The discovery was made by Wolfgang Höpfner, the twin brother of Gerhard Höpfner, who led the excavation team for several years, according to N-TV.
At just 45 millimeters tall, Zosterophyllum is one of the smallest known plants from its epoch, offering clues to plant survival strategies in harsh ancient environments.
The discovery suggests snow leopards rely more on terrain and prey than high altitudes for survival.
Lost Fossils Found in Old Photos Reveal New Giant Horned Dinosaur from Egypt.
The oldest human fossils on Japan's mainland were found in a limestone quarry near Hamakita, 40 km east of Ushikawa.
An incomplete jawbone and four sharp teeth of Xenodens calminechari were discovered in a phosphate mine in Morocco known for the circulation of forged fossils and falsified features.
Punk ferox was named due to the fancied resemblance of the spicule array to the spiked hairstyles associated with the punk rock movement.
The ancient predator-prey interactions took place in the ocean that once covered what is now South Australia.
Researchers from the University of Western Attica successfully reconstructed the skull of the extinct dwarf hippopotamus, Hippopotamus creutzburgi.
The findings push back the origins of the lizard-snake group called Squamata by 35 million years to at least 205 million years ago.
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