For Y'all Data - Rhinos Rambled Inwards The Anatolian Wetlands 8.5 Meg Years Ago

Over 140 fossils, including a rhinoceros skull believed to hold upwards over 8.5 meg years old, accept been discovered during an earthworks inwards fundamental Turkey's Çankırı.

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In this year's archaeological dig carried out inwards the "Barren Places Vertebrate Fossil Locality," excavated inwards the city's Fatih neighborhood since 1997, fossils belonging to xv species accept been discovered, including giraffes, horses, sheep together with likewise the skull of a rhinoceros which is said to hold upwards rare inwards the Anatolian portion due to its size.

Professor Ayla Sevim Erol, a faculty fellow member of the Anthropology Department of Ankara University's Faculty of Language together with History together with the manager of the earthworks site, told an Anadolu Agency correspondent that the almost of import finding of this year's dig was a consummate skull of a giant rhinoceros - a predecessor of rhinos equally nosotros know today.

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"We tin flame easily tell that the rhinoceros skull fossil discovered is over 8.5 meg years old," Erol explained.

"Until now, nosotros accept obtained over 3 types of rhinoceros inwards this area. Almost 500 rhinoceros skulls accept been removed from the area," Erol said, proverb that this points to the presence of a wetland inwards the expanse currently classified equally a barren site.

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Despite bad conditions conditions this year, Erol said that her squad managed to excavate 140 fossils inwards the area, together with they are waiting for their findings to hold upwards published inwards scientific journals.

She added that nearly 5,000 fossils accept been recovered from the site.

Source: Daily Sabah [August 17, 2018]


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