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530-Million-Year-Old Fossil May Contain World's Oldest Eye: Study
A 530-million-year-old fossil of an extinct sea creature contains what could be the oldest eye ever discovered, a study has found.
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Scientists Discover India's Oldest Fossil Of A Jurassic Sea Monster
Call it what you wish: fish lizard, sea monster, ichthyosaur. After tens of millions of years, and then 1,500 hours of digging, paleontologists in India have unearthed the strikingly intact skeleton of an ichthyosaur, a marine reptile more than five meters (about 16 feet) long that resembled modern dolphins and whales.
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Algae Fossil In India, 1.6 Billion Years Old, May Be World's Oldest Plant Life
Scientists in India have uncovered a pair of 1.6 billion-year-old fossils that appear to contain red algae, which may be the oldest plant-like life discovered on Earth, according to a study Tuesday.
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World's Oldest Evidence Of Cancer, Bony Tumours Discovered
Scientists have discovered the world's oldest evidence for cancer and bony tumours in human ancestor fossils found in South Africa, dating back to nearly two million years, suggesting that these deadly diseases may not be a consequence of modern lifestyles.
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530-Million-Year-Old Fossil May Contain World's Oldest Eye: Study
A 530-million-year-old fossil of an extinct sea creature contains what could be the oldest eye ever discovered, a study has found.
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Scientists Discover India's Oldest Fossil Of A Jurassic Sea Monster
Call it what you wish: fish lizard, sea monster, ichthyosaur. After tens of millions of years, and then 1,500 hours of digging, paleontologists in India have unearthed the strikingly intact skeleton of an ichthyosaur, a marine reptile more than five meters (about 16 feet) long that resembled modern dolphins and whales.
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Algae Fossil In India, 1.6 Billion Years Old, May Be World's Oldest Plant Life
Scientists in India have uncovered a pair of 1.6 billion-year-old fossils that appear to contain red algae, which may be the oldest plant-like life discovered on Earth, according to a study Tuesday.
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World's Oldest Evidence Of Cancer, Bony Tumours Discovered
Scientists have discovered the world's oldest evidence for cancer and bony tumours in human ancestor fossils found in South Africa, dating back to nearly two million years, suggesting that these deadly diseases may not be a consequence of modern lifestyles.
