Tag Archive for 'Tanzania'

10 million years after the mass extinction, members of the archosaur reptiles – such as the 10-foot-long Asilisaurus pictured – had more restricted geographic ranges compared to the communities of four-legged animals that existed before the extinction (Marlene Donnelly / Field Museum of Natural History)

Seven Fossil-hunting Expeditions in Tanzania, Zambia Yield Surprising Results

Apr 30, 2013 by News Staff

Newly discovered fossils from 10 million years after the end-Permian mass extinction reveal a lineage of animals thought to have led to dinosaurs in what...

Biologists Discover Two New Cichlid Species in Lake Victoria

Jan 4, 2013 by Natali Anderson

Scientists from the Naturalis Biodiversity Center and the Institute of Biology Leiden, the Netherlands, have found two new species of cichlid fish in Lake...

Paleontologists Identify World’s Oldest Dinosaur

Dec 5, 2012 by Enrico de Lazaro

An international team of paleontologists has discovered what may be the world’s earliest dinosaur. According to the scientists, this creature, named...

1.5-Million-Year-Old Skull Fragment Shows Oldest Evidence of Regular Meat Consumption

Oct 4, 2012 by Enrico de Lazaro

According to a multinational team of scientists led by Dr Manuel Domínguez-Rodrigo of Complutense University, Madrid, a fragment of a child’s skull...

Spectacular Snake Species Discovered in Tanzania

Jan 10, 2012 by Sergio Prostak

An international team of researchers has discovered a remarkable new species of bush viper in Tanzania, East Africa. Matilda’s horned viper (Tim Davenport...

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