Buried in Australia's so-called dead heart, a trove of exceptional fossils, including those of trapdoor spiders, giant cicadas, tiny fish and a feather from an ancient bird, reveal a unique snapshot ...

Hominid footprints found on Crete date back 5.6 million years, making them by far the oldest ever discovered in Europe.

Experts suggest that these inland mangroves may have originated during the Miocene period, possibly linked to the ancient ... management plan to protect and enhance the site’s flora and fauna. A local ...

What is the biggest animal in the world? It is worth noting that the largest living animals in the world today aren’t land animals, because on land they must struggle against the forces of gravity to ...

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However, a new study revealed that their origins trace back to the Miocene, when the Japanese archipelago separated from the continent. Japan Sea element plants are generally thought to have ...

The Zanclean Deluge was a drastic flooding event in the late Miocene. The colossal flood reconnected the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea following the tectonic activity that reopened the ...

Miocene sediments in parts of New Zealand have always hinted ... It is widely believed that a big part of New Zealand’s fauna drifted along with landmasses or arrived via oceanic or airborne dispersal ...

The number of Australian animals, plants and unique ecological communities officially recognised as being in danger of extinction rose to 2,142 last year. Australia has one of the world's highest ...

When it comes to survival, animals possess a wide array of impressive adaptations. Among the most fascinating of these is the ability to heal naturally from injuries that would severely hinder or even ...

This is exactly in line with the idea that Hainan Island connected southwest Guangxi and northern Vietnam before the Miocene and later moved to its present position proposed by geological tectonics.