Tag Archive for 'Tuff'

Trilobites are extinct arthropods that dominated the faunas of the oceans of the Paleozoic era. During their time on Earth, which lasted much longer than the dinosaurs, between 521 and 252 million years ago, they survived two major episodes of mass extinctions and dominated ocean floor ecosystems. There are more than 20,000 known trilobite species.

Paleontologists Describe Ten New Species of Trilobites

Nov 22, 2023 by Enrico de Lazaro

In a 100-page monograph published in the journal Papers in Palaeontology, paleontologists have described ten new species of trilobites from the tuff-bearing...

Archaic hominins. Image credit: Ninara / CC BY 2.0.

Homo erectus Reached Java around 1.3 Million Years Ago

Jan 14, 2020 by Enrico de Lazaro

Homo erectus, a hominin species that originated in equatorial Africa or the Caucasus region of Eurasia, arrived on the island of Java in Indonesia around...