Ancient art by Ice Age cave artists shows a previously unknown hybrid species of bison and cattle in great detail on cave walls more than 15,000 years ago. The mystery species, known affectionately as the Higgs Bison* because of its elusive nature, originated over 120,000 years ago through the hybridisation of the extinct Aurochs (the ancestor of modern cattle) and ...
Read More »Tag Archives: ancient bison
California Fossil Treasure of 200,000-Year-old Unearthed at construction Site
California’s Carlsbad construction site has turned into a fossil treasure with 200,000 years old 500 fossils unearthed, some of them the oldest known in the world. The current site, where 600 houses are proposed to be built, has stalled its work in view of the fossil treasure since July this year. The fossils include teeth from what could be the ...
Read More »