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FOSSIL HUNTER DISCOVERS GIGANTIC CRAB IN NEW ZEALAND—A NEW, EXTINCT SPECIES
SMITHSONIANMAG.COM
Large crab fossils found in New Zealand's North Island have led to the discovery of a new species called the "Southern Giant Crab" Pseudocarcinus karlraubenheimeri. These crabs lived approx. 8.8 million years ago during the Miocene era. This is the first evidence that these giant crabs once lived in New Zealand. The conditions back then, such as plentiful food and the right environment, allowed these crabs to thrive until they eventually disappeared from the area.
NEW FOSSIL SEAL SPECIES REWRITES HISTORY
TEPAPA TONGAREWA
The discovery of Eomonachus belegaerensis from ancient Aotearoa.
A team of paleontology experts have rewritten evolutionary history, proving that this new Monk Seal species and potentially, all Monk Seals originated in the Southern Hemisphere; the exact opposite to what scientists previously believed.
For Fossils Sake is proud to have found the skull that has contributed to this research.
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