ancestors

Shocking Study: Human Ancestors Lived With Dinosaurs and Survived Asteroid Strikes

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Dinosaurs With Human Ancestors

An in-depth analysis of the fossil record by researchers from the University of Bristol and the University of Friborg has suggested that placental mammals, a group that includes species such as humans, dogs, and bats, evolved during the Cretaceous, which existed temporarily. with dinosaurs before their extinction. (Unlike this artist’s depiction, the earliest placental mammals … Read more

Ancient human ancestor’s bones ‘butchered by another ancestor for meat’

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View of hominin tibia - enlarged area showing cut marks (Briana Pobiner)

Look at the hominin tibia – the enlarged area showing the cut marks. (Briana Pobiner) The bone of an ancient human relative shows signs of cutting with stone tools – of another human relative looking to cut meat to eat. The nine cut marks on a 1.45-million-year-old left shin bone from a relative of A … Read more