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DNA Tests Reveal Mammoth Remains Are Actually Whales

Originally Published 17 days ago — by polarjournal.net

Recent DNA sequencing has revealed that bones previously thought to be juvenile woolly mammoths in Arctic regions are actually whale remains, highlighting the importance of modern genetic techniques in accurately identifying fossils and understanding Earth's history.

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Ancient Fossil Misidentified as Caterpillar Reveals New Land-Lobopodian Species

Originally Published 5 months ago — by Indian Defence Review

A fossil initially mistaken for a caterpillar has been reidentified as Palaeocampa anthrax, the oldest known nonmarine lobopodian, revealing new insights into early animal evolution and freshwater ecosystems during the Carboniferous period, thanks to advanced imaging techniques and reexamination of old specimens.

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