Tag Archive for 'Camp dels Ninots'

Paleoartistic reconstruction of the environment in the surrounding of Camp dels Ninots maar lake during the Early Pliocene. Image credit: Mauricio Antón.

Half-Ton Cattle Relatives Roamed Europe 4 Million Years Ago

Jun 5, 2026 by News Staff

Near-complete bovine skeletons unearthed the Early Pliocene site of Camp dels Ninots in northeastern Spain reveal that the ancestors of today’s buffalo...

Life reconstruction of Vulcanoscaptor ninoti. Image credit: Jesús Gamarra / IPHES-CERCA.

3.25-Million-Year-Old Fossil Identified as New Mole Species

Jul 15, 2025 by News Staff

Paleontologists have identified a new genus and species of mole (family Talpidae) from a partial skeleton discovered at the Pliocene-aged site of Camp...