8 million-year-old ‘giant pig’ skull discovered in Central Anatolia
7 years ago, after a shepherd stumbled upon bone fragments on the banks of the Yamula Dam, an 8-million-year-old ‘giant pig’ skull was discovered during excavations in the area. Yamula Dam is located in the Kocasinan district of Kayseri province in Central Anatolia. Murat Adıyaman, who works as a shepherd, found bone fragments on the
A 9-million-year-old saber-toothed cat skull fossil, thought to be the first of its kind in the world, has been found
In the excavation, which was attended by paleoanthropologists, paleontologists, geologists and students from various universities, a 9-million-year-old saber-toothed cat skull fossil, thought to be the first of its kind in the world, was found. The discovery took place in Denizli’s Tavas district in western Türkiye. The scientific advisor of the excavations, Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy
Remains of trematosaurs from 250 million years ago found in Poland
Polish researchers have found 250 million-year-old remains of Trematosaurs, early Triassic amphibians that resemble modern-day crocodiles. In a new publication in “Acta Palaeontologica Polonica”, the scientists also describe finds of early Triassic reptiles (procolofons) from the Świętokrzyskie Mountains region. The research was led by Dr. Tomasz Sulej and Prof. Marcin Machalski from the Institute of
A rare 9-million-year-old porcupine fossil was found in Anatolia
Scientists discovered animal fossils dating back 9 million years in a rural area in Tavas district of Denizli, including a rare quilled porcupine fossil rarely seen in Anatolia. Dr. Ahmet İhsan Aytek, the head of the excavation team, said, “This year, we found fossils of a species from the cat family, quilled porcupine, and birds.
At the Çorakyerler excavations, 100 fossils dating back 8.5 million years were uncovered
In the “Çorakyerler Vertebrate Fossil Locality” in Çankırı, approximately 8.5 million-year-old 100 fossils belonging to vertebrate animals were discovered during excavation works. The excavations at the Çorakyerler Vertebrate Fossil Locality are being conducted under the leadership of Prof. Dr. Ayla Sevim Erol, the head of the Department of Anthropology at Ankara University, Faculty of Languages,