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News articles from the media

3 April 2020 by Smaug
University at Buffalo: Evolutionary adaptation helped cave bears hibernate, but also may have caused their extinction.

3 April 2020 by Smaug
Eurekalert: Our direct human ancestor Homo erectus is older than we thought.

2 April 2020 by Smaug
Scimex: Fossil skulls reveals ape-like brain but prolonged growth similar to humans.

2 April 2020 by Smaug
Alfred-Wegener-Institut: A sensational discovery: Traces of rainforests in West Antarctica.

20 Februari 2020 by Smaug
University of Cambridge: Discovery at ‘flower burial’ site could unravel mystery of Neanderthal death rites.

17 Februari 2020 by Smaug
Eurekalert: How did dinosaur parents know when their kids had a fever?

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April 2nd, 2020 Added the sand/gravel pits of Faringdon (Oxfordshire, England).
March 8th, 2020 Added outcrops in the area of Ermenonville, France
February 7th, 2020 Added the no longer accessible quarry of Auvers-sur-Oise

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