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A large predator from the Pyrenees

Posted on June 15, 2022
A large predator from the Pyrenees

A fossilized lower jaw has led an international team of palaeontologists, headed by Bastien Mennecart from the Natural History Museum Basel, to discover a new species of predator that once lived in Europe. These large predators belong to a group of carnivores colloquially known as “bear dogs.” They could weigh around 320 kilograms, appeared 36…

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Early Mammals, Fossils, French Pyrenees, Palaeontology

Contents of Jules Verne ‘time capsule’ revealed

Posted on September 19, 2017
Contents of Jules Verne ‘time capsule’ revealed

The archaeological team who discovered a 19th-century metallic box in the French Pyrenees a few months ago have finally revealed its contents. It is thanks to the works of Jules Verne that the box was discovered, and particularly to the analysis of the writer’s tomb. Researchers opening the box [Credit: The Explorers Club NYC] Archaeologists…

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Archaeology, France, French Pyrenees
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