Pliocene

Remarkable Fossil from South Africa May Be New Species of Australopithecus: Study
A new study led by scientists from the University of Cambridge and Latrobe University challenges the classification of the Little ...

Two Australopithecus Species Co-Existed in Ethiopia 3.4 Million Years Ago
In 2009, paleoanthropologists discovered eight foot bones of an ancient human ancestor in 3.4-million-year-old sediments at the Woranso Mille paleontological ...

Archaeologists Find 2.75-Million-Year-Old Stone Tools in Kenya
Archaeologists have discovered Oldowan stone tools from three different archaeological horizons spanning approximately 300,000 years (2.75 to 2.44 million years ...

6-Million-Year-Old Ice Found in Antarctica
Researchers have discovered 6-million-year-old ice and air in shallow ice cores drilled in the Allan Hills region of East Antarctica. ...




