The Pliocene epoch, which lasted from 5.3 million to 2.6 million years ago, was a consequential time in Earth's history. The Isthmus of Panama formed, connecting North and South America, and the ...

The bone fragments of Lucy, a 3.18 million year-old human ancestor which rarely leave Ethiopia, will go on display in Europe ...

In the Peruvian desert, a 9-million-year-old fossil has been discovered, offering a rare glimpse into one of the largest ...

AN INCREDIBLE nine million year old ancestor of the great white shark has been discovered in Peru. The 23ft long beast had ...

The discovery was made by the Peruvian geological and mining institute (INGEMMET). Cosmopolitodus hastalis roamed the oceans during the Miocene and Pliocene epochs, roughly 23 to 2.6 million years ago ...

Our ancestor Homo erectus was able to survive punishingly hot and dry desert more than a million years ago, according to a new study that casts doubt on the idea that Homo sapiens were the first ...

Mineralogical and geochemical characterization, and profile description were carried out on Pliocene gravel lateritic soils from the Thies region to assess their suitability for road construction.

The species is believed to have evolved in isolation during the Pliocene and Pleistocene epochs, influenced by climatic and geological shifts. Its current distribution spans parts of Arunachal ...

"We are halfway to Pliocene-level warmth in just 150 years," says NASA scientist Gavin Schmidt. As predicted, last year beat 2023 as the warmest year on record, exceeding 1.5°C above pre ...