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Two new Fossil Flowers in Myanmar
The palaeontologists recently discovered two fossil flowers in Myanmar. The flowers lived by the end of Cretaceous period. They are some 100 million years old. The two flowers were Phylica piloburmensis and Eophylica priscastellata. What does the discovery say? The discovery of the two new fossil flowers implies that these flowers have sustained different evolutionary ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2022
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: Cretaceous • Fossils • Hominini • Myanmar • Oldest Fossils • Paleontology • World's oldest Fossil forest
Oldest Human burial in Africa discovered at Panga ya Saidi cave
The scientists have found the oldest human burial in Africa. The site is 78,000 years old. The cave site was discovered near Kenyan coast. The site is called “Panga ya Saidi”. The remains of a child whose age was two to three years led to the discovery of the cave. The child was put to ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2021
Category: Art & Culture Current Affairs • International / World Current Affairs
Topics: burial site • Fossils • israel • Kebara • Kenya • Neanderthal • Oldest Fossils
World's oldest fossils discovered in Quebec, Canada
Scientists have claimed that they have discovered oldest fossils on Earth in rocks from Quebec, Canada. Carbon dating techniques suggest that these rocks are at least 3.8 billion years old and might even be 4.3 billion years old. Key Facts The fossils are tiny and consist of tubes and filaments up to half a millimetre ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2017
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: Canada • Geology • Oldest Fossils • Science and Technology