Paleontology & Deep Time
1 reportPaleontology & Deep Time investigates ancient life and Earth history through fossils, rocks, geochemistry, and evolutionary comparison. Current understanding relies on mass extinctions, paleoecology, and ancient environments, with uncertainty tracked across measurement, classification, and reconstruction.
Fossil preservation and stratigraphy are considered together as the evidence changes. The resulting analysis addresses how extinction magnitude is measured and how fossils are dated, showing how sparse measurements or incomplete records limit certainty.
Fossil preservation and stratigraphy are considered together as the evidence changes. The resulting analysis addresses how extinction magnitude is measured and how fossils are dated, showing how sparse measurements or incomplete records limit certainty.
Cut Marks on Homo antecessor Bones Reveal Early Cannibalism in Spain
Archaeologists have identified new evidence of cannibalism among Homo antecessor at Gran Dolina cave in Spain, with cut marks on adult and juvenile bones dating to around 850,000 years ago, expanding our understanding of early human behavior