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Ancient Predators and Giant Amphibians Found in African Fossil Treasure Trove
The 15-year study uncovered hundreds of fossils revealing new species and ecosystems before the Great Dying, which wiped out about 70% of terrestrial life, researchers said.
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Ancient predators and giant amphibians found in African fossil treasure trove
Over 15 years of fossil excavations in Tanzania and Zambia have revealed a vivid portrait of life before Earth s most devastating mass extinction 252 million years ago. Led by the University of Washington and the Field Museum, scientists uncovered saber-toothed predators, burrowing herbivores, and giant amphibians, offering rare insight into southern Pangea s ecosystems just before the Great Dying.
Fresh fossil finds in Africa shed light on the era before Earth’s largest mass extinction - Alaska Native News
An international team of paleontologists has spent more than 15 years excavating and studying fossils from Africa to expand our understanding of the Permian, a period of Earth’s history that began 299 million years ago and ended 252 million years ago with our planet’s largest and most devastating mass extinction. Led by researchers at the […] The post Fresh fossil finds in Africa shed light on the era before Earth’s largest mass extinction appea…
Among the findings are the remains of gorgonopsids, carnivorous predators of large tusks, and dicinodonts, robust herbivores with corneum peaks. An international team of paleontologists has discovered in southern Tanzania and eastern Zambia exceptionally well preserved fossils that shed new light on the terrestrial ecosystem that existed before the greatest mass extinction of Earth’s history, which occurred about 252 million years ago.
New fossil discoveries reveal life before Earth’s greatest extinction
More than 250 million years ago, life on Earth faced its most devastating crisis — a global event so severe that it wiped out nearly three-quarters of life on land and an even larger share in the oceans. Now, after 15 years of painstaking fieldwork in southern Africa, scientists are bringing this ancient chapter of history into sharper focus. A team led by the University of Washington and the Field Museum of Natural History has uncovered hundred…
Fossil discoveries in southern Africa reveal life before catastrophic Permian extinction
Seattle WA (SPX) Aug 13, 2025 An international research team has spent more than 15 years unearthing fossils across southern Africa to better understand life in the Permian period, which began 299 million years ago and ended 252 million years ago in Earth's most severe mass extinction. Led by scientists from the University of Washington and the Field Museum of Natural History, the project identifies species that thrived in s
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