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Australian palaeontologists discover rare Plesiosaur fossil from 100 million years ago

Palaeontologists in Australia have announced the discovery of a rare Elasmosaurus fossil with a complete skeleton from 100 million years ago in McKinlay, Queensland. The Elasmosaurus is an ancient marine reptile and a kind of Plesiosaur with a long neck. Palaeontologists say the discovery of this fossil could help unravel evolutionary mysteries.

December 12, 2022
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Archaeologists have found a 1.8-million-year-old tooth in Orozmani, around 100km (62 miles) southwest of the Georgian capital, Tbilisi. The team announced the discovery on September 8, 2022. It was...01:27
Archaeology and palaeontology
Archaeologists find human tooth from 1.8 million years ago
September 20, 2022
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A rare intact dinosaur embryo fossil has been uncovered in China’s southern Jiangxi province. Based on the characteristics of the skeleton, scientists from the Fujian Science and Technology Museum...01:13
Archaeology and palaeontology
Dinosaur embryo fossil unearthed in China
May 12, 2022
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Archaeologists in the city of Xian in China’s northwestern province of Shaanxi have confirmed that the Jiangcun Tomb belongs to Emperor Wen. The exact location of the mausoleum of the famous Han...01:03
Archaeology and palaeontology
The mysterious tomb of Emperor Wen
April 4, 2022
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The fossil of a 180-million-year-old dinosaur has been discovered at the Rutland Water reservoir in England. The skeleton measures 10 metres (33ft) long and its skull alone weighs more than 1 tonne...01:08
Archaeology and palaeontology
‘Sea dragon’ unearthed in England
January 11, 2022
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A dinosaur egg fossil unearthed in Hekou Formation in China’s Jiangxi province contains an unhatched embryo in a tucked posture, a position previously thought to be unique to birds. The embryo...00:54
Archaeology and palaeontology
Dinosaur embryo’s position strengthens bird link
December 22, 2021
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Restoration work is underway on what is reportedly the largest-ever bronze mask to be unearthed in China’s Sanxingdui ruins. The relic is believed to be thousands of years old, dating from the Shu...02:30
China society
Large bronze mask found in Sanxingdui
September 11, 2021
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Scientists have identified what they believe to be the world's oldest animal fossils. They are ancient sea sponges that inhabited primordial reefs built by bacteria roughly 890 million years ago....03:45
Archaeology and palaeontology
Sponges believed to be world's oldest animal fossils
July 30, 2021
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Chinese archaeologists have confirmed the discovery of ancient sutras that date back to the Tubo period (618-642) in Tibet, according to Chinese state media. The new batch of historical documents...01:38
Tibet
Ancient scriptures unearthed in Tibet
May 4, 2021
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A massive dig unearthed over 500 sophisticated artefacts in the Sanxingdui archaeological site in China’s southwestern province of Sichuan. The dig, which started in 2019, found treasures that had...03:06
Archaeology and palaeontology
Artefacts from mystery civilisation found in China
March 22, 2021
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More than 3,500 ancient tombs have been found at an airport expansion project on the outskirts of Xian in China’s northwestern province of Shaanxi. Xian is where the world-famous terracotta army of...02:01
Archaeology and palaeontology
Ancient Chinese tombs found at airport site
February 25, 2021
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Archeologists in Thailand have discovered whale bones believed to be about 5,000 years old. The 12.5-metre (41-foot) long skeleton is thought to be a type of Bryde’s whale. The bones were found in...02:03
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Ancient whale skeleton unearthed in Thailand
December 7, 2020
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Newly unearthed relics in a tomb in Dulan county in China’s northwestern province of Qinghai showed the area’s importance as a trade hub along the Silk Road, an ancient trade route connecting...02:26
Archaeology and palaeontology
Chinese relics unveil a Silk Road hub past
November 30, 2020
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One of the big mysteries behind Stonehenge, the Neolithic wonder in southern England, has finally been solved: where do the giant stones come from? Using X-rays to analyse the composition of the...02:11
Britain
Stonehenge mystery solved
July 30, 2020
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Over 320-year-old blueprints of the Potala Palace’s Red Palace building were recently discovered. ...01:04
Archaeology and palaeontology
Potala Palace blueprints
March 28, 2019
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Archaeologists have unearthed a rare gold relic in a ruined city in China’s northwest Shaanxi province. The gold sceptre which is believed to be more than 2,500 years old is the first such item to...01:02
Archaeology and palaeontology
Gold sceptre found in China
January 11, 2019
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Some 30 stone carvings depicting the faces of mythical beasts have been found at a Neolithic site in China’s northwestern province of Shaanxi. Historians believe the carvings were temple ornaments...00:54
Archaeology and palaeontology
China’s stone-age beast faces
January 2, 2019
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Archeologists recently discovered warrior relief sculptures in a tomb complex unearthed in China's southwestern Sichuan province. The complex of three stone tombs containing the exquisite reliefs...01:09
Archaeology and palaeontology
Warrior sculptures found in ancient Chinese tomb complex
November 27, 2018
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A brand new museum featuring artefacts from an archaeological site in China’s southwestern province of Sichuan has opened offering visitors their first look at recently unearthed objects from an...05:20
Archaeology and palaeontology
Sanxingdui’s ‘Grand Mythical Creature’ to visit Hong Kong
August 27, 2023
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Researchers and students from San Marcos University in Peru have discovered a 3,000-year-old mummy near the capital Lima.The mummy is believed to be from the Manchay culture, which emerged in Lima...01:19
Peru
3,000-year-old mummy unearthed in Peru
June 15, 2023
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Australia
Australia's koala haven under threat
December 12, 2023
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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese won a second term on May 3, 2025 in the country’s general election. By doing so, Albanese is the first Australian leader in 21 years to secure a second...01:43
Australasia
Australia’s left-leaning PM Albanese triumphs in election, winning his second three-year term
May 4, 2025
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The UN estimates 116,000 people on the Pacific island were affected by the violent quake02:04
Pacific nations
Vanuatu reeling after magnitude 7.4 earthquake
December 18, 2024