a baby mammoth from the side, showing the ribs, leg bones and trunk.

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Mother's milk survived 42,000 years in the stomach of Lyuba, a baby mammoth from Yamal

Little Lyuba of Yamal still has her mother's milk in her tummy, 42,000 years on. It is thought that the one-year-old Lyuba drowned in clay, and that her body was preserved thanks to lactobacilli

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These organisms lived on the floor of an icy sea 550 million years ago

These organisms lived on the floor of an icy sea 550 million years ago. I do not know whether they are animals or plants, but they are very beautiful, especially Tumblina and Tamga. Were I a designer, I should pay particular attention to these little ones

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Found a most interesting and charming book, "Ancient Monsters of Russia", and in it, vital information about mammoths

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Palaeobiologists Examine the Head of a Pleistocene Horse Found in the Permafrost of the Yana-Indigirka Lowland

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The shells of the bivalve mollusc Gryphaea are known as devil's toenails, and it is the toenails that are meant; in antiquity these valves were a common amulet and were used as a remedy for the joints

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The fossilised trunk of an ancient giant clubmoss, Lepidodendron, at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh; these trees reached 35 metres in height and a metre in girth

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Remains of a Bulbasaur Found in South Africa Date from the Permian Period

Remains of a Bulbasaur have been found in South Africa and date from the Permian period. For more on the find and its classification, see the discoverers' article: https://peerj.com/articles/2913/

Fossil skull of Bulbasaurus held in a hand beside a ruler against a black background.

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German palaeontologists find skull of new dicynodont Bulbasaurus phylloxyron in Africa

The skull of Bulbasaurus phylloxyron, a representative of a new variety of herbivorous mammal-like reptiles, the dicynodonts. It was dug up in Africa by German palaeontologists, who did not name it after the Pokémon!

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Scientists at the University of Oregon discover a new species of ant, Aethiocarenus burmanicus, with a triangular head and bulging eyes that could look backwards

Scientists at the University of Oregon have discovered a new species of ant, Aethiocarenus burmanicus, with a triangular head and bulging eyes that could look backwards. The ant was found in amber 100 million years old

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Since the new American president is the theme of the evening, here are some mastodons

Since the new American president is the theme of the evening, here are some mastodons. The third President of the United States, Thomas Jefferson, believed that mastodons still roamed America and asked the Lewis and Clark expedition to find them

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Tomorrow at 11.00 the Ulyanovsk Regional Museum of Local Lore will present a 120-million-year-old ichthyosaur skull with four nostrils

Tomorrow at 11.00 the Ulyanovsk Regional Museum of Local Lore will present a 120-million-year-old ichthyosaur skull with four nostrils. I would happily go myself. Those of you in Ulyanovsk, do not miss your chance