A Closer Look at Australopithecus Africanus(lflank.wordpress.com)
12 points by dxs | 2 comments
A post on the Hidden History blog by Lenny Flank examining the hominin species Australopithecus africanus.
#fossils on Hacker News
3 stories tagged fossils, newest first.
I found a seashell in the middle of the desert(github.com)
404 points by Hawzen | 106 comments
GitHub repository for a project about a seashell found in the desert, with an accompanying interactive website at shell.hawzen.me featuring shell data and figures.
Long before trees overtook the land, Earth was covered by prototaxites (2013)(smithsonianmag.com)
322 points by janandonly | 220 comments
Smithsonian Smart News article from 2013 about Prototaxites, giant 24-foot fungal spires that dotted Earth's landscape before trees took over.