Sentences with phrase «important early fossils»

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The basin has been home to important discoveries in human evolution, including many hominid fossils and the earliest known stone tools (SN: 6/13/15, p. 6).

It also showed that in contrast to earlier opinions, the fossil record can contribute important facts to the discussion of the evolution of visual and other internal systems.

The study provides «important constraints on the interpretation of rare fossils, including some of our earliest ancestors,» writes paleobiologist Derek Briggs of Yale University's Peabody Museum of Natural History in an e-mail.

In addition to providing evidence about what early life was like on our own planet, the fossils had important implications for life elsewhere in the solar system.

By examining fossils of early hominins, researchers have found that humans and chimpanzees may have split from their last common ancestor earlier than previously thought, and this important event may have happened in the ancient savannahs of Europe, not Africa.

The Jurassic Coast isn't a UNESCO World Heritage Site for nothing; the towering cliffs are home to some of the most important geology in the world, with early fossil discoveries from the region giving birth to geology as a science.

A study issued Tuesday by an energy watchdog group offers important new insights into the fossil fuel industry's extensive early understanding of climate change and the risks it poses.