Fossils of a giant killer mosasaur have been discovered, alongside the fossilised remains of its prey.
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New evidence affirms that significant, long-standing inter-group cultural differences shaped the later stages of human evolution in Africa.
In science, we look at the evidence and try to find the theory that best explains it. And that’s what happened when it came to figuring out evolution.
Meet the brawny bug with a concoction so caustic it’ll make a toad vomit.
The big question being asked is: where does Homo naledi fit in the evolutionary tree? Assessing the similarity or dissimilarity between fossil skulls has provided a possible clue to the answer.
Despite claims about its age, puzzling combinations of features from Homo naledi gives it an uncanny resemblance to human beings.
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Paleoanthropologist, University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Honorary Research Associate, Evolutionary Studies Institute, University of the Witwatersrand
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Associate Professor in Animal Ecology, University of Gothenburg
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Independent Group Leader, Max Planck Institute of Geoanthropology
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Senior Lecturer in Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology, Life Sciences at the University of Bath, University of Bath
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Jenny Graves is a Friend of The Conversation.
Distinguished Professor of Genetics and Vice Chancellor's Fellow, La Trobe University