Thursday, July 1, 2010

Evolutionary findings of the week: 'Fossils push back life by 1.5 billion years' - major scientific discovery & Leviathan whale with teeth

TAKING BACK EVOLUTION A FURTHER 1.5 BILLION YEARS
Why not just ad an additional 1.5 BILLION years to evolutionary history upon finding these little creatures which look like miniature brains.

A virtual image from the fossil (left) of what this creature may have looked like
Read the whole article here

LEVIATHAN WHALE DISCOVERED IN PERUVIAN SEDIMENT
An ancient whale the same size of a sperm whale has been discovered of late with huge teeth which could have been an incredible predator capable of eating other animals the size of dolphins and seals.
For more on the sea monster, click here for the BBC's link.

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