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Natural Heritage: Epoch-defining study pinpoints when humans came to dominate planet Earth
The human-dominated geological epoch known as the Anthropocene probably began around the year 1610, with an unusual drop in atmospheric carbon dioxide and the irreversible exchange of species between the New and Old Worlds, according to new research published today in Nature.17th Century World Map ny Nicholas Visscher [Credit: Art…
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Fossils: Long-necked dino species discovered in Australia
The Australian Age of Dinosaurs Museum today announced the naming of Savannasaurus elliottorum, a new genus and species of dinosaur from western Queensland, Australia. The bones come from the Winton Formation, a geological deposit approximately 95 million years old.>An artist's impression of the Savannasaurus elliottorum [Credit: …